Wishbones and ball joints knocking

[3.0cav.v6]

Hi i find i have this recurring problem of having to listen to my ball joints knocking constantly i find the wish bones seem to not last very long before the ball joints are knocking again all the time i dont know if its just because the aftermarket wish bones arent up to much or just down to the mileage and abuse they get with my job

I do about 400 ish miles a week round all the villages 4 nights a week and the roads are quite bad so could be down to this i used to have the same problem on my calibra too although i know they are the same like

Both the cars are lowered so this prob wont help but does anyone know of any way i can fit some ball joints or bushes or something that will last for ages and be up to the abuse so i dont have to listen to them knocking like there gonna come out all the time its doing my head in

[Gaz]

probably worth stumping up for gm ones, ive not had an issue with the aftermarket ones considering how low i run my car its surprising.

[3.0cav.v6]

Might have to try some GM ones then see if they are any different on it

[SteLowis]

Ive just been down to Vauxhall and they dont do the bottom arms, bushes or ball joints no more. QH have gone bust, so Im not sure what Im gonna do. Any ideas?

[John Owens]

Have you tried autovaux mate ?

[3.0cav.v6]

I might have to try Autovaux are they online have you had any experience or good reports bout there parts

[John Owens]

Yeah , used them loads of times buddy . The guys are really helpful too . It's normally gm parts they sell a lot cheaper than dealer prices . their postal charges are very reasonable throughout the uk www.autovaux.co.uk

[3.0cav.v6]

Ill give them a try then soon mate thanks for that

[3.0cav.v6]

Just phone autovaux and they do them still and they are O E Spec as well they said so good good they are 37.50 for wishbones and 15 for the ball joints i think he said so ill be ordering some of these shortly as i think this is a good price too

[John Owens]

Good stuff buddy . I hope to be phoning them myself soon for some more bits n bobs

[Gaz]

wishbones without balljoints, i doubt it.

[TurboDan]

I doubt it too. He probably has both the wishbones complete and also seperate ball joints in stock but you will only need the wishbones complete as they come with balljoints.

[edessex]

I have never noticed the difference between genuine and aftermarket wishbones.

But, one of my previous cars (Fiat Uno) came to me lowered, and it ate wishbone bushes until I put it back to standard ride height, then no more issues.
I do about 25-30k miles per year, mainly country roads, and carry a lot of weight...

[3.0cav.v6]

Yeah i meant to say the complete wishbones or the ball joints separate