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2015 - Replace rear upper ball joint?

4.8K views 2 replies 2 participants last post by  madtown forester  
#1 ·
I want to replace the upper ball joint on the rear of my 2015 Subaru Forester Limited. After looking at it I would say you have to replace the upper control arm to the tune of $300 a piece for OEM. Am I looking at this correctly. If so has anybody had any luck with after market control arms with ball joints?
 
#2 ·
Yeah, it doesn't look like the ball joint is a replaceable part on its own.

I've had good luck with Moog parts, but not this part specifically. The part you need is about $52 +shipping on RockAuto for Moog.

I just replaced both front lower control arms with Moog after a second failed bushing in a Subaru OEM part. Same side, same bad bushing with only 75k on the car. I figure if the Subaru OEM is that bad, I doubt aftermarket can be worse.
 
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