Originally Posted By: Trav
Originally Posted By: bmod305
Just a FYI:
Federal-Mogul(Moog's owner) purchased Affinia Group Chassis earlier this spring. Affinia Group manufactures the Raybestos brand chassis parts & Napa's premium line. According to the word around work the products will be the same in the near future.
Dave
They also own Spicer which many of the Raybestos Pro parts are. They were always a notch up on Moog but more expensive.
I hope they don't start offshore sourcing Raybestos Pro stuff.
If they do its OEM only or Deeza for me, no big deal except the Deeza catalog for domestics is a bit thin at the moment.
I sometimes would end up with Raybestos Pro parts from Taiwan. The last time I did, they were for mom's 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. They are holding up well, but it still bothers me that they got made in Taiwan.
You can't count on MOOG to always be made in the USA, either. When I replaced the upper strut mounts on dad's 2007 Pontiac G6, they were made in Turkey.
And just because you have a car that was made in the USA, or has an American name on it does not mean that the OEM parts or dealer parts come from the USA.
Is buying OEM always an advantage? It seems I deal with way too many cheaply made sway bar links failing before their time, OEM or aftermarket. Also, what do you do when the OEM part is flawed, and nobody upgrades it? I feel if an OEM part lasts less than 80,000 miles, I am not buying the same thing if I can avoid it.
It seems hit or miss with quality and country of origin with parts I buy as well.
Anyway, I just try to find parts made in a country with a high standard of living. It really disgusts me how some companies make things in certain countries so they don't have to protect the environment or the laborers.
