Front Suspension Refresh

[tinycafe1972]

Hello,

I recently replaced the front struts on my 07 MS3 120k with FSDs. Despite my quick look at the ball joints while I did the replacement, a reputable shop told me I need to have both ball joints replaced before they align the front end.

So I will be replacing both front lower control arms. Since I will be doing this and dont want to mess with the front end for a while, what else should I replace while I am in there?

I was looking at just buying this Moog kit:
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...=1434570&jsn=8
It includes both inner and outer tie rods. Is there anything else that I should look at replacing while Im doing this job?

Thank you!

[Wistfullyod]

If your front end isn't clunking you might not need it but I would look into replacing your sway bar end links and sway bar bushings while you are there. That would pretty much refresh your entire front end.

[Anaphra]

If you end up doing your front endlinks, you CAN do Moog just to keep it all on one platform, but the moog's grease fittings bump into the inner tire well.

New Redesigned Moog front endlinks (K750073)

Here's a little thread about swapping the fittings. Figures the images are gone, but I think you can get the gist of it from the fuzzy pictures and the text

[tinycafe1972]

Thank you for the info! I had not heard of this issue before

[Anaphra]

I'm not 100% sure if this is still an issue with the moogs. I was just putting it on your radar.