240 Moog vs. Lemforder vs. ?

districtmotors · Feb 11, 2018

Hi, everyone has been very helpful in helping me approach my steering/suspension project on my 1990 245. A couple of folks mentioned moog but I?ve heard Lemforder is good as well. The parts I am curious about are ball joints, tie rod ends and sway bar link kits.

Redwood Chair · Feb 11, 2018

I'd go with TRW ball joints.

Homer · Feb 11, 2018

Redwood Chair said:
I'd go with TRW ball joints.

What he said.

Redwood Chair · Feb 11, 2018

Sway bar end links I'd go with good used OE the aftermarket is all crap.

KeizerBrickGuy · Feb 11, 2018

I've had nothing but good luck Moog hardware. They're nice to have as they're greaseable and last forever.

white855T · Feb 11, 2018

Lemforder is nice and affordable. +1 on TRW for ball joints(these are pricey though).

iHateVolvoPeople · Feb 11, 2018

KeizerBrickGuy said:
I've had nothing but good luck Moog hardware. They're nice to have as they're greaseable and last forever.

+1 I like my moog ball joints and inner tie rod.

photoman327 · Feb 12, 2018

Moog are not the moog of years ago. Moog and TRW are the same thing these days. Go with lifetime warranty and get them replaced for free when they go bad!

iHateVolvoPeople · Feb 12, 2018

photoman327 said:
Moog are not the moog of years ago. Moog and TRW are the same thing these days. Go with lifetime warranty and get them replaced for free when they go bad!

Lemforder is also lifetime if you buy through FCPeuro

It appears as if lemforder is the same as Volvo OE, is this true? About half the price though.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/Volvo-parts/240/Ball-Joint?year=1993&e=914&m=20&page=1

centason · Feb 12, 2018

Lemforder is. If you can't find NOS parts, it's probably the next best thing.

iHateVolvoPeople · Feb 12, 2018

centason said:
Lemforder is. If you can't find NOS parts, it's probably the next best thing.

I think they?re identical right? Would make no sense to buy the Volvo named one I don?t think. I?d compare the 2 if i had the extra cash.

centason · Feb 12, 2018

PromiseRing said:
I think they?re identical right? Would make no sense to buy the Volvo named one I don?t think. I?d compare the 2 if i had the extra cash.

Ken or Ian would know better, but I don't think exact. I think they got that gig after the 240 was laid to rest.

Volvoist · Feb 12, 2018

For ball joints, TRW was OE. For a period of time, they were difficult to impossible to source (NLA?) Not sure if they still are NLA. I have not seen them with any of my suppliers. The Moog ball joints used to have TRW's in the box, but not anymore. I believe that the Lemforder's are the OE replacement parts from Volvo now. I have not confirmed this myself just yet. You can still get the TRW tie rod ends, but I believe the design has slightly changed. I suspect they are still good and I would not hesitate to use them. In summary, TRW is/was OE and is preferred, Lemforder should be just fine as well as they are OE on a lot of vehicles including newer Volvo's.

ovlov760 · Feb 13, 2018

I thought Lemforder was OEM?

I've used Lemforder, Meyle HD and Moog on my WWD cars. No issues with any of them.

John242Ti · Feb 14, 2018

Lemforder frequently is still made in Europe. When I was looking for an inner tie rod for my 242's ZF rack, the options were TRW and Meyle (both made in China) or Lemforder, which was made in Germany at the time.

-J

kampman · Feb 14, 2018

Lemforder is OEM for a lot of suspension stuff on the WWD cars so I'd trust their parts.

culberro · Feb 14, 2018

Meh on Lemforder in my experience. Boots were cracking within a year, and the ball joints don't have the range of articulation that the Moog and TRW ones have.
I can't comment on the inner/outer tie rods, as I've stuck with Moog and TRW for those.

iHateVolvoPeople · Feb 15, 2018

kampman said:
Lemforder is OEM for a lot of suspension stuff on the WWD cars so I'd trust their parts.

I don?t think that really means anything, considering there are companies who make parts for our rwd cars thatbare good, but another part on our rwd cars that sucks.

Kinda like people say elring headgaskets are good, but we all know their cam seals are ****.

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