I'm thankful to the parts vendors because without then there might not be
such things as ball joints etc.. That said, I bought both upper and lower
ball joints from the same vendor (2003-2004). Within about 6 months the
lower joint boots were completely destroyed as the car sat on jackstands.
They cracked in a score of places and just tore themselves open. I opted
not to contact the vendor because my feeling was even if they were replaced
free (with the same item), - what was the point.
After working hard on my Tiger "basket case" for a number of years that was
the last straw. It is hard to get motivated when new replace parts crumble
before your eyes. It's kind of like when you have a l-o-n-g engine rebuild
and that last head bolt snaps just before you anticipated it going into the
car. Sadly my Tiger has now sat untouched for 5 years.
For the record the upper ball joint boots are still fine (go figure) and the
lowers did have a zerk fitting for the grease.
Tom
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