I can say this about the TRW lower balljoints: After 3 years, the rubber boots have deteriorated to the point of being useless. I have put about 40k miles on in those 3 years. The originals lasted more than 4x as long.

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It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. Robert A. Heinlein


09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D