02 Sport Trac parts pricing disbelief...

[rumblecloud]

This is nothing new, but it always just amazes me...
5L2Z3A130AA Tie Rod End
AutoZone
Duralast...$57.99
Valucraft $31.49

RockAuto
Several available from $14 up to $26?!

SMH

 

[franklin2]

Duralast= higher quality with some checks and balances to make it as close to the OEM quality as they can.

Valucraft=make it to resemble the part it's replacing, should work ok but we are not doing any testing to find out.

Rockauto=smart buyers running around getting overstock and discontinued parts from different places. They will sell a wide variety of name brands, the higher quality and the lower quality parts side by side. They have "Economy", "Daily Driver", and "Performance" levels of parts.