Well the OEM arms are pretty good for decent mileages since only my upper 4 arms have needed doing due to the tug of the steering ram knackering the bushes on the inboard end of 2 of them.
What I'm finding with proper OEM stuff is it's actually been less than ideally stored, often for years and years, so if there's an aftermarket product that's much cheaper and offers comparable performance I'm prepared to give it a try.
The bigger balljoints on the Meyle HD kits should last longer through having a larger surface area as well as dealing with shock loading a bit better.
I'm not sure there's anything scientific about it but given they're half the price and seem to be just as good I'm happy with them and will fit the rest as ad when required.
On suspension parts, worth noting that Neil (brasiliangringo) changed his shocks and springs on his 170k S8 and barely noticed any difference!
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