Hello to all, I am a new member here and this is my first post.
I have a 2003 4.4 L322 which appears to have excessive front wheel camber, with the tyres' inner edges wearing fast.
I jacked up each side to check for bush/ball joint wear and was surprised to find I could twist the upper control arms by hand and see the bush deform.
I am planning to replace all four arms and the ball joints.
Does anyone have any recommendations when it comes to original LR parts, OEM or aftermarket as the prices seem to multiply by four for genuine OEM parts, compared to the cheapest pattern parts?
For the upper control arms the bushes look different on some of the cheaper options, with the bush being 'full' whereas the genuine bush being partially relieved.

I am a competent mechanic and actually work for Land Rover as a Designer and know full well that many companies supply OEM standard parts such s Delphi, Valeo etc. Is there any point in paying the premium for the LR box?

Many thanks for your input, Philippe

I don't know the answer to this but will bump your post for you!

I've had a few premature failures on pattern part front bushes/ball joints over the 100k I've done in mine and so in that particular area I stick to OEM, but I'm less fussy elsewhere on the car. Current Fleet:-
2018 Discovery 5 3.0 HSE
2021 Ford Ranger Wildtrack
2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt 5.0 V8
1993 Defender 90 200TDI Pickup

Gone - not forgotten
2016 L405 4.4 SDV8 Vogue SE
2012 L322 4.4 Westminster
2004 L322 4.4 V8 Autobiography LE
2000 P38 RR 4.0 HSE (ex Clarkson test car)

Sorry to say I agree I they seem to chew up non LR arms I tried the after market parts but they only lasted 15k so always just buy original for suspension part

No problems with Delphi arms on mine or Lemforder bits as these are who makes the original bits.

Have used Delphi arms on my old car with no problems. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
FFRR 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography Santorini Black.
KIA E-Niro 4+
2021 Discovery 5 D300 MHEV commercial

I used Delphi arms on mine, I normally look at sites line Brit-car who offer the genuine and then OEM replacements or PR2 I think is OEM type. The Brit car site is really good for comparing manufacturers and prices compared to genuine.

Thank you everyone for the feedback. I decided to go with Delphi parts and after trawling through all the usual traders and Ebay, found that the best price for me was via Oscaro.com who are a French multi-brand parts supplier. Parts in stock, next day free delivery and cheaper than buying from the UK....Doesn't really make sense, but hey!
I'll update the thread once the parts are fitted.

Have fun, don't forget to torque up the inner bolts with the weight on the wheels or you will be doing them again next week