Thanks for weighing in on this guys! I want to do this once and do it right the first time! I got the same answer from 11karkrazy - he said his last two shipments of parts came from India and Mexico (?).
Pauly not to belabor the point but a friend ordered a pair of tie rod ends from Rock auto that on line showed a little USA flag next to the part #. When they arrived they were Chinese. The box was made in the USA though. Dan