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Originally Posted by Artdnj
It's my daughter's car, has 53k on it. Had it to the dealer for a recall and they pointed out a torn boot on the fr lower control arm but said it still has grease. I can get new arms and new bolts through FCPEuro for $182 and there is a mobile mech in my neighborhood (used to be a BMW tech) who can install at a much better price. Thing is, on RockAuto there seems to be front forward and front rearward arms on each side, does this make sense?
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Based on FCP's site, the lower arm is considered "rearward"
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Originally Posted by Artdnj
I appreciate the offers just weighing my options but may just go with new ones as my research seems to show that the dust boots aren't available for purchase and the labor to remove and replace would be the same. Is there any large risk that the ball joint, or boot would become brittle after such a long time or shouldn't one of your take-offs be a concern?
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With only 53k on the car, I'd just go new if I were you. I'd happily give you mind but they have 140k+ on them. Worth putting new ones in and not having to think about it for a very long time.
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Is an alignment required after new LCA's? Thanks for the input guys!
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Highly recommended, but it won't be "undriveable" bad. You can drive it to an alignment shop at your convenience.