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Anyone have experience with control arms from this company?

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Old 02-21-19 | 08:38 PM
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$150 for all 8 control arms. Is this worth a shot? I figure if they last 40,000 miles it’s worth it.
Old 02-22-19 | 09:38 AM
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those are the generic Chinese specials going around, a more well known company called "dorman" (I think) is rebranding them as their own for 2-3 times the price

I personally wouldn't bother, I just did mine and I considered these, but the amount of labor it takes to re-install them if they go bad is the scary part

I purchased PSB urethane bushings from Armstrong , had my mechanic press them in
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Originally Posted by 1WILLY1
those are the generic Chinese specials going around, a more well known company called "dorman" (I think) is rebranding them as their own for 2-3 times the price

I personally wouldn't bother, I just did mine and I considered these, but the amount of labor it takes to re-install them if they go bad is the scary part

I purchased PSB urethane bushings from Armstrong , had my mechanic press them in

How much was the kit? How much was the cost to press them in and install?

This is seems like a great way to go. How are they working so far
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"Entire job" is a bit of an overstatement, a competent mechanic is looking at maybe an hour and a half per side. But if you're stuck paying book....

I'm running the upper front control arm from this set on my AWD model and no issues yet. Have the other 6 brand new (only installed 1, removed it once I realized it wouldn't work; rear upper control arm on passenger side) if someone wants to take the others off my hands.
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If your a true DIYer The front upper control arms are not that difficult to change out IMO. A 4 on a scale of 1-10. If your not that handy but willing to give it a go It might be a 6/7 out of 10. I went with the Febest complete arms and if they go bad in a year or two I'll just change them out again whenever I have to do front brakes. I think control arms are one of the most overblown repairs on the 460. That's mainly due to the price that the dealer quotes when they start to go bad.
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Originally Posted by FunFact
It is not an overstatement, in fact it is entirely accurate. What do you think the swap is? A partial job? No, the entire job is to replace the arms. Whether you do it yourself or pay a mechanic, swapping the arms is swapping the arms.
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