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Long term effects of running w/ bad Control Arms?

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Old 05-29-2006, 05:21 PM
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Default Long term effects of running w/ bad Control Arms?

They are more of an annoyance than anything since they aren't really affecting performance. I'll probably have the car for a couple more years. I'm just trying to put it off if I can since I hate dumping money into a car i'll be replacing in the not to distant future. Thoughts?
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If they break, you're in for one hellva' a repair bill.
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Default Do like I did and go to car-part.com and get a salvage arm for cheap.

I just replaced one tonight, in fact. Just got back from the test drive about a minute ago.

I think I paid $52 shipped for a lower rear front control arm. Mine went bad about 2 months ago and I kept spraying PB spray in it to quiet it until I was ready to replace it. Never suffered any performance loss, but the noise was annoying.

I refused to pay full price for a new CA. I replaced all eight of them about 2 years ago, and here I am again replacing. So if the used one only lasts a year, it's worth it to me. The new one aint much better.
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Uneven Tire wear.. will run the inner walls of your wheels bare then blow..like a bad CV joint..fix
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