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Old 02-21-2014, 08:50 PM
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Lower control arm replacement brand advice

I need to replace my drive lower control arm, and I figured I would do both while I'm at it. I'm shopping around and found my local car parts shop had Moog for $182 per, whereas the same part number through rock auto is $71 per. My questions are 1) Is this too good to be true? and 2) Has anyone had any bad experiences with Moog control arms or would you recommend another brand?

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Old 02-21-2014, 09:12 PM
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Buy any pair swap them out and purchase all es bushing and a new ball joint to refurbish your oem lca... when the aftermarket ones take a poop install the original (refurbished) lca.
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did you check shipping on RA? I got OEM Nissan in my 4th gen. Suggest you do the same in your 5th
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Get the Moog from Rockauto. The parts are the same, only much cheaper online.
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