I have a bent control arm and have been slowly replacing the front end of my car. My question is, Are there any problems with aftermarket replacement control arms(premature bending), esp. with my ES control arm bushings, coil overs and traction bars? Or should I pay the extra money and get the OEM Nissan ones for like $170 each?

 

i got mine from Ebay with no problems as of right now. Very happy with mine

 

What side do you need?I have used oem driver side for sale.$30 shipped

 

I actually need to fix the passenger's side, but I was planning on replacing both at the same time. I was just wondering if the quality of the aftermarkets would be noticeably lower than the Nissan part.

 

I see no issues with the ES ones except that they are a minor PITA to install. (actually the pain is removing the stock bushings). It's very hard to do with hand tools - you need a big press, air chisel, or a big torch to remove them efficiently. I'd probably just pay a shop to remove the old bushings.

I have a spare pair of OEM control arms with good bushings I'll sell for $20 + shipping. I have them because I bought spare arms to install the ES bushings on in advance. (It was a good idea, since it took so much effort)

 

I got mine from ebay also, no issues yet..Make sure you also replace your stablizer end links and end link bushings, might aswell, since you have everything dismantled.

 

and if you want you might as well do your rotors and brake pads