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Old Feb 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?

Thanks in advance
Old Feb 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.
Old Feb 21, 2014 | 09:47 PM
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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
Old Feb 21, 2014 | 09:52 PM
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Get the Moog from Rockauto. The parts are the same, only much cheaper online.
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