Replacing Control Arms
 

The dealer is quoting me roughly $1200 to replace both of them. I see the parts are around $450 (for both control arms, knuckles and brackets).

Has anyone here replaced their control arms before? If so, how would it compare to replacing springs & struts in terms of difficulty? (I've done the suspension on my 2009 Max so I can compare to that if you've done both.) Real tempted to save $750 and do it myself but want to get some opinions first. I don't want to bite off more than I can chew!

You having alignment issues and noise? Just curious as mine has been making pops and creeks for a while now.

You can do the job. All suspension part replacement on the car is relatively simple.

Best to check YouTube for any write ups. I did replacement on my 05. Haven't touched my 09.

I think you can do it. I recently replaced both on an Altima. If you have replaced the struts yourself, I believe you can do this. The trickiest part was that I had to keep raising or lowering one side or the other because the stabilizer bar kept getting in the way. Hard to explain but you'll see when you get there.

I found a mechanic who would install my Ebay control arms on my '04 back in the day.

I have done both sides. Easiest that I have ever done. Worst issue I had was replacing the outer tie rod end (separating it) and that wasn't more than 2 blows with the fork! (Yes I replaced them at the same time as I didn't want to crawl back under another day!) Even had plenty of room for my torque wrench! :)

Still going to need to pay for an alignment after you're done...don't forget to calculate that into your budget.