I have a 92 maxima and it has to get new control arm bushings. I was just wondering if they were a pain in the butt to install or if I should have a shop install them.

 

easy way is to swap the whole arm.

 

or better yet, swap 'em for polyurethane bushings...

 

well considering all the crap ive done its cake. hardest part is gunna be getting the new bushings in. u can cut the old ones out. just dont get to upset with it and ull get em in. why do you think you need new ones tho?

 

well the guy who I bought it from thought it was the cv joints and my dad took a look at it and said that they look alright to him. And after looking at it more he noticed that the bolt for the bottom control arm was not in the center as the right side. And everytime i step on the brake reeeeealy hard it makes a "clunk" noise and they kinda squeek when ever the transmission shifts really hard like when I floor it. So my dad says they must be shot. And thats what I'm hoping it is.

 

yup, that's what it is. mine jerked when it shifted when it had bad bushings.
replaced the bushing (singular) and it was fine evermore.