Lower control arms ok to rebuild?

Last October redid the entire front end. The bushings in the mevotech lower control arms have failed already. The rubber boots on the upper ball joints failed and had to be replaced. I kept the factory lowers and just spent 2 hours getting the bushings and sleeves out. One came out with heat, 3 did not. Had to cut then peel.

350K on these. They are really rough and I'm not sure they're worth putting whiteline in. My concern is if they're a press fitter require a tolerance these look like they have a layer that has come off in certain places. Opinions?

 

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Man those things look terrible. Just get new arms

 

I tend to agree just because of the last picture. It looks like there is some delamination. The arms do get painted on the inside of the sleeve hole but thats not paint flaking off.

 

Yeah I agree. Looks like I'll be rebuilding the aftermarket ones. I wonder if the white lines work in the aftermarket ones?

 

This is exactly what I did. They should work fine.

 

Were the bushings easier to get out of the aftermarket ones?

 

OEM LCA's are only around $200 per side and come with the bushings installed. Just saying, YGWYPF.

 

Yup. Was looking at that. If they had been that price a year ago I wouldn't be back into this job.

 

But they were(???) Prices have gone down since I did mine in 2023 (see PDF)

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Bad timing? When I checked with the dealership last year they were $300+ each. Got the OEM lbj though.

 

Note the "MSRP." The "discount" or "sale price" is always a marketing thing. If a stealership is charging MSRP, you're at the wrong stealership. :-D

 

Mevotech

 

What?

 

The a/m brand you used to put on your Toyota tacoma

 

Yes. Reviews were decent. More expensive than the moon.

 

Are you going to give them a bad review? now they failed so soon