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do you trust this website and the quality of the parts? Or would I be better off bitting the dust on a the lower control arms aluminum from autozone or orileys? I live in Los Angeles California and autozone charges $250 per control arm the aluminum one.
also if I go with zz performance I would get the this one correct
Originally Posted by Oldblue
ZZP offers a very good price point for a pair of arms aluminum
ZZP is great. If your budget can handle it, go for the spherical rear bushings. The stock rear bushings are the first thing to wear out, the spherical will last much longer, saving you the trouble and expense of removing the control arms again.
You want the 19.5 mm ball joint . $142.99 is a great price for a quality product, yes the option for the spherical rear bushings is awesome at that price, unless you’re handy and able to press in a pair of Moog K201285 problemsolver bushings.
Are your old aluminum LCA’s still available? I’ve simply rebuilt my LCA’s with new Moog K80567 ball joints and the Moog K201285 rear bushings. But that I see would cost more then the new ZZP LCA’s
The spherical ball bushing do look tempting and if I return my current control arms they will be the same price however I would only get them if they provide a significant change in term of ride smoothness as I don’t mind being under a car and having to replace them later in the future. My old I believe oem aluminum control arms I still have both however the problem was the rear bushings and the ball joint were bad. If I change 2 bushing I might as well change all 3 contacts but at that point it ends up being the same price as a new lower control arms so I’m just going to buy new ones.
Originally Posted by Oldblue
You want the 19.5 mm ball joint . $142.99 is a great price for a quality product, yes the option for the spherical rear bushings is awesome at that price, unless you’re handy and able to press in a pair of Moog K201285 problemsolver bushings.
Are your old aluminum LCA’s still available? I’ve simply rebuilt my LCA’s with new Moog K80567 ball joints and the Moog K201285 rear bushings. But that I see would cost more then the new ZZP LCA’s
Rebuilding the old arms is a longer lasting option.
the spherical bushings give a better ride, the front bushing rarely needs replacement, just the rear bushings and the ball joints. It also recycles the aluminum arm
Keep it simple. What works and $ are concerns of primary consideration for me
If it's a Saturday project and you're learning wanting to the best of he best many options and choices that do the same job.
I'm not sure the average owner/driver is concerned with and can decipher these small details versus the technical enthusiasts.
My buddies 2005 Magnum.
Stock struts and brakes or a lowering kit with variable springs and 4 piston calipers and drilled rotors $500 vs $1900
He went with the stock option.
Get you where you're going safely, reliably, and economically..
Safe travels Happy Thanksgiving
Last edited by WoodysMobile; Nov 23, 2025 at 04:57 PM.
I decided on getting the ZZperformance stock lower control arm set with the rubber bushing and decided to replace my struts with Monroe struts assembly for the front driver and passenger side. While there I did notice the sway bar link boot was cracked so will replace all that I have to wait till December 02 for the parts to arrive so in the meantime I'm trying to drive my car a little as possible and with caution since it has the wrong control arm (stamped steel) and I don't want to mess any other components. Also some modification in the interior are an aftermarket radio, installing a keyfob finally, changing some old items like the sun visors, installing back up camera, in the future I plan to install a sub. Also heard about the big 3 hhr modification and will do those sometime next year, as well as fix some of the exterior cosmetics from fender benders. This is a car passed down to me from a family member and since it had better gas mileage than my Durango V8 I will be using it as my daily and tweaking it over time. it was getting about 16/17 miles per gallon which I know is unusual so I changed the vvt solenoids up to 20.4 mpg, changed the air intake hose which was cracked. I plan to change the spark plugs see it it goes up more, any recommendation are appreciated.
