Control arm replacement

[BuffysRS4]

I am going to attempt to replace the drivers side lower front control arm (the one that looks like a B-wing starfighter :D ) and would like to know if I should be replacing anything else other than the arm itself? I am hoping to reuse the bolts but would like to know from anyone else that may have experience in this matter. Also would I need to have an alignment done afterwards?:confused:

[Gryphun]

how many miles on your car?

[Gryphun]

I thought about buying the ecstuning kit for my control arms, when i make right turns(not tight ones) at speed my front end feels weird and makes noises(becomes really loose), especially going up North torrey pines hill, it gets to the point where i dont trust my cars handling

[bugzy]

yes alignment recommended .. anytime ya mess with suspension

[GH006]

let me break it down, I changed my control arms last month and I did an alignment on them, I suggest you go with the factory control arms for about $139 I paid, I thought about gettin them from ECS, but no, I rather put in an extra $30 for the factory, it wells worth it.

[mario]

if yer gonna replace one control arm, replace its twin...when i replaced my passanger side lower control arm (and not the driver), even after the alignment, the car pulled to the right due to a newer arm and such...

[GH006]

I have to get a camber kit, sucks

[YINucsd]

buffy, what year and how many miles on your car?

[BuffysRS4]

YIN

1999.5 w/ ~65,000 miles, I changed it out last week everything was going well until I tried to pop out the ball joint. But eventually I got it with some friendly help from Kragen. I had the passenger side front lower comtrol arm changed @ 51,000 miles at the dealer.
:corn:

[Tom (aka Godzilla)]

Aren't the ones from ECS OEM?

[BuffysRS4]

Aren't the ones from ECS OEM?
nope, updated and upgraded

[Tom (aka Godzilla)]

Yeah....I just looked at that. I think I'm gonna need to be doing my real soon. Did you ever get all the other stuff installed on your car?

[BuffysRS4]

Yeah....I just looked at that. I think I'm gonna need to be doing my real soon. Did you ever get all the other stuff installed on your car?
nope not yet, haven't gotten the time to plan it yet and I'm waiting on some other parts so that I can get it done all at once, why? are you offering? :eek: :p

[Tom (aka Godzilla)]

I've always said that I was available to help out anyone as long as I have the time. ;)

[GH006]

godzilla is cool, he installed my EBC brakes, now I learned how to do it myself... thanks.. ;)