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  1. #1 Control Arms and Rack & Pinion Parts 
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    Looking for opinions on what people have used and /or what to stay away from. My car has close to 150k on it and the NYC roads have beat the sh*t out of my suspension. Replaced the tie rods, sway bars and bushings, and shocks. Car road great for a year of two and noises started appear again and after tearing into the car over and over again, it appears control arms are beat and need to be replaced. Replacing just the bushings isn't an option. Was looking at Rock Auto and they carry Dorman, Moor, and Raybestos control arms and they are all pretty close in price to each other ($10 - $15). Anyone have any experience with these units? Pros and cons? ZZP carries there own version of control arm replacements but they are wwaayy too expensive, and the write ups point out concerns in regards to the welds, so will probably just stick to the ones offered by Rock Auto.

    Also while poking around notice my rack is really starting to leak and should probably replace it. Again Rock Auto carry a couple different brands that all pretty close in price and are all remanufactured units ATSCO, A-1 Cardone, and AC Delco. Was going to automatically pull the trigger on the AC Delco unit, but the warranty on that one and ATSCO is only 12 months and the A-1 Cardone is lifetime. Don't want to base everything on a warranty statement. Again, looking for any info in regards to who has used any of these to help me steer myself to one of these brands. Thanks in advance!
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    I just installed dorman LCA on my GTP and their fine. MOOG is also another great brand.

    Sorry cant help on the rack. Havent fooled around with that yet..lol
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    I got mine from Rockauto for $65 each (a year ago), but they are for a 2000 Regal, which is the same for the 2000 Grand prix. Now, I do not know why there was such a large price difference between the Regal front lower control arm, and the Grand Prix lower control arm. I took the chance and installed the Regal ones and all is still working good.
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    moog seem to be preferred up here since they're one of the few that are generally installed with a grease fitting.
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