Q: Control arms

asked by on January 24, 2017

I will be replacing my upper control arms on my front suspension left and right. From what I diagnosed all other parts of the suspension are in good shape (Tie rods ball joints struts). I am ordering the parts online so I want to confirm I will be ordering the correct parts.

1.Are the driver side & passenger side Upper control arms the same size and shape? 2.Are there any other tips to advise when performing this repair?

Thanks alot for your help.

My car has 130000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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