Q: how often do right control arms go bad and about what would the cost be to replace on this kind of vehicle and would the price go

asked by on January 13, 2017

what would the cost be to replace a right control arm front and wouldn't you replace the bushing as well and does that come as a kit

My car has 134 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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