My Camaro has 115K miles on it at this point and the suspension is really starting to suck. I had to have the passenger side lower ball joint replaced the last time I had it aligned since it wouldn't hold the alignment without it...ended up costing me $170 (I should have done it myself, but I needed it done right away). It seems that I've lost another ball joint recently...the driver's side is clunking now.

I have a feeling that the upper ball joints will need to be replaced soon, the stock rubber a-arm bushings are practically shot, and the a-arms themselves look like they're about to fall apart from all of the rust on them. So, instead of wasting money on ball joints, new bushings, etc, I'm thinking about buying these from PA Racing:

Lower a-arms for $369 (ball joints included)
Upper a-arms for $189.95 (plus $??? for the ball joints)

This is my daily driver though, so I'm wondering if these will be up to the task. I don't mind some noise and vibration, but if they're going to rattle my teeth day in and day out, I don't want to go that route. Has anyone used these before? What do you think of them? Are there any other options out there (besides BMR...I don't want to spend that much)?

 

For ball joints I recommend Moog, they have a lifetime warranty. Uppers are about $45ea and lowers around $25ea.

 

There's one thing that I don't like about PA Lower Control Arms. I don't like how whimpy the mount for the shock looks. It looks like a thin piece of metal compared to the BMR control arms. It would be nice to hear some feed back on them first.