lovemyblackz28

crazy loud creaking noises from the front of time I brake or hit a bump or accelerate.

Anyone know where I can get new control arms? i found this:


Its out of stock and I dont know when they will be back in stock.

Injuneer

Could be the ball joints, could be the bushings. Those are the parts that typically get replaced, not the complete control arms, unless the control arms are bent or severely rusted.

lovemyblackz28

Looks severely rusted to me.

Injuneer

There are other brands beside Dorman. Have you looked for them? Maybe they are all from the same source.

DrewHMS97SS

Depending on cost, aftermarket may work better. If it were me and stock replacements were 250, I'd spring the extra cash and upgrade.

VChula

I had a similar noise issue that started at 60K miles on my 1996 SS.

After replacing every rubber bushing, ball joints, springs and the shocks at 130K miles, I still had the noise after a short drive.

It turned out that the very ends of the front sway bar were cracked.

JakeRobb

Try RockAuto.com for all you replacement part needs.

You could also upgrade. I like UMI.

lovemyblackz28

Anyone familiar with mevotech? That a good company? Dorman is on backorder for months.

Wilson

I swapped out my poly control arms cause the poly started to deteriorate after 15+yrs. It was making a loud clunk on speed bumps. Replaced both upper and lower Control arms with mevotech and it's been great. Comes with ball joints and all. Ebay was cheaper then rockauto and Amazon. No complaints.

lovemyblackz28

I went with mevotech. No more noises. All is well.