What do you guys think about the Dorman Lower Control Arms?
TOYOTA TACOMA Dorman Control Arms 522-719
I'm between replacing the LBJs now and then doing the bushings and alignment cams at some point down the road. I wonder if I should just go ahead and replace the LCA entirely so that LBJ and bushings are replaced at the same time.
The LBJ that I have ready to swap in is the Duralast one from AZ and is greaseable ($38). The LBJ on the Dorman is identical (as far as looks) to the OEM and is non-greaseable. As far as I can find online, it looks like it's about $80 for the OEM bushings and I'd likely need someone to press the old out and the new in. So it's about the same cost to replace the LCA with the Dorman as it is to replace the LBJ and bushings on the OEM one. But I don't want to suffer inferior quality.
Something else to consider, I do intend on getting a 3rd vehicle despite what my wife says in a little over a year. I'll get a new DD when my truck turns 10, so I'll have the ability to take off both LCAs and have the truck sit while the work is done.