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Old May 2, 2010 | 01:39 AM
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geez im sorry to hear that but i usually go to the dealer for all my repairs do u think because my control arms are bad that is what is making my from tires bad too how do i know if i need a whole set
 
Old May 2, 2010 | 09:08 AM
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If you already had your alignment done and your tires are getting all messed up and from the symptoms you described, yes. Just get uderneath the car and look at them yourself, you'll see that they're going to be missing the bushings or they're going to be cracked. If you don't want to spend a whole lot of money just identify which ones are bad, buy them and spend a whole day doing it yourself, is not that difficult just time consuming, and a lot of WD-40 to loosen up the bolts.
 
Old May 2, 2010 | 03:05 PM
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lol i appreciate you telling me that but i don't even know what a control arm looks like im assuming i will just need the from two because those are the tires that are bad the rear is fine i have it looked at when i take it in Thursday but thanks a lot that really helps me understand what is going on with my car
 
Old May 2, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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the only bad thing that our suspension is composed of 8 control arms on the front, 4 per side, you need to see which ones are the ones messed up.
 
Old May 2, 2010 | 03:50 PM
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wait wait wait i had my front 2 axels fixed a while ago.... shouldent that have been the control arms or is it something different
 
Old May 2, 2010 | 03:55 PM
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that's something different, the Axles is what takes the power to the wheels to spin, the control arms are what holds the wheel in the upright position when you turn the wheel.
 
Old May 2, 2010 | 04:07 PM
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oh ok i get it well i guess i better break open the piggy bank cuz i know its gona be a lot of money
 
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