Originally Posted by Brian Carlton

You cannot judge a control arm bushing by its cover. The cracking of the exposed rubber is no indication of the integrity of the bushing.

The best judge of the condition is to remove the guide rod and try to force the control arm forward and aft. There should be very little movement without considerable force. The rubber is pressed in very tight and a proper bushing holds the LCA firmly in place.

If you can easily move the arm forward and rearward by one inch or more.........as measured out near the ball joint, the bushing is shot.

I recently replaced the LF LCA bushing on the SD...........but, after removing the old one, it really didn't need the replacement. I did not do the right side.