I'm "old school". If the bushings are good then I replace just the ball joint. This adds a couple hours of labor to the repair so that is something to consider. If we're talking $50 or less difference then I'd go with the control arm, at $50-$100 it would depend on how energetic I was feeling and above $100 definitely just the joint.

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