Unserviceable assembly? Don't be afraid to try and fix it yourself.

No Time said:

In reply to WonkoTheSane and Pete:

You just helped with a question I was mulling over.

I was looking ahead and deciding if I should replace the bushings or the whole control arm in 98 Ram. You've helped my cheap ass accept the extra cost of the control arm assembly is worth the time saving over replacing only the bushings.

Glad to be helpful for something :)

They do.  That's why there's a whole industry supplying aftermarket parts. Some of it they reverse engineer themselves, but plenty of it they buy the specifications from the manufacturer and make the parts themselves.

To wit: Honda only sells front lower control arm assemblies for my Odyssey.  But I can get OEM aftermarket replacement bushings.

Edit: Ah! I hate it when I reply to the last post that was on the link on the front page!