[phoenix_iii]

Short history.

Bought the car. Control arms needed to be replaced. Had them rebuilt by a reputable shop. One AutoX later (<2months), one of the balljoints slipped and became loose. Shop replaced it free of charge (though I had to pay for another alignment, this place doesn't do alignments...). Less than 4 months later, at another reputable shop (PCA recommended, pretty sure both are), they tell me both arms need to be replaced (ball joint failure, wouldn't pass inspection).

First shop has transitioned into product development, but I called the owner and he is going to call me back tomorrow with some options.

Second shop says never use rebuilt arms. First shop had the arms cleaned up/machined, and used (I believe) the rennbay rebuild kit both times, and was surprised at the first failure after the autox.

So... what are my options? New arms are about 1k through the shop (OEM Arms).

Are builds that bad, or was it just installation error?

Car is a daily driver.

Car has M030, being an 89 Turbo. Did I lose my original M030 arms when they swapped in a rebuilt set? Is there a difference in late M030 arms vs. late turbo arms?