Upper/lower control arms..thoughts...
 

I have a 70 esprit, the original drivetrain is long gone. I have the front end disassembled to paint and replace all the bushings, springs, bearings, etc. I was looking online and new upper and lower control arms with del-alum bushings are around $1200 I think. I was wondering if anyone had a rough idea what my originals might be worth if I sold them.

It will probably cost somewhere around $300-$400 to clean/paint and buy/install del-alum bushings in my original control arms, and since handling and reliability are a bigger concern than keeping it stock, I was wondering if aftermarket was something to consider.

Will aftermarket control arms affect my cars value since it's not stock/#'s matching and only an esprit?

Thanks in advance for any opinions,
Mike

My guess on the value of the stock control arms is about the price of scrap metal. There is just not much of a call for them and they're still plentiful in the salvage yards. I picked up a set of upper control arms just for the pivot shafts and payed a whopping $5 for the pair.

To ME,that seems like a TON of money to spend replacing a stock component that works quite well as it is.
Everbody's got their priorites, but unless you are building a radical show car/race car,I don't think you will see much of an increase in performance OR reliability.
The front suspension on 2nd gen F-cars was pretty good right out of the BOX.
With reasonable maintenance,the stock parts WILL last a long time.
JMO: An early 70's Base Firebird or Esprit will likely be worth MORE in close to stock condition simply because,the ultimate future for MOST of those cars will be a Trans am or Formula "clone",& in MY experience,a stock appearing car will command MAXIMUM $$$!

Thanks guys, didn't think they would be worth much but have heard some pretty rediculous prices on some parts. Guess it's time to remove those old ball joints.