One of my rear control arms got bent as well and JD made me pay $75 for the visual inspection just to tell me that. But, it would go towards the $325 repair bill at least. But if I replaced it myself and brought it back, that $75 would not go towards an alignment which was $90. I bought the part for $28 and took the car to Belle Tire for a $45 alignment. Then I sold the car so I didn't have to deal with Ford Customer Service for the remaining 3.5 years and 75k miles.