How do I know when my front lower control arms go bad?
I have a brand new set of Lemförder Control Arms. I had my left side control arm removed. I had every intention of installing it.... but I found no indication the ball joints were bad. I tried a pry bar on the other side, and same result. I can't convince myself the control arms are bad.

Is there a way to tell?

My front wheels do move a bit whenever I torque my bolts on. Is that a tell?

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Here's a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmnQDh8A6eE
I feel fairly confident my bushings are ok, as they are recently replaced.