The best way to test is to jack-up car, support it with stand, remove tire. Then with a pry bar, pry the lower arm away from the steering knuckle. If there is any play, this will show it up. The bushings in the lower arm will tend to keep the lower arm up and with the pry bar used to seperate the joint, the lower arm is pushed down.
Did I say BJ that time?
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