Can someone shoot me straight on an idler arm question?

I think you're right, I watched the install of the magnum force connectors on youtube. They look fantastic, 3x the price of the cheaper ones, but I have to believe they are worth the price. Does anyone have experience with them?

If you want to know about people's experiences with Magnum Force, do a google search. You might be surprised at what you read. For what it's worth, I will never do business with them and that's just because of how I was treated back in the 1980s when I walked in to ask a question...