Lower control arm bushings are bad. How critical is this?

I’m inching my way slowly thru stuff on this truck. I am not driving it as I go through it and update/correct/modify/detail things, although I would like to soon start putting some miles on it.

The LCA bushings are cracked on both driver and passenger side. Pics below. I’m sure I will end up doing all the front end, truck has 200k miles and most of it is original OEM. But how 911 critical is this specific issue with the LCA bushings? I’m not very versed in suspension.

The LBJs look and check out ok at the moment with push/pull test. Though they will be getting replaced promptly as well, as I have been well educated by you guys.

I’m reading thru a lot of the threads about replacing LCA and bushings, but at the moment my most immediate question is how critical is it to get this done before driving it anymore? What little it has been driven getting it home and to the shop once, I’m not hearing or feeling anything troubling in the suspension.

 

About a 2 out of 10. Order your replacement LCAs and drive these until they arrive and you can swap them.

 

Ahhhh, do you like to eat through your front tires after 5000 miles, because it won’t hold an alignment well and that’s what happened to me.

#MevotechLCAsSuck

 

I've needed new LCAs bushings for a long time. Like 2+ years. But I'll be replacing them soon. I think I've ignored the squeaks for 15k miles maybe. But I can tell you it's been getting harder to get good alignments and the truck wonders a lot

 

Those are pretty gnarly cracks. Not saying imminent failure is likely but it would definitely be something I'd replace soon.

 

Thank you guys. Appreciate the help