Finprof

The mechanic mounting my new winter tires (Michelin Arctin Alpin - love them) told me that my car needs new outer CV boots and new sway bar bushings. CV boots I understand but I have never heard of sway bar bushings wearing out before.
He wants $110 to replace the sway bar bushings.
Two questions:
1. Has anyone else heard of replacing these bushings?

2. If the job is mostly labor I was thinking about puttting on a Compass Motorsports sway bar for $175 while I am at it. The labor should be the same for the new bar as for replacing bushings on the old one. Thoughts?

Thank you for your help.

Finprof

Thanks for your help. By now I have owned so many cars for so long that I thought I had already run across any relacement item that would ever need to be done. I suspected that worn bushings on the sway bar are no big deal, but wasn't sure.