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Old Mar 18, 2005 | 06:38 AM
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RR lower control arms - any bad ones?

There are many manufacturers and a couple different designs. Has anyone had a bad experience with a particular design or manufacturer? I will also be getting relocation brackets and the Bisltein BTS kit.
Old Mar 18, 2005 | 02:45 PM
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Re: RR lower control arms - any bad ones?

Don't know of a bad brand, but you can get into binding the rear suspension on turns if you use poly on both ends of the arms. I went with poly/sperical joint combo to reduce road noise and prevent binding.
Old Mar 19, 2005 | 08:47 AM
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Thanks OBE1.. Anyone else have any suggestions?
Old Mar 19, 2005 | 12:54 PM
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Re: RR lower control arms - any bad ones?

I ran into a problem with aftermarket panhard bars. The stock ones are fastened with a stepped bolt. It is metric and around 1/2" and then steps up to just under 9/16". The two bars I tried would not accommodate these bolts. They only worked with 1/2" hardware. Problem is these are critical links that see a lot of load and the smaller sized bolt will oblong the bigger hole on the side of the bracket that is drilled for the larger factory fastener. Not good engineering IMO. Check your stock bolts to make sure they are not stepped and that the new arms can be tightly mounted.
Old Mar 20, 2005 | 09:12 PM
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Thanks BadgeZ28! What PH Bar di you have?
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