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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 01:41 AM
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UMI or BMR?

Which products are better quality? I am looking to eventually do a complete upgrade of everything under the car. I am kind of leaning toward BMR. Let me know your oppinion!

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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by x2jesse1x
Which products are better quality? I am looking to eventually do a complete upgrade of everything under the car. I am kind of leaning toward BMR. Let me know your oppinion!

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That's all it is, a matter of opinion. Both brands (almost all brands for that matter) make their products roughly the same, and you would never be able to tell what suspension parts you had without looking.
Old Mar 20, 2007 | 09:03 AM
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Once you take the product labels off the parts, you would be hard pressed to figure out what belonged to who. They are both good, reputable companies.
Old Mar 20, 2007 | 09:06 AM
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Those are 2 great company but...

My vote would go to UMI since Ryan gave such a good customers services
Old Mar 20, 2007 | 09:10 AM
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On my street car... I had really good luck with BMR LCA's....but have seen really bad stuff from the BMR panhard rod while doing road course stuff.


For my racecar... I built my own using the sites below as a guide.

http://www.jonaadland.com/Z28/Mods/L...minumLCAs.html

http://www.jonaadland.com/Z28/Mods/PHB/AluminumPHB.html
http://frrax.com/rrforum/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=4086&
Old Mar 20, 2007 | 10:10 AM
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You couldn't have picked two companies that were more similar quality wise. They both are the same. BMR has been around a little longer, and they usually have a little more expensive products than UMI. Both are great companies to do buisness from. I have parts from both of them on my cars.
Old Mar 20, 2007 | 10:20 AM
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You don't need to stick to one brand. I have suspension parts from BMR , Hotchkis, Spohn and Strano. As long as you stick to buying stuff from reputable companies you can choose parts based on their design and how it suits your needs and not worry about quality.
Old Mar 20, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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Get which ever you get the best deal on.
Old Mar 20, 2007 | 12:35 PM
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Those are 2 great company but...

My vote would go to UMI since Ryan gave such a good customers services

I'm almost complete w/ my suspension (just need a K member and sways)... all BMR... I've never had to deal w/ the customer service. Nothing broke....

Maybe I should beat the car more...
Old Mar 20, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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go with umi (imo), i have heard some bad things about bmr's welds... especially the welds on the k-member...
Spohn is also good...
Old Mar 20, 2007 | 02:20 PM
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UMI is powder coated right? I cant find any thing on there website about the coating other then the colors.
Old Mar 20, 2007 | 02:37 PM
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They're powdercoated.
Old Mar 20, 2007 | 07:04 PM
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nothing wrong with either companies.....UMI may be a little cheaper., they have package deals that are real good!
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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This might sound dumb and some may think that im a fan boy of a brand but I want to stick with the same brand all the way around, I do it with everything i BUY. I cant help it. Stereo system..ALL kicker.

So I guess im going to have to take Bmr because they have sway bars.

I guess I have a problem
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 03:16 PM
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I like umi, if you can't tell by my sig.

After i saw they were the only ones who came out with a tubular 3 point SFC, i was sold on them



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