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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 08:33 AM
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What is the best and lowest priced k-member and a-arms for the money, It does not have to be Chromoly, It can be mild steel. putting it in my 96 bracket car w a 468bbc
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 08:38 AM
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I went with the BMR piece for the SBC/BBC conversion. Its 499.95. I like it so far. Fitment wasn't an issue and everything seems to bolt up good.
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 09:47 AM
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BMR... Sponser------------------> great people to deal with. Us Florida guys are lucky they are local. Can drive over and pick up there stuff.
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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i feel my k-member and a-arms was a wast of money. my frontend dont stay lined up anymore(3 frontend jobs and it's still loose) and in the 1/4mi the weight savings did'nt help at all. the only goodthing was the extra room under the car.
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by mike c.
i feel my k-member and a-arms was a wast of money. my frontend dont stay lined up anymore(3 frontend jobs and it's still loose) and in the 1/4mi the weight savings did'nt help at all. the only goodthing was the extra room under the car.

Which one did you purchase.
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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I have had 2 BMR Kmembers and A-arms setups.. Never had a problem with either of them, but i will say that the upper arms are a waste of money and they are not good for daily driven street cars that see rough roads. You will save around 100lbs if you buy the kmember, a-arms, qa1 coil overs, manual steering, and lightweight brakes. That is a fact no matter what anyone says and the extra room under the car is always a plus. And damn it looks good under there!
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 09:27 PM
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PA Racing had one killer deal when i bought mine
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 05:01 AM
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I have the BMR stuff, but I had to rebuy it......AJE and it would be chromoly.
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 03:26 PM
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BMR-did'nt help in performance and the frontend will not stay linged up. the extra room don't mean anything to me,i did just fine with the stock design.
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 03:28 PM
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Yeah just installed my BMR k-member and lower A arms and the alignment is off already, just got it back from alignment shop on Monday, thinking of taking it back
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i've got bmr's k-member and spohns lower a arms. both fit great and no alignment issues.
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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FWIW, I picked up my stock k-member a while ago and couldn't believe how much it weight compare to the BMR k-member.

I don't know what would help with the alignment issues. But I'd give BMR or whoever made it a call and see what you can do about that.
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 08:30 PM
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I think im going with the BMR. This is a Bracket car, So alignment wont be an issue
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 09:53 PM
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The best is Santhuff. They're going to be the most expensive too.
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I like my UMI. Alignment seems to be fine. Much lighter than stock yet much beefier than a BMR.
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 09:46 AM
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I like my UMI. Alignment seems to be fine. Much lighter than stock yet much beefier than a BMR.
Thank you and good to hear

For anyone who hasn't seen our K-Member yet please click the link below, we are also have a 10% off sale right now as well bringing the price to $431.99! If anyone has any questions please ask and I will be glad to help.

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Originally Posted by mike c.
i feel my k-member and a-arms was a wast of money. my frontend dont stay lined up anymore(3 frontend jobs and it's still loose) and in the 1/4mi the weight savings didn't help at all. The only good thing was the extra room under the car.
I agree. The best benefit was added clearance under the car. I run a BMR K-member but kept the stock a-arms. I've only had 1 alignment and it still tight.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by sickss228
Yeah just installed my BMR k-member and lower A arms and the alignment is off already, just got it back from alignment shop on Monday, thinking of taking it back
Most common problem is the alignment shops aren't tightening the lower control arm bolts tight enough. Get them tight and you will have no problems

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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Ben R
The best is Santhuff. They're going to be the most expensive too.
Ronnie builds some very nice front end parts but they are meant for a RACE only setup no street duty at all.

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Originally Posted by BMR Fabrication Inc.
Most common problem is the alignment shops aren't tightening the lower control arm bolts tight enough. Get them tight and you will have no problems

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