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Old 01-21-2004 | 08:28 PM
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i am looking to get some upper & lower control arms and a k member which ones to get? also, is the chromeloly worth the extra coin? i have heard alot of people having issues with the pa. any feed back would be great.
Old 01-23-2004 | 01:11 AM
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Just remember the PA k-members are crap. Thats all you need to know.
Old 01-23-2004 | 11:07 AM
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Could you please elbaborate? NatyN8 doesn't seem to think they are
Old 01-23-2004 | 03:31 PM
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i have read two negative things about PA. BMR keeps looking better and better.
Old 01-23-2004 | 03:39 PM
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Just remember the PA k-members are crap. Thats all you need to know.
You are exactly right!

Nothing fit right with mine. The motor mounting holes on the drivers side were drilled in the wrong position. My passenger side A arm is still too short. About 1/2" too short. I had to buy a special rod end that would make the A arm long enough to align my front end. Slots were too wide in the K member making it very sloppy. You have to buy longer bolts that attach the K member to the frame. They don't tell you what size or length. In fact no instructions at all. My strut mount on the passenger side was welded wrong and the strut body rested on the tube causing noise. I had to use washers under the strut to clear. This was after I had it aligned. My alignment is probably off now. Their junk rod ends still make noise. I lube them with oil every 200 miles to help.

PA told me to send the A arms back and they would make me a new passenger A arm. I asked them to just make one factory length or 1/2" longer than the one I had so my car wouldn't have to be down for two or more weeks. They had no idea what factory length was or even what length the one was they sent me. Apparently no engineering drawings were used to make these parts. They must have used an incorrect fixture. They still owe me $20 for the correct rod end I had to buy and for another alignment that I should have done.

Don't buy PA!

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Old 01-23-2004 | 05:35 PM
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go with lgmotorsports
Old 01-23-2004 | 11:07 PM
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I didn't know LG had their K-members out yet?
Old 01-24-2004 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by z2802sunsetls1
go with lgmotorsports
There isn't a K-Member on their website... Maybe I'll email them.
Old 01-24-2004 | 02:13 PM
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Sorry you had a bad experiance. They have since restructured there company and are making the best quality I have seen yet. Remember you are changing a major suspension part there will be some changes in hardware.

Well they just lowered the price for us til the end of the month so check out the new prices.

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BMR setup is a quality piece. Might be a little heavier than others, but well worth it.

It's the only one I would run a real street car.




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