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Old 08-28-2011, 12:14 AM
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Default Lower control arm just snapped
Has anyone had a aftermarket lower control arm snap in to ?
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Old 08-28-2011, 12:18 AM
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Jesus christ! How in the world were you driving!? You gotta share some pics of this.
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Whoa - nope
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I was driving normal about 35 mph down a newly paved road.
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I'll post pics soon .
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At a weld or in the middle of one of the tubes ?

and the fact that you were doing 35mph the time means nothing, Its been breaking more and more for a while, that was just when it finnaly got to 100%
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What brand were they?
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Originally Posted by projectX
What brand were they?
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Let me make this clear the lower a-arm snapped.
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Originally Posted by lethal35thSS
Let me make this clear the lower a-arm snapped.
Yes I have heard of this. There are pictures of aftermarket a-arms failing at the welds for the bungs that hold the bushing ends, and the shock mount bending.
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At first I thought you were talking about rears! I have heard of welds breaking on front control arms.
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What brand and model?
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After a lot of reading about aftermarket front lower control arms, I'm not impressed with any of them at all. They all have the same flaws, the same weaknesses. Better to just stick with stock lowers, IMO.
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Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
After a lot of reading about aftermarket front lower control arms, I'm not impressed with any of them at all. They all have the same flaws, the same weaknesses. Better to just stick with stock lowers, IMO.
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Default Lower a-arm snapped
Here's two pic's of the broken a-arm! Can you guess what brand?
Attached Thumbnails Lower control arm just snapped-1523.jpg   Lower control arm just snapped-1518.jpg  
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Umi?

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Looks like an older version, not sure who made that -- how long have you had it?


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Here's two pic's of the broken a-arm! Can you guess what brand?
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2 things:

1) it was already 1/2 broken long enough ago that 1/2 the break seams to be rusted
2) its broken due to normal rotational forces

keep the new one greased and dont over torque the bolt. problem solved.
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They have only been on the car for one year and they are Umi.
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^ Phone them, I am sure they will make good on it... If you look at the current pictures, it looks like they have improved the design....
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