ok im fed up with the BMR adjustable panhard
01-15-2005, 10:01 PM
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I also have a BMR adjustable bar, and the even though I tightened the jam-nuts as hard as I could and used loctite, the bar just seems too flimsy to me. The center section is definately the weak point. I haven't really had much trouble with it shifting, yet, but if it gets to be too bad I will probably get an aluminum single or double rod-ended bar.
01-15-2005, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 01 Red WS6
Ok I read all of this and I'm thinking to myself. Why did I buy a BMR? Oh yeah because it was cheap... 
I still haven't put it on but I was going to do it when I lowered the car. Is there anyone that runs the BMR PHB and doesn't have problems?
I still haven't put it on but I was going to do it when I lowered the car. Is there anyone that runs the BMR PHB and doesn't have problems?oh well...my aphr has worked as well as a i could ask it to...
01-15-2005, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 02blackws679ta
lol hell...people bitch about BMR, but i have had NO problems with anything i have of theirs...if im not mistaken bmr's aphr design used to be with the adjusters on the ends and those were breaking on people or something?
oh well...my aphr has worked as well as a i could ask it to...
oh well...my aphr has worked as well as a i could ask it to...
Thanks that makes me feel a little better
01-16-2005, 12:27 AM
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When I first installed mine, it gradually started loosening over the next couple of days, and I could feel it in the rear. But when I went to a friends to have the SFC welded, we noticed it. We took a couple of wrenches, and wrenched HARD. Have not had a problem since (over a year). You need to put some muscle into it. Get two people, one holding a wrench each if you have to.
01-16-2005, 08:36 AM
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i put a lot into it, i had a hard time taking it off. what im thinking is maybe the previous time i had done it when i tighened it it might have moved the screw some. this time i checked and made sure it didnt. ill see how it works out this time.
01-17-2005, 06:42 PM
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don't know how long ago you bought yours but I got mine about 3 months ago and it doesn't have center adjuster, it's located about 8 inches from one end haven't had any problems with it loosening .......
01-18-2005, 12:15 AM
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I have a spohn with rod ends on each side and havent had any problems, and its all rusted and crusted and the powder coating is comming off but it hasnt lost its adjustment. I may swap over the the LG aluminum bar to match the control arms, but since it aint broke im not in a hurry to fix it. Also BMR did change the design from having the adjuster in the middle, to ofsetting it to one side. But still wouldnt recomend them to anyone.
01-18-2005, 01:08 PM
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I got the Spohn with poly on one side and a rod end on the other. Nice design. Lot of beef. Looks good. The rod end is adjustable. I paid the money and got the moly one to. 149$ at speed inc on sale.
01-19-2005, 09:54 AM
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I have a BMR aphr. It has the adjustment on the end, not the middle. Its been on the car for at least two years, daily driven....no problems at all with it. I guess mine is the older design though.
01-20-2005, 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by WS6FirebirdTA00
how are the rod ends? i dont know if i should get one or 2?
They are fairly noisey. When I first installed them I thought something was loose. Now I dont even know its there, guess cause im use to it. I am selling pretty much everything on my car to buy a z06. PM me if your interested.