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Old 09-05-2012, 04:51 PM
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When searching the archives I see that most agree to not go cheap and just get the Febi-Bilstein kit, but the 034 Motorsports kit could be slightly better for the same price. Not much feedback from those who got the 034 kits, so does anyone know how well they hold up?
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I did go cheap, CXRacing, about a year and a half ago. So far, no problems, but the car is almost never thrown around in a serious way. I paid about $200 or so including shipping, and the parts look and fit perfectly fine.
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I went with FCP kit, paid around $240 plus shipping today is the last day they have a 10% sale too. So far so good but they only have 3000 miles on them.
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The only kits I see on their site are Meyle, for around $600, so I wonder if they were dumping the rest of their cheap kit inventory?
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This is tempting, as it seems most of the cheaper kits do look and fit identically, but the concern is the durability of the ball joints. When searching, I found a few people claimed to have ball joints pop out of the arms and cause more damage as the wheel lost control. I won't be tracking my car, but I do have a rather expensive coilover set (Bilstein PSS9), so I'm guessing I better protect them with the assurance of a more expensive control arm kit, like the Febi kit.
Thanks for the feedback fellas.
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We have a few different options for control arm kits ranging from $240 to $595

Click HERE to order or for more information.


Let me know if you have any questions.

Jason
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