Control Arms

[OnMy2ndE30]

Hey all....looking to refresh my front suspension and I am looking for an economical set of control arms for my car. I am not looking to buy the expensive ass Lemfoerder arms, but something that is good and not as expensive. I have been checking sites like FCP Groton, Blunt and others, but everything seems to be in the $70 plus range. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

[MR 325]

I am a fan of the Meyle arms, great for the price.

[OnMy2ndE30]

I am a fan of the Meyle arms, great for the price.

What vendors have them at the best price? Are they all around the 70-80 range per arm?

[devon.818]

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[OnMy2ndE30]

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Ummm, what site is that for??????

[E30 331is]

Ummm, what site is that for??????

FCPGroton.com

[OnMy2ndE30]

FCPGroton.com

Thank you sir

[monoblanco]

For what I have read on the forum the consensus seems to be that Meyle is higher quality than FCP Groton.

I am still researching my options and this caught my attention. FCP Groton claims to have a lifetime warranty on all their parts:

"FCP Groton now offers a Lifetime Warranty on all of its products. Please visit FCP Lifetime Warranty"

http://www.fcpgroton.com/product-exe...ategory_id/540

The difference in price is not that much, but the Meyle warranty doesn't inspire that much confidence.
"Meyle Heavy Duty parts have a 4 year warranty. Standard Meyle replacement parts have a 1 year warranty."

http://store.bimmerworld.com/bimmerw...kits-p879.aspx

Anyone cares to elaborate?

[CarsSuck]

does anybody know what brand BMW sells at the stealership?

[jlevie]

does anybody know what brand BMW sells at the stealership?

That would be Lemfoerder

[jeffnhiscars]

For what I have read on the forum the consensus seems to be that Meyle is higher quality than FCP Groton.

FCP is a vendor. They sell Meyle and I just bought a Lemforder CA from them.

[devon.818]

For what I have read on the forum the consensus seems to be that Meyle is higher quality than FCP Groton.

I am still researching my options and this caught my attention. FCP Groton claims to have a lifetime warranty on all their parts:

"FCP Groton now offers a Lifetime Warranty on all of its products. Please visit FCP Lifetime Warranty"

http://www.fcpgroton.com/product-exe...ategory_id/540

The difference in price is not that much, but the Meyle warranty doesn't inspire that much confidence.
"Meyle Heavy Duty parts have a 4 year warranty. Standard Meyle replacement parts have a 1 year warranty."

http://store.bimmerworld.com/bimmerw...kits-p879.aspx

Anyone cares to elaborate?

fcp parts will be cheapest on the site, less quality control, you get what you pay for

meyle is middle of the road, good quality, good longevity, proven. not too expense but not cheap.

lemforder, expensive comparatively, supposed to be best quality amoung three. when fcp has sales i spring for lemforder, but otherwise stick with meyle.


consensus? meyle is a good balance of price v. quality, it does the job very well and doesnt kill your wallet doing so


and keep in mind when i say cheap or expensive it is when i purchase orders 8-900$ at a time, so when i can save 100-150 by switching lemforder parts out for meyle i do so.