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    bav auto front control arms?

    iam going to order new front conrol arms soon. does anyone run the set sold by Bav auto? will they hold up for hard use from track days?
    or should i use the OEM ones sold by turner?

    (car is used for auto x and track days)
    :borg:

    #2
    Use OE control arms on a track car.
    The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
    Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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      #3
      Originally posted by jlevie View Post
      Use OE control arms on a track car.

      big ditto.......dont play around w/ these when on track
      I love sitting down and just driving!

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        #4
        thanks guys, i ended up ordering a set of lemforder arms fron pelican
        :borg:

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          #5
          Are the ones from BavAuto inferior for some reason? They're Febi's. The car I just purchases has them, and they're replacing one under warranty due to a dryrotted and cracked balljoint boot already.

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            #6
            Febi (or other non-OEM) control arms are okay on a street car, though they might not last as long. But best to not take any chances on a track car.
            The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
            Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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              #7
              Plus the bav auto ones snap like twigs when put under stress. That's part of how I totaled the car.
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              85 swartz/metallic 325E
              84 alpine 325E
              85 zinnoberot 318i/R.I.P
              84 Bronzit 318i/sold
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                #8
                Originally posted by crazyman View Post
                Plus the bav auto ones snap like twigs when put under stress. That's part of how I totaled the car.
                I'm curious to know how you came to have snapped the control arm?
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                  #9
                  You should've bought lemforder
                  ones at Bavauto since they offer free shipping for any orders more than $150.
                  1991 318i Sedan
                  2005 X5 3.0i Sport
                  2010 328i M-Sport Touring

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                    #10
                    Yeah I was going to, but at the time I couldn't afford them. I'm not saying there bad, good for street and thats about it. Last December I hit a chunk of black ice and slid, when I hit the ditch they broke. On one hand it was nice cus of the possibility of rolling, but the other hand it was bad cus the front was sliding on them like ice and I had no control until it was done.
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                    85 swartz/metallic 325E
                    84 alpine 325E
                    85 zinnoberot 318i/R.I.P
                    84 Bronzit 318i/sold
                    purchase feed back here=http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...82#post3535282

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