Phatty5BMW
03-18-2008, 06:35 PM
I ended up going the cheap route, and bought the Hamburg Technic parts...
For 225 bucks for 9 pieces, is pretty cheap, and cheap it is for me right now. Even if they last me a year, hence the 1 year warranty on them, I think it is worth it for the time being. Since nobody else stooped down and bought them, I figured I would give it a try and see how they do!
Beings I completely suck at half-ass alignments, I need one horribly, my drivers side tire is toe in and my passenger is toe out, front end seems much stiffer than before! Hard telling because my alignment is completely whack, but seems much better! I will update as the time goes by and see how they hold up.....
I got uppers, lowers, tie rods, sway bar links, and idler arm. I didn't end up replacing the idler because I didn't have a puller at the shop I was using and just said screw it for now because I didn't want to tear the boots on the center link, so that will be done at a later date :) I didn't feel any play in the idler/pitman so I guess it should be good enough for now.
I did email the guys I got the parts from and told them about them using the cast-aways from other brands and they said it was completely false, that they would not sell junk parts... I have the email if anyone wants me to post it up!
Take it easy guys..
-Pat
For 225 bucks for 9 pieces, is pretty cheap, and cheap it is for me right now. Even if they last me a year, hence the 1 year warranty on them, I think it is worth it for the time being. Since nobody else stooped down and bought them, I figured I would give it a try and see how they do!
Beings I completely suck at half-ass alignments, I need one horribly, my drivers side tire is toe in and my passenger is toe out, front end seems much stiffer than before! Hard telling because my alignment is completely whack, but seems much better! I will update as the time goes by and see how they hold up.....
I got uppers, lowers, tie rods, sway bar links, and idler arm. I didn't end up replacing the idler because I didn't have a puller at the shop I was using and just said screw it for now because I didn't want to tear the boots on the center link, so that will be done at a later date :) I didn't feel any play in the idler/pitman so I guess it should be good enough for now.
I did email the guys I got the parts from and told them about them using the cast-aways from other brands and they said it was completely false, that they would not sell junk parts... I have the email if anyone wants me to post it up!
Take it easy guys..
-Pat