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Thoughts on this front suspension arm kit?

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Thoughts on this front suspension arm kit?

Post by Dimsum » Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:45 am

Hi

I am getting wobbles under vibration and it looks like it's time to refresh the front suspension.

Found this Meyle kit on eBay and wondered if anyone has used this seller?

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Cheers!

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Re: Thoughts on this front suspension arm kit?

Post by Greydog » Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:38 am

I did the front and rear with Meyle kits from ebay on the front I was given the tip of making sure the suspension is under load when you tighten everything up. Apparently if the suspension is unloaded/extended and you tighten up the main bolt on the reaction arm when it is loaded it twists the bush causing premature failure.
I did mine on ramps which gave enough room to work with the wheels on.
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Re: Thoughts on this front suspension arm kit?

Post by Dimsum » Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:06 pm

Thanks for the tip! Are you happy with the quality of the items? I normally use lemforder.

I don't have much space to do it myself so my local mechanic will be doing it for me. :)

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