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$50 control arms 850 1994

posted by  lucast on  Fri Jul 18 15:27 CST 2008
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Hi. I am about to place an order with FCP for control arms.

They've an aftermarket one for about $50 and a Volvo one for $110. Has anyone tried the former RECENTLY? Any idea of the country of origin or manufacturer?

Thanks
Lucast








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$50 control arms 850 1994

posted by  someone claiming to be ksg on  Sat Jul 19 06:58 CST 2008 [RELATED]

how much is your and your family's life worth? I would get the TRW Moog or OEM parts.








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$50 control arms 850 1994

posted by  ShadeTek on  Fri Jul 18 22:48 CST 2008
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Most after market control arms last about 9 months and then the bushes on the arm fail. If it's just the bushes which you need to replace, then fit some polybushes into your exisitng control arms. These will last a lot longer than aftermarket arms and improve the performance. Since replacing my original arms, I have re-replaced them several times at ££££$$$ before wising up. Golden rule is, buy cheap, buy twice.

http://www.superflex.co.uk/

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$50 control arms 850 1994

posted by  lucast on  Sat Jul 19 12:01 CST 2008
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"buy cheap buy twice"

That's good advice mate. Thanks!

Thanks everyone for your thoughts on this.

Regards
Lucas







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