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Old 06-19-2018, 04:25 PM
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Have you considered an Insight?
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Originally Posted by concealer404
Have you considered an Insight?
HA! i see what you did there
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You should just get a set of xidas for the insight
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Originally Posted by matrussell122
HA! i see what you did there
I believe Bahurd beat me to the punch.
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No test products

Zero validation

No investment in the community

No prior experience with our specific cars

No plans to do any sort of testing or real-world validation on cars before offering product to real-world customers

But sure, I'll send them $3000. Sounds like a brilliant idea.
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And Sav comes in to finish him off with a curbstomp.
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Old 06-20-2018, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 18psi
I have a dream
Five score years ago
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If only someone offered a stamped-steel arm, formed and welded to provide good strength in areas where it's necessary without adding excess weight.

If only someone offered such a product for incredibly cheap prices, with 25 years of product validation and a million units in service with almost no recorded failures.

If only.
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Uninterested in any sort of "baller" arm without rod ends/roto joints. Defeats the purpose.
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But what if I told you that the customer service is great?
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Originally Posted by 18psi
But what if I told you that the customer service is great?
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Doesn't OP hate V8R for whatever reason?
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Originally Posted by ridethecliche
Doesn't OP hate V8R for whatever reason?
nope, they just sent me incorrect parts like every vendor ever. Shawndell or however it is spelled, is very helpful.

I actually didnt know they were still selling the billet parts, they have been unavailable for a long time.

Thanks everyone for your responses.
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sent me incorrect parts like every vendor ever
now I'm even more motivated to drop 3k on control arms

can you please just take my money?

Please
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Originally Posted by 18psi
now I'm even more motivated to drop 3k on control arms

can you please just take my money?

Please
In retrospect, i wish i had kept OEM arms.
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You and Marcello should organize a v8r victims support group

I bet that between all the non-fitting, mis-matched, and incorrectly sized parts y'all can probably put together a few sets that work and possibly even fit
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My arms fit. They just hit the body of the car before the bumpstops engage.
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