Aftermarket control arm
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I would strongly suggest Volvo.
I had a customer bring be his own aftermarket arms. I tried to persuade him they might not be a good idea but he insisted. He paid me to install them and the car darted right when braking. So he paid again to have them replaced.
I've also had multiple customers decline control arms and go somewhere else because they are cheaper. Then they come back either right away to complain that their car still handles poorly even though they replaced the arms like I recommended or I see them for their next oil change with new arms and torn bushings already.
I had a customer bring be his own aftermarket arms. I tried to persuade him they might not be a good idea but he insisted. He paid me to install them and the car darted right when braking. So he paid again to have them replaced.
I've also had multiple customers decline control arms and go somewhere else because they are cheaper. Then they come back either right away to complain that their car still handles poorly even though they replaced the arms like I recommended or I see them for their next oil change with new arms and torn bushings already.
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I installed after market OEM quality control arms and have not had a problem, if you have so called darting when putting on brakes, it is the subframe bushings, not the control arm bushings. I weighed after market with originals, same weight, bushings looked the same, over 20K since, no problem with darting once I replaced subframe bushings. Also used after market bushings, no problem fraction of cost of Volvo parts which is insane. Did CV axle and got seals from Volvo, $34.00 each, found exact same manufacturer seals for half price after the fact, so I question all OEM parts.
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07-17-2009 07:33 PM