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Thread: Should control arms flex this much?

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    Should control arms flex this much?

    Yay or Nay ???



    -DIDZ


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    It looks kind of similar to the flex I had when I checked mine a while back ... Even with the TT bushings rather than the standard bushings the flex is quite pronounced. If I get a chance I'll grab a pic for comparison tomorrow.

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    cheers mate. Got a feeling it's messing with my steering quite a bit
    -DIDZ


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    my control arm snapped just before where bushing part!
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    Here's mine as a basis for comparison ... I'm on level ground and the camera is being held close to perpendicular to the control arm. Have you replaced the bushings recently?




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    are you guys low? mine look fine but they angle up (lowered about 50mm) and i do understand that this counteracts handling propertie??
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    I'm lowered more than standard, but not massively low ... Not really much of an angle when I look at the control arm. I can see how it would angle upwards if you were lowered by a lot.

    Are you lowered by much Didz? Also, when was the last time your wheels were aligned? Have you hit anything recently? Tyre pressures ... etc.

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