dammmnnn.... didnt realize ichiba was flat out garbage, even worse if our vendors support this kind of crap

 

honestly the min you start hitting the vendors in their cash cow parts the min the mods will delete threads like this. vendors=money to internetbrands

 

If it's a safety issue...not true.

 

good to know

 

Wow. Like others have said, this makes me question my SPC stuff as well.

This is a shame.

 

very disappointing indeed

this makes me want to sell my Kinetix camber arms and invest in SPL

 

Thats why i have the SPL parts catalog on my car. There are only 2 parts on their website that i don't have, front endlinks and front camber arms.

My front endlinks are Whiteline, one broke last week.
My front camber arms are Megan and have lasted for the past 90k miles with heavy track abuse.

 

Thats good to hear on the megan

Yikes and white line broke? wow they are a reputable company

 

Sh$t happens from time to time, Whiteline is very interested and taking care of it.

 

I'm thinking it basically comes down to this... whoever offers a kickass warranty is in my eyes the company to go with.
I know SPL is great at working with you, and Kinetix for example gives you a LIFETIME warranty on their camber kits which is insane...

I think a rule of thumb from now on for me, and it's something I just realized that the typical 1 year warranty is a generic MAde In China one, I will never trust it again and all the products I purchase from now on I will make sure not only to do research on them because everyone will have different experiences, but I'm gonna make sure the company stands behind their product with a multi year or a lifetime warranty. When a company offers that, then you know they really are confident in their product and there's obviously a good reason for that.




BTW check out how I solved the spindle problem, this is the only thing I could do without taking the whole arm off... Had to wedge my handsaw in there cut it so it would have some room to flex, got it unstuck and hammered it back out fairly easily at that point.

I went a little rage mode as you can see cut into the arm a bit, lol, didn't see that.... but anyway no big deal only a minor cut....
pics

 

I have kinetix camber arms and they have been solid so far, no complaints

 

spc fail as well? ive only seen ichiba failed pics

 

I have the same problem with my bushings in my ichiba arms...i needa find time to put oem arms back

 

This should be enough to take them off the shelf.

 

Glad I didn't install mine. I've had the same arms sitting in my garage for over 2 years collecting dust. What a waste of money.

 

how much shipped to 92362? And will you part?











so i may shat on them, fine sir.

 

Gotta let my buddy know bout this ****! Think hrs running iciba.

 

i am on the list for topspeed coilovers that is on sale for 560 shipped. this made me wonder if i should cough up some more money to get better coilovers. since ichiba and topspeed are the same ****! i dont know if their coilovers is any different.

 

I can assure you, it wouldn't hurt to save up a couple hundred more for a more well respected name in coils. I hated spending the money I did on my suspension, but looking back, I'd do it all over again... and probably spend a little more (in hindsight).

 

what brand you have in mind? I am thinking of BC or D2? i have 1600 to spend. The front upper camber control arms, rear camber arms, rear toe arms will be SPL Branded. That is because of OP situation and many others.

The camber kits will cost me around 700 bucks or even more. So i only have around 900-800 dollars left for coilovers.