Ichiba failed me hard, like so many others!
04-04-2012, 10:41 AM
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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
04-04-2012, 01:45 PM
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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.
04-04-2012, 01:46 PM
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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.
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.
Yikes and white line broke? wow they are a reputable company
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04-04-2012, 02:27 PM
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Sh$t happens from time to time, Whiteline is very interested and taking care of it.
04-04-2012, 04:14 PM
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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....
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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
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so i may shat on them, fine sir.
04-05-2012, 01:00 AM
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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.
04-05-2012, 03:55 AM
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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).
04-05-2012, 10:41 AM
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The camber kits will cost me around 700 bucks or even more. So i only have around 900-800 dollars left for coilovers.