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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 11:42 PM
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Default SPL vs AMS suspension parts

I was researching rear endlinks to replaced my stock piece thats currently being preloaded to death and found that AMS has a few suspension links for pretty decent prices. Upon closer inspection(through ams's website) the AMS pieces looked almost exactly like their SPL counterparts. So similar that I'm starting to think the AMS pieces are just rebranded SPL pieces. In addition, everywhere I look the AMS parts are AT LEAST 40$ cheaper than the SPL parts.

So my question is, should I take the seemingly slight gamble and get the AMS parts? I bet the only real difference between them is maybe the bearings/bushings at most which isnt such a big deal for me since the car mostly does daily duty with <5 track days a year.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 07:34 AM
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Some looks Kinetic , some looks SPL. AMS does usually make some great parts, but if you want SPL, stick with SPL.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 10:36 AM
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 11:44 PM
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i have AMS endlinks. They are holding up fine
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 03:25 AM
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SPL > all. I have SPL's endlinks (f&r), front camber arms, rear camber & traction links. Highest quality available. Contact Kyle at Import Parts Pro for best pricing!
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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 09:16 PM
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I know SPL stuff is legit already. Theres no need to prove me otherwise. What I'm asking is if AMS stuff is just rebranded kinetix and SPL parts.
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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 12:57 AM
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I HIGHLY doubt AMS is rebranding SPL parts.
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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 02:11 AM
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Get SPL..

because AMS is a joke of a company...

http://ams-pirates.com

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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 09:28 AM
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For the extra $40 I'd probably just go for the SPL parts to be honest.
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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by VMRWheels
For the extra $40 I'd probably just go for the SPL parts to be honest.
Youre absolutely right. I made this post while i was unemployed(im a lot younger than the majority of this board) and penny pinching got the best of me. Will be going SPL
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Old Oct 30, 2012 | 09:03 AM
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Totally understandable. If the price difference was a bit more significant I can definitely see it being a harder choice for me at least.
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnycfeoiro
Some looks Kinetic , some looks SPL. AMS does usually make some fantastic places, but if you want SPL, keep with SPL.
You might as well have just quoted terrasmak as you said almost the same thing word for word haha
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 06:23 PM
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^it is cause he is a spam bot. He takes other peoples legit post and tries to substitute words and post then new content.
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