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Old Sep 5, 2014 | 10:35 AM
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Default PBM Camber Arms and Circuit Sports Eccentric Lockout Review

First off PBM is top tier for adjustable links. The quality is amazing and the adjustability is better than any company out there.

Price: $250
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~ lifetime manufacturers defect warranty
~ All steel tubular construction
~ Teflon lined spherical bearings
~ Forged Clamping rod end receiver
~ Forged Clamping double threaded adjuster makes double sure your settings never come loose
~ Super long adjuster threads have the most thread overlap and more adjustability than anything on the market
~ Adjuster away from the subframe, on the knuckle side for easier adjustments
~ Bell shaped high surface area pillowball side spacers reinforce subframe mount & give freedom of PB motion
~ Laser cut reinforced mounting bracket
~ Copper and Gold plated finish

This is a comparison with my Megans that were almost maxed out. As you can tell the PBM offer a great deal of adjustability. The double lockers make sure the alignment settings will not move. Adjusting them is very easy with the use of a large adjustable wrench. No need to remove the lock bolts.


The Circuit Sports lockout washers are great for the money. I paid $22 shipped on ebay. They remove the eccentric washers and make sure the alignment is spot on. They come with very high grade treated hardware. The washers are lazer cut for precision and the can be installed/uninstalled without removing the swaybar.

Price:~$22 on ebay




My pup taking the car out for a test drive.

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Old Sep 5, 2014 | 10:44 AM
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Specific pricing for each would help your review.
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Old Sep 5, 2014 | 11:13 AM
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Those look beefy as ****. Is all that extra strength really necessary when the SPC units work perfect already? What's the price on these?
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Old Sep 5, 2014 | 12:02 PM
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Strength isn't the only plus side. The double lock adjusters are awesome and you get more adjustment than SPL or Stance.

added pricing/features.
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Old Sep 5, 2014 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by DEMoLITIoN
Strength isn't the only plus side. The double lock adjusters are awesome and you get more adjustment than SPL or Stance.

added pricing/features.
Is that pricing for a set or per side?
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Originally Posted by 350zHalleck
Is that pricing for a set or per side?
$250/pair
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Old Sep 5, 2014 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by DEMoLITIoN
$250/pair
Thanks. Not a bad price if they are half as nice as they look.
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Old Sep 8, 2014 | 06:44 AM
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congrats , glad you love them , they look great

I am torn between these and the SPL

I just put SPL front upper control arms on the car, and the SPL front tie rod ends

I want to replace my rear ichiba camber arms and I was going to use the SPL

money is about the same on the camber arms from SPL to PBM

what makes you feel they are better then the SPL
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Old Sep 9, 2014 | 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by jdmfetish

what makes you feel they are better then the SPL
It would really depend on who supplies the hiem joints
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Old Sep 9, 2014 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
It would really depend on who supplies the hiem joints
PBM has the heims forged and milled. They purchase the dies upfront. The bearings themselves are PTFE lined and are on par with SPL.
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all things considered

spl vs pbm
on camber arms

are the pretty much very close as far as quality and performance

or is one much better than the other

for me I do not track , or drift

simply street driven
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Old Sep 9, 2014 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by jdmfetish
all things considered

spl vs pbm
on camber arms

are the pretty much very close as far as quality and performance

or is one much better than the other

for me I do not track , or drift

simply street driven
It comes down to your choice.

Craftsmanship - on par
Bearings - on par
warranty - on par

my personal choice was PBM because of the adjustment on the knuckle side and the double lockers. They also look pretty
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Originally Posted by DEMoLITIoN
PBM has the heims forged and milled. They purchase the dies upfront. The bearings themselves are PTFE lined and are on par with SPL.
I will stick with Aurora bearings, they are the leading manufacture of hiem joints for racing, aviation and industrial.
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Old Sep 10, 2014 | 08:39 AM
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thanks guys

I don't feel you can make the wrong choice on either


probably just get the spl though

thanks
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Old Sep 10, 2014 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
I will stick with Aurora bearings, they are the leading manufacture of hiem joints for racing, aviation and industrial.
That is quite the title. Stance does use Aurora bearings but I guarantee they are not using MilSpec rod ends. The bearings on Stance, PBM, and SPL will all be fine for street or track.
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Old Sep 28, 2014 | 05:26 PM
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The PBMs look sick and are the same quality from what I've seen as the SPL I am buying camber arms tomorrow and would like the PBM ones but they are ALWAYS out of stock so I may be stuck with SPL not that that's bad though.
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looks like your diff bushing spewed it's guts on the gt spec bar.
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Old Oct 10, 2014 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Voboy
looks like your diff bushing spewed it's guts on the gt spec bar.
good eye. That is from the previous owner of the bar. It was not cleaned prior to installation.
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