Front control arms

[KIRIEIW]

I used to do this work myself. Unfortunately, due to an illness, I leave this kind of wrenching to my Indy. Any identifying markings on Lemforder CAs? Just want to verify I got what I paid for.

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Yes on the bottom of the control arm ball joints, or any of there ball joints for that matter, you should see there signature "triangle" logo.


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[DARXIDE]

Yes on the bottom of the control arm ball joints, or any of there ball joints for that matter, you should see there signature "triangle" logo.


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Great! When I get it on the lift I'll check it out. Thanx

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[rangomango]

Did you ever get these installed? Will have to do mine soon, so curious if I should go lemforder (if its the same as OEM) or OEM.

[Anubys]

Did you ever get these installed? Will have to do mine soon, so curious if I should go lemforder (if its the same as OEM) or OEM.

My set are on order from FCP so hopefully arriving soon!

[rangomango]

My set are on order from FCP so hopefully arriving soon!

Sweet! Look forward to the feedback.

Edit: Assuming you went with lemforder?

[Anubys]

Sweet! Look forward to the feedback.

Edit: Assuming you went with lemforder?

Yes, I went with the lemforder ones. Here is a link to FCP for the exact products:
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...er-31122282121

I'll let you know when I get them installed, still haven't arrived

[cornercarver]

Guys - sorry for the newb question; are the ball joints on our cars removable? Seems like people usually just replace the whole control arm, so I’m guessing they’re not.

I’m getting a pretty severe metal-on-metal ‘creak’ sound with small steering inputs and road imperfections. I think it’s one of the ball joints...don’t see anything else in the suspension which would make this kind of noise. Seems like a pretty straightforward replacement, so I think I’m just going to get a pair of Lemforders from FCP Euro along with FCAB’s and do it all at the same time.

Any cautions or advice?

[Vas]

Lemforder arms are a good choice.

Ball joints are not replaceable in them.

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[cornercarver]

Thanks.

[cornercarver]

Following up on this because it turned out that the 'creak' was actually coming from the front end links, which I replaced with spherical rod ends. They were not greased and creaked slightly with small suspension/steering movements. I greased them and the noise is gone.

That said, I'm looking for suggestions on FCAB's; I noticed at least 3 different options for urethane bushings on the ECS site; Starting with the Powerflex 'purple' which I believe are firmer than OEM, then their Turner Motorsports '80A' bushing (I assume that's the durometer) and finally the '95A' bushing.

Which bushings do you guys feel are most appropriate for a daily driver? I'm tempted to go with the '95A' bushings, but something tells me they're too firm and will transmit too much NVH to the cabin, especially since the roads around here suck. Powerflex strikes me as a cheaper brand, so that leaves me with the '80A' bushings.

Thoughts? What have people here been happy with?