Help Broke front SPC kit
#1
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Broke front SPC kit
Something bad happened.
Pulling into my driveway this morning I heard an usual sound that came from my front driver side wheel well. (like loose metal rubbing). Jacked my car up and found that my upper control arm from my spc camber kit, snapped in half.
Not to mention that I've had to lift the car to tighten the front passenger one twice already because it comes loose
I had the kit installed at a local shop a little less than a year ago but I cant find the damn receipt.
Soooo, could someone tell me what my options are? Will spc cover it? Is it possible/safe to get it welded back together???? I have no idea lol
Thanks in advance
Pulling into my driveway this morning I heard an usual sound that came from my front driver side wheel well. (like loose metal rubbing). Jacked my car up and found that my upper control arm from my spc camber kit, snapped in half.
Not to mention that I've had to lift the car to tighten the front passenger one twice already because it comes loose
I had the kit installed at a local shop a little less than a year ago but I cant find the damn receipt.
Soooo, could someone tell me what my options are? Will spc cover it? Is it possible/safe to get it welded back together???? I have no idea lol
Thanks in advance
#2
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Something bad happened.
Pulling into my driveway this morning I heard an usual sound that came from my front driver side wheel well. (like loose metal rubbing). Jacked my car up and found that my upper control arm from my spc camber kit, snapped in half.
Not to mention that I've had to lift the car to tighten the front passenger one twice already because it comes loose
I had the kit installed at a local shop a little less than a year ago but I cant find the damn receipt.
Soooo, could someone tell me what my options are? Will spc cover it? Is it possible/safe to get it welded back together???? I have no idea lol
Thanks in advance
Pulling into my driveway this morning I heard an usual sound that came from my front driver side wheel well. (like loose metal rubbing). Jacked my car up and found that my upper control arm from my spc camber kit, snapped in half.
Not to mention that I've had to lift the car to tighten the front passenger one twice already because it comes loose
I had the kit installed at a local shop a little less than a year ago but I cant find the damn receipt.
Soooo, could someone tell me what my options are? Will spc cover it? Is it possible/safe to get it welded back together???? I have no idea lol
Thanks in advance
you should take pic's and send them to spc, they might send you a new one.
#4
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You should take them off. The SPC arm is a half-**** front camber solution IMO. It wasn't even designed for the G37 (assuming you are using what is being shipped as G37 application), it just happened to fit..up to a point. I took off my set, and about to take rear off. No offense to others that use it, but imagine that part failing at freeway speeds....
Whether they cover it or not isn't the issue IMO. It's the failure that concerns me.
Whether they cover it or not isn't the issue IMO. It's the failure that concerns me.
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#8
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That is so unsafe! i took mine off because they were hitting my fenders because i am so low (even though im not that low i dont think). Why doesnt anybody make adjustable lower control arms???
#9
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I'll post pics soon. Thanks for the input gentlemen... Wondering what I should do if I'm lowered though? I was eating up my tires and having to replace them every few months before the camber kit
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That is not good news!
#11
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It's not going to make a drastic difference in my opinion. I am slammed and I don't run the front kit at all. I am at -1.8 camber in front, but I am sure most are not as low as I am. So therefore the camber won't be nearly as much. The tire wear and look is fine. I only run a rear camber kit because of my tire and offset sizes to avoid rubbing. I used to use the fronts but I stopped after hearing all the problems with noises and breaking, so I took off and can't even tell the difference.
#14
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It's not going to make a drastic difference in my opinion. I am slammed and I don't run the front kit at all. I am at -1.8 camber in front, but I am sure most are not as low as I am. So therefore the camber won't be nearly as much. The tire wear and look is fine. I only run a rear camber kit because of my tire and offset sizes to avoid rubbing. I used to use the fronts but I stopped after hearing all the problems with noises and breaking, so I took off and can't even tell the difference.