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      04-08-2016, 05:23 AM   #15
Aragorn30d
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Drives: E90 330d
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the issue with the front arms on these cars is they come complete with the balljoint.

the bush wears, and sure you can replace it, but so does the balljoint, and the only way to fix that is a new arm.

When a new M3 arm is £50, it seems a waste of time to me to spend £50 on a pair of bushes, and then pay a garages time to press the bush out and press the new bush back in.

You might as well just buy the new M3 arm and fit it, gaining yourself a new, tight, balljoint, the upgraded M3 spec bushing, and the upgraded M3 geometry all at once.

Replacing the bush will end up costing just as much, but leaves you with crappy standard geo and a 10 year old balljoint thats just waiting to fail.
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