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R50/53 M7 info/experience Control arms & end links

Old Dec 31, 2019 | 12:58 AM
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M7 info/experience Control arms & end links

Does anybody have any experience with M7 Control arms or end links?

when I read there info on there site about the control arms they seem like the best,most technologically advanced Adjustable Suspension Links on the planet.

Im just looking for some real world experience
  • ( FROM THERE SITE:BELOW)
  • Adds cornering performance, bind free suspension travel, better suspension alignment and adjustability to any performance built MINI.
  • Industry First “Hybrid Polymer MonoBall” (HPMB) link ends. A MAXX-G Performance Suspension exclusive
  • Combines the best features of both monoball rod ends and urethane bushings.
  • Offers bind-free high angular misalignment with quiet “click-fee” operation.
  • Forged alloy steel main housing incorporating a hardened steel monoball riding in a vibration dampening & sealed polymer race.
  • Serviceable, rebuildable & greasable.
  • Military grade 6061-T6 aluminum adjuster sleeve with opposing ¾” diameter RH & LH threads
  • Easy length adjustments for correcting rear camber settings
 
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Old Dec 31, 2019 | 09:17 AM
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We've had customers that have had them on their car, but honestly they aren't worth the coin. They are a monoball style end which you could get in a set of megan racing links for less than half the price, which I feel would be just as good.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/megan-...ber-links.html
But in our shop we have been using the Hsport ones for over 14yrs and don't have failures with them as they use poly bushings on the end.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/h-spor...ber-links.html

Also since the adjustments are on the ends they are much harder to get tightened up when doing the alignment as my alignment guy always swears about the end styles when doing an alignment. Both the Megans and Hsport adj in the middle making it much easier.
Keep in mind you only need the lowers if you have just lowered the car. You can do a 4pc set if you want to get the every last deg of adjustment perfect, but heck even on my race car I only have lowers.

As for end links I like that they have greased and sealed ball ends. But those are large aluminum shafts have had issues with them hitting front cv axles and rear trailing arms because of how fat they are. And if I wanted that style I'd use the whiteline as they are almost the same thing for less $$
https://www.waymotorworks.com/whitel...bar-links.html

You only need end links if you are corner weighting the car, or just trying to make the sway bar neutral. Otherwise for a street car end links aren't necessary. We would actually recommend our WMW links for end links if you wanted them as they use the small steel shafts to give you all the clearance you will ever need, but have sealed ball sockets to not clunk or be noisy.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/wmw-ad...-endlinks.html

The control arms are only going to improve handling because you dial in your alignment right. Otherwise they don't change the handling of the car by replacing them. All that other stuff is marketing.
 
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