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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 10:52 PM
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Here we are again....a new product from M7 that will take the mini's handling from great to the
proverbial........... "Gokart"

At a scant 3.75lbs compared to 7.5lbs of the stockers these control arms will
allow better and faster steering response. You can literally feel the suspension loading up and
communicating thru the steering wheel. And the funniest thing is that it goes over bumps smoother
and quieter, following the road surface without bouncing and oscillating like the stock A-arms

And we did not stop with the arms, the stock rear control arm bushing
is one squishy contraption allowing the A-arm to move up and down and side ways changing Toe, Camber
and caster. To fix those problems we use Delrin and a self lubricating Bronze bushings controlling the
arc of the A-arm in a smoth but presice manner.

These puppies are ready for prime time in any color you want.....Hey why not

Price: $699 complete with bushings.

peter horvath
562-712-3270


Here's the bushings, the aluminum version is the hardcore vibration be damned version

 
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 11:57 PM
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Nice work, love to have a set, but they're a bit out of my range for now.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 11:40 AM
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3.75 weight savings for 700.00? Any chance of dropping the price in 1/2?


 
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 11:59 AM
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I wouldn't look at this as purely (or even primarily) an issue of weight savings. The main advantage of the mod is the new bushings.

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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 12:07 PM
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https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...85&start=0
 
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 07:34 PM
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>>I wouldn't look at this as purely (or even primarily) an issue of weight savings. The main advantage of the mod is the new bushings.

Hi Dave why don't you call me for a test drive, and with that a first hand test.no more guessing that the weight of the arms do nothing (which is wrong...sorry) this way the whole world will know how the car reacts and handles.

Call me

peter horvath
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 11:00 PM
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I bet you could get new bushings for less than 700.00 for the stock arms.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2004 | 03:31 PM
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If u dont like it, and can't afford it, why comment?
Innovation is good, nobody else has this. There are always 10/10ths parts out there, for 10/10th's people. If u look at something like this and go "why would i need that?" Guess which group you are in?

I love the innovators for the Mini, how a car with this small a production run can get such awesome products is beyond me.

If you want fast and cheap, go Honda. Everything you want is 1/2 the Mini price, but everybody has one.

I used to love this board.



 
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 09:00 AM
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>>If u dont like it, and can't afford it, why comment?

Because if you can get 99% of the benefit for 20% of the cash, it's a great deal.

Sometimes, a vendor develops a product, and that gets the juices flowing
for other interested hobbiests, and everyone benefits from some new
idea that costs TONS less and gets almost the entire benefit of the much
more expensive product.

The "buy and install" people get their product from the vendor, and the
"I'll do it myself" people get great ideas and save cash.

Where's the problem in that?

 
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