How to Make A Skunk2 Pro Series+ Camber Kit (Pictures)
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it is cheaper to buy everything and build this one. im sure the polyurethane bushings in this would be as good, probably better than the ones in the skunk2 pro series plus arms. price list edited. i already had the upper control arm poly bushings from my front end kit so that was free, and i was fixing a shot camber kit so that was basically free because i already had it. so this cost me basically the price of two skunk2 ball joints, 34.05 x2 = 68.10 plus whatever s/h was. so for me, this worked well.
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So you're saving money by buying a poor quality control arm with poor quality bushings and poor quality ball joint, then swapping out for a good quality ball joint and bushings. So you're now left with a poor quality control arm.
I think this is a somewhat backward approach...
It sounds like ( $50 + 35 ) x 2, so $170 in replacement parts, so you're not far off buying the Skunk2 part in the first place...? So you save $60 that should arguably be spent toward a better quality set of control arms?
I think this is a somewhat backward approach...
It sounds like ( $50 + 35 ) x 2, so $170 in replacement parts, so you're not far off buying the Skunk2 part in the first place...? So you save $60 that should arguably be spent toward a better quality set of control arms?
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And holy shit, why are you bumping a thread from 2009?
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