tubular arms?

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tubular arms?
michael bryan avatar
michael bryan
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ive been lookin for a set of tubular armsand notice a big price difference between fbi and sd. My question is does anyone know about fbi's set and why they are so much cheaper? has anyone used a set from fbi?
jeebus @ mmw avatar
jeebus @ mmw
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I think the main difference between the SD arms and the fbi arms are the materials used. I know first hand that the SD arms are built very very beeefy, extra thick materials. The SD arms also have a custom machined x-shaft with them which is very very nice also, and is greaseable. And another reason, no matter how you feel about it, is the name. When you buy a SD product your know right off the bat your getting quality, and great service. Im not saying that FBI arms arent great quality, and dont come with great service, but its been shown in the past how good the service from SD is.

Another option for you would be the arms from www.barelylegalfabrication.com . These arms are also going to be sold through SD , and are very well built also. They come with a Uni-joint upper pivot that replaces the balljoint, and the ugly bulky ass plate the sits in. They are also built with very thick and heavy materials, and also come standard with the SD xtra beefy machined x-shaft. These arms are what i personally run, and i love them, ive never had a better control arm.


michael bryan avatar
michael bryan
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thanks for the info Taylor
dragmatic avatar
dragmatic
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The "Barely Legal" arms are listed at $999.99 a set on their site! I can see paying for quality but....
1lowfatkid avatar
1lowfatkid
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$1000 for arms is high
jeebus @ mmw avatar
jeebus @ mmw
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then i guess you wont be "buying them".

he offers a few version of control arm packages, the 999 price is for his highest line set of arms, there are different series of arms for different price ranges.


1lowfatkid avatar
1lowfatkid
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but(and im just curious)what accually makes those arms worth 1000 bucks
dragmatic avatar
dragmatic
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AH..so only 849.99 if ya take off the lower unijoint? I'm not bashing what his asking price is if that's what he needs to charge. I think it was perfectly legitimate for Max to charge 600 for a set of Tacoma spindles. All is well as long as they're not crap.
1lowfatkid avatar
1lowfatkid
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sure, taylor im not talkin shit here im just curious what makes them worth 1000 bucks. If the unijoint makes them that much more expensive cool...im just curious
grip avatar
grip
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It's the same arm with the same tubing with the same look year after year.You can change the ball joint,cross shaft whatever you want but it's the same tube arm.Nobody wants to be creative anymore.
Grip//NC\\OKC