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    Another option in the monoball world

    I received these today to replace my 1000 mile powerflex black bushings, Looks like good quality to me and a standard bmw ball joint
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    E85 fueled, Eaton m112 supercharged 4.5L M62TU, TTV racing flywheel, Spec stage 2+ clutch, 88c thermostat, eibach sway bars, wavetrac 3.15 lsd, m5 steering box, Quantum 340lph fuel pump, Dinan camber plates, some powerflex bushings, Supersprint headers, M5 cats, 2001 gas pedal upgrade and many other things done. all diy by me

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    What are they? Who makes em? How much?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ruprectgern View Post
    What are they? Who makes em? How much?

    --rg
    I found them here https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...noball-Upgrade
    E85 fueled, Eaton m112 supercharged 4.5L M62TU, TTV racing flywheel, Spec stage 2+ clutch, 88c thermostat, eibach sway bars, wavetrac 3.15 lsd, m5 steering box, Quantum 340lph fuel pump, Dinan camber plates, some powerflex bushings, Supersprint headers, M5 cats, 2001 gas pedal upgrade and many other things done. all diy by me

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    Wow didn't know someone else was making them, $175 is good price. How are feeling so far? Did it get rid of any shimmy? I have a set of moose head waiting to be installed also, along with suspension refresh.

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    Kinkedchrome, dm sent.

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    Installed, professionally aligned and road tested, major improvement from stock and from powerflex, highly recommended, I'm thinking of buying another set for my e53
    E85 fueled, Eaton m112 supercharged 4.5L M62TU, TTV racing flywheel, Spec stage 2+ clutch, 88c thermostat, eibach sway bars, wavetrac 3.15 lsd, m5 steering box, Quantum 340lph fuel pump, Dinan camber plates, some powerflex bushings, Supersprint headers, M5 cats, 2001 gas pedal upgrade and many other things done. all diy by me

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    That is damn nice and a good price!
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    I talked to the seller and it turns out he's local, his shop is not too far from mine! I'm going to head over there on Monday and check out how the monoballs feel in his E38. It's looking like a good option to solve my thrust arm bushing woes, once and for all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by atobe View Post
    Wow didn't know someone else was making them, $175 is good price. How are feeling so far? Did it get rid of any shimmy? I have a set of moose head waiting to be installed also, along with suspension refresh.
    They completed eliminated the 40-45mph shimmy on my E38. The Moosehead parts are a great looking part, no one else that I have found offers a design like they have for the BMW market.

    Quote Originally Posted by 1999 540i m View Post
    Installed, professionally aligned and road tested, major improvement from stock and from powerflex, highly recommended, I'm thinking of buying another set for my e53
    I'm glad you enjoy them, I'm constantly paranoid that people will think they increase NVH too much. Let me know on the second set.

    Quote Originally Posted by philly98540 View Post
    That is damn nice and a good price!
    Thanks! I tried to keep them priced competitively, but admittedly they are not as pretty as competitors without the anodize coating and laser engraving. Though part of the reason I did not coat them is that the anodize can affect both the OD and the ID of the part, and suppliers don't always do it the same for every batch. Not anodizing takes one variable out of the tolerance stack and lets me control the feature size better for both press fits. Or at least that's what I tell myself.

    Quote Originally Posted by dannyzabolotny View Post
    I talked to the seller and it turns out he's local, his shop is not too far from mine! I'm going to head over there on Monday and check out how the monoballs feel in his E38. It's looking like a good option to solve my thrust arm bushing woes, once and for all.
    Hopefully we can get you sorted out! I have a set of 540i arms with monoballs installed and ready to go if you end up liking the way it feels.

    For anyone else that is interested, I made these for both V8 and I6 E39's. I'm almost out of the V8 parts, but I still have plenty of the I6 parts left. I am currently in the process of building control arm monoballs and they will be ready to ship in a couple of weeks.
    Last edited by KinkedChrome; 12-16-2018 at 10:56 AM.

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