Is there market for monoball rear upper control arm monoball? SyncroDesignWerks

[jvit27]

That’s how I ended up with the Bimmerworld sealed monoball adjustable lower control arms... even though I have a very low opinion of Bimmerworld.

get the GC adj. LCA's with sealed bearing

https://groundcontrolstore.com/collections/e36-camber-arms/products/bmw-e36-e46-control-arms-with-bearing-pair

[jet_dogg]

Interesting somebody makes it for them.

[Obioban]

get the GC adj. LCA's with sealed bearing

https://groundcontrolstore.com/colle...h-bearing-pair

Too late :P

[EthanolTurbo]

In for monoball rear upper

[K-Dawg]

Please explain.
Maybe I’ve been misinformed.

You statement was just kind of generic.

It depends on:

• The particular bushing's application
• The car's application
• How much one is willing to compromise NVH and longevity for "performance"
• One's definition of "performance"

As far as I'm concerned, polyurethane and Heim joints (I assume that's what you meant by ball joints) don't have much usefulness on street cars. Do either of them offer more or less "performance" than rubber or sealed monoballs? Maybe, maybe not, maybe exactly the same. Are monoballs better than rubber bushings? Sometimes, but not all the time.

They're all different. Ranking them is kind of pointless, IMO.

[coolchill]

I sent out a few messages and got a reply that SyncroDesignWerks may be interested but as with any company, it only makes sense to produce a part that has a market.

Because of the CSL we have an option of monoball bearing in rear lower control arm(Bimmerworld also offers a monoball) but the rear upper control arm does not have an option for monoball bushing/bearing. Is there any interest in such a product? This would be a quality sealed streetable bearing like SyncroDesignWerks rtab.

Would like to these SDW parts, 😎 (as a side note, would certainly buy these sealed parts from SDW through FCPEuro, like how I bought the SDW RTABs at FCPEuro. Or unless SDW would offer the equal lifetime warranty)

[eacmen]

Updates on this?

[bigjae46]

I'd rather see a beefier upper control arm with a sealed inner bearing. The spring beats the crap of out of the arm even with the pad. It can be remedied with a reinforcement plate...but why not just make one that can withstand the abuse?

[Cronenberged]

Performance Eurowerks had monoball lower control arms built by Fall Line which is another option I don't think many are aware of.

[eacmen]

Performance Eurowerks had monoball lower control arms built by Fall Line which is another option I don't think many are aware of.

There are lots of aftermarket options for rear lower control arms (some call them camber arms). Fall line looks good, but expensive - the bearing looks like its an exposed bearing which requires more maintenance than a sealed one.

No real options for the upper teardrop shaped rear control arm.

[bigjae46]

There are these…

https://www.wisefab.com/bmw-e36-e46-rear-upper-link-kit

https://nerptech.bigcartel.com/product/e36-e46-rear-upper-control-arm

But then going with a rear coil-over creates a bunch of other issues.

- I don’t run a rear sway. One of them has a provision for a link.

- You have to reinforce the upper shock mount area.

- Will the lower shock bolt hold up?

- Sacrifice back side tire/wheel clearance?


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[Obioban]

Performance Eurowerks had monoball lower control arms built by Fall Line which is another option I don't think many are aware of.

Unsealed, so more of a race part. Not going to have a long service life on the street with dirt getting in there.

[Cronenberged]

bigjae46 at least Nerp addressed mounting for the sway bar.

[meowth]

On the topic of lower control arms, would CMP's with the "rod end boot" count as fully or semi sealed? Haven't seen much on those other than how people have been mentioning they're unsealed, but I like how they incorporate some 7075-T6 aluminum. I replaced my LCA's with OE Lemforder during the subframe job, but have been considering the CMP's for when I eventually get a new wheel setup.

Would def be interested in a sealed monoball option for the upper control arm once I get around to doing all that.

[tnord]

Add me to the list of interested parties. Hoping to swap out all of the rear rubber this spring if I can get everything together for the reinforcement job.