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Old 02-09-2010 | 04:25 PM
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ZZP releases chrome moly control arms!

http://www.zzperformance.com/cobalt_...1153&catid=146

After a redesign for LNF compatability and many months of waiting, we have released our control arms. Quite simply, they are simply the best money can buy.
Old 02-09-2010 | 09:41 PM
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do they rattle or make an unwanted noise like helmjoints on endlinks do
Old 02-09-2010 | 09:42 PM
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Hmmm....can't see myself paying 499 for a set.....good work nonetheless
Old 02-09-2010 | 09:45 PM
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dey puurty
Old 02-09-2010 | 09:47 PM
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I'd be a little concerned about dirt and such destroying the heim joint in no time flat.
Old 02-09-2010 | 09:47 PM
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bit much 299 sounds better remember we bought cobalts because we couldnt afford Ferrari's
Old 02-09-2010 | 09:48 PM
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nice.......any testing reviews?very expensive though... my double adjustable camaro a arms werent even this much.
Old 02-09-2010 | 09:55 PM
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Look like a nice piece.
Old 02-09-2010 | 09:56 PM
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what kind of difference do these make?
Old 02-09-2010 | 09:59 PM
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whoa thats alot of dough.
Old 02-09-2010 | 09:59 PM
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this be an alternative to the 2.2's. that way we wouldnt have to buy ss control arms the the spherical(SP?) joints from ottp. but like some body else said those heim joint will be needing changed alot due to dirt and junk. sealed joint be good on them
Old 02-09-2010 | 10:20 PM
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Definitely looks nice! Look forward to hearing some reviews!

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Old 02-10-2010 | 03:12 PM
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ZZP has been testing these for years in the Grand Prix market where similar concerns were voiced and have not been silenced. We tested for a year before release, including a car that had been crashed with these being the only front corner part to survive.

We sold around 20 sets in the GP market and to date no one, including our original test vehicles in MI have had to replace the heim joints. None of them squeak or make noise.

We charge a premium price for a premium product. We could build them from mild steel and lower the price but they wouldn't be light. We could paint them instead of powdercoating but they would chip, scratch and rust with some time. We could use rubber instead of poly but the performance would suffer. So we built the best and charge a fair price for it.

If you look at any other applications on summit or jegs and search, you'll see we are priced very fairly for what we're offering.
http://www.jegs.com/i/BMR+Fabricatio...A007R/10002/-1
Most other vehicles are done in very high volume compared to ZZP. To boot, many companies don't offer chrome moly (as seen above from BMR)
Old 02-10-2010 | 10:38 PM
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I dont find the prices expsensive for me the other option would be to buy fe5 control arms and then spherical bushings so that would be what 700 plus when done
Old 02-10-2010 | 10:47 PM
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peeps need to stop complaining about prices. who else sells these? no one. chrome molly isnt cheap. the welding rod they need isnt cheep. if my car wasnt being totaled i would be ordering these right now. thank you zzp for all the effort youve put into making the balts faster. **** the haters.

p.s. i have a mod for the m62 ive been working on but my car was totaled so if youd be interested in checking it out contact me and we can work it out.
Old 02-10-2010 | 10:48 PM
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glad to see you guys finally put these out.. I was wondering what happened to them..
Old 02-10-2010 | 11:31 PM
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I need to do something about this FE3 suspension on my RL....
Old 02-10-2010 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by chevysssc
bit much 299 sounds better remember we bought cobalts because we couldnt afford Ferrari's
lmao! so true
Old 02-10-2010 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ebristol
I need to do something about this FE3 suspension on my RL....
Cobalt FE5 arms...
Old 02-10-2010 | 11:36 PM
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hell yeah!
Old 02-10-2010 | 11:37 PM
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i know its a totaly different car. but even moly fbody lower a arms arent that expensive.....and if you get uppers and lowers they are only like more.
Old 02-11-2010 | 12:01 AM
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interesting would like to see some reviews on how the perform
Old 02-11-2010 | 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ls1fbody
Cobalt FE5 arms...
$300 for the FE5 arms, $200 for the spherical cabs, $50 for shipping and pressing.

hmmm
Old 02-11-2010 | 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by chevysssc
bit much 299 sounds better remember we bought cobalts because we couldnt afford Ferrari's
Respectfully agree
Old 02-11-2010 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by chevysssc
bit much 299 sounds better remember we bought cobalts because we couldnt afford Ferrari's
I agree as well but we can't even produce them for that. OUr cost on each unit is higher than 300 and that's in production. Development cost is thousands but we invest our profits into new products and testing for this platform. We're building our business and showing support for a platform so the benefits for us hopefully extend past the sales we'll get from items like this.



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