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Hello Boss owners. This thread was brought to my attention by a fellow Boss owner, so I figured I would share some quick information.
It is likely that I dealt with the OP on this issue, but I cannot recall. What I can say is, a BMR LCA Relocation bracket failing under any circumstance, is very rare - so rare that I would describe it as non-existent. The only time I could even imagine it happening, would be if the damper weight bolts were not installed initially. As of right now, as I am typing this, I am not aware of any failures (bend, breaks, etc) of our LCA Brackets, since we redesigned them years ago.
I would put our LCA Brackets up against any other companies, in a split second, for any use, without hesitation. Believe it, or not, our development, trial and error over the years is what has led to many of the excellent parts you are using today. (IE: Relocation brackets, when we offered them, in 04/05 and the rest of the world said it was "marketing" hype - fast forward to today, and they are one of the hottest suspension items for the S197)
This quote "BMR parts are for drag cars, not road course use" - while I completely disagree, I can understand one's view on that. We have experienced growing pains, like many others have. Primarily, those pains have been with our Tubular FLCA.
As for the polyurethane, well, it happens. There is not a lot of difference between the available suspension components that feature Poly ends, in the Poly itself. Cars that spend a lot of time on a road course, AutoX, etc...especially with a good tire, should stay away from Poly components on most pivoting areas of the suspension. The majority of the market uses Poly, but that does not mean it is the proper material for the job.
steveespo - I am completely baffled by your statement about our PHR clunking, clanking and rattling. These parts are not complicated, they are simply a bar with bushings, and sleeves. Ironically, the bar you installed is a spitting image of ours...and they perform the same, we have tested them. I am not sure what your issue was, and I am glad you resolved it, but we are 30,000 PHR deep....and I get maybe 5 calls a year about them. Those calls are, 99.99% of the time, about a clunk that is a result of a loose jam nut.
And lastly, to clarify about a post stating "K-Member" failures - I am not aware of any incidents where our design has failed. Road Course, Drag, Street, etc. I have had (1) incident, where a BMR K-Member weld failed. It was repaired, and the car has been beating on that K-Member ever since. Said car is a road course car, with our entire front suspension, on R tires and 3900lbs.
If anyone has any questions, concerns, complaints etc - do not hesitate to contact me.
Kelly
It is likely that I dealt with the OP on this issue, but I cannot recall. What I can say is, a BMR LCA Relocation bracket failing under any circumstance, is very rare - so rare that I would describe it as non-existent. The only time I could even imagine it happening, would be if the damper weight bolts were not installed initially. As of right now, as I am typing this, I am not aware of any failures (bend, breaks, etc) of our LCA Brackets, since we redesigned them years ago.
I would put our LCA Brackets up against any other companies, in a split second, for any use, without hesitation. Believe it, or not, our development, trial and error over the years is what has led to many of the excellent parts you are using today. (IE: Relocation brackets, when we offered them, in 04/05 and the rest of the world said it was "marketing" hype - fast forward to today, and they are one of the hottest suspension items for the S197)
This quote "BMR parts are for drag cars, not road course use" - while I completely disagree, I can understand one's view on that. We have experienced growing pains, like many others have. Primarily, those pains have been with our Tubular FLCA.
As for the polyurethane, well, it happens. There is not a lot of difference between the available suspension components that feature Poly ends, in the Poly itself. Cars that spend a lot of time on a road course, AutoX, etc...especially with a good tire, should stay away from Poly components on most pivoting areas of the suspension. The majority of the market uses Poly, but that does not mean it is the proper material for the job.
steveespo - I am completely baffled by your statement about our PHR clunking, clanking and rattling. These parts are not complicated, they are simply a bar with bushings, and sleeves. Ironically, the bar you installed is a spitting image of ours...and they perform the same, we have tested them. I am not sure what your issue was, and I am glad you resolved it, but we are 30,000 PHR deep....and I get maybe 5 calls a year about them. Those calls are, 99.99% of the time, about a clunk that is a result of a loose jam nut.
And lastly, to clarify about a post stating "K-Member" failures - I am not aware of any incidents where our design has failed. Road Course, Drag, Street, etc. I have had (1) incident, where a BMR K-Member weld failed. It was repaired, and the car has been beating on that K-Member ever since. Said car is a road course car, with our entire front suspension, on R tires and 3900lbs.
If anyone has any questions, concerns, complaints etc - do not hesitate to contact me.
Kelly