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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 07:24 PM
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ATTN: All interested in Spohn components!

Just fair warning to those that intend to use Spohn Suspension components:

This is my personal review of the products I bought last month, and have recently installed.



Front/Rear Sway bars: handles much much better, car turns more tightly, overall better response

Panhard Bar: car feels much tighter, rearend

Adjustable Torque arm WITH optional Driveshaft safety loop: This comes with a crossmember designed to fit the new torque arm, the torque arm itself is great...the safety loop option is an extension on the crossmember roughly 18 inches in length at the end of which is welded a 2 inche wide safety loop, VERY VERY sturdy. My warning to you is this, if you car has been lowered considerable (3 inches like mine) I DO NOT recommend getting the optional loop. I got it, and the torque arm kept striking the safety loop on virtually any load...so I then adjusted the torque arm to allow for more clearance, I also adjusted the crossmember. This resulted in bottoming out at least 5 times in a 20 mile cross-town drive. I have a good indentation on the underside of my body from the torque arm striking it ( where the arm attaches to the pumpkin)...

I then adjusted the torque arm back to where I had it and this solved the bottoming out problem. I had to sawzall the loop off.

All in all, great products, just dont get the safety loop, saving yourself 40 bucks and a few headaches.
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:10 PM
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sounds like for the most part your happy with everything..

congrats on the installs..
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 10:37 AM
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Car: 1989 Iroc z hardtop
Engine: peanut LB9
Transmission: slopomatic TH700R4
do u have there lower contorl arms? cause i'm looking at geing a set.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 01:35 PM
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Wyclef, no i don't have the LCA's. Really thought about getting em though.

blain
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 07:44 PM
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Car: 1989 Iroc z hardtop
Engine: peanut LB9
Transmission: slopomatic TH700R4
just figure i'd ask cause i'm planning on getting a set of them and relocation brakets, from spohn of corse, thanks
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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 12:42 PM
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The Relocation brackets are great and so are the lower control arms. I bought the poly/poly combo and the arm are made from chromoly. They are great pieces and you won't be dissappointed with them.
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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 02:37 PM
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thanks thats what i wanted to hear.
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