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    Vehicle has done 220,000 so a new steering rack and bushes were to be expected.

    Engine and transmission have both done less.
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    Suspension parts

    PeterOz

    Looking at the price of parts on your spreadsheet, some parts look
    good, but have a look at Karcraft located at Silverwater in Sydney.

    The air struts In particular are a lot cheaper.

    I have bought parts from them recently.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gandalf View Post
    PeterOz

    Looking at the price of parts on your spreadsheet, some parts look
    good, but have a look at Karcraft located at Silverwater in Sydney.

    The air struts In particular are a lot cheaper.

    I have bought parts from them recently.

    Les
    Les arethose struts LR / OME?

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    PeterOz

    Have sent you a PM with contact details

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    Quote Originally Posted by Redback View Post
    I recently did mine, both upper and lower, mine has 130,000ks on it, although mine has all the gear on it, front and rear bars rack, awnings, long range tank and so on, my top arms were shagged, my lower arms weren't that bad, as I had done them about 40,000ks earlier, and I probably could have left them for another 40,000ks, but I decided to do both.

    How many Ks have you on the car and has the lower arms been done before??

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    gidday mate when you replaced your front upper control arms did you have to remove the air bag to get at it ?
    looks like mine are knackered hehe thought it may have been lower arms because of the clunk mainly off road at slow speed but looks like they have been done recently .

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    I was looking at the uppers while doing my bushes and it does look tight but don't think the strut will need to come out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Laurie 123 View Post
    gidday mate when you replaced your front upper control arms did you have to remove the air bag to get at it ?
    looks like mine are knackered hehe thought it may have been lower arms because of the clunk mainly off road at slow speed but looks like they have been done recently .
    Had them done while the car was in for a service from memory, car has 220,00ks up now.
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    'Recovery' suspension arms

    Hi - having just replaced the front lower control arms on my D3 it looks like it could use all the other (x6) doing as well, it has done well as they are all the original on a 300K vehicle.

    My question is that I've got a quote from BMI who sell out 'Recovery' (the make) arms. Has anybody used them? any advice?

    Thanks

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