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DJPimpFlex · 02-12-2006, 01:05 AM

So I was chillin outside BSin and lookin at my car when a friend of mines like, "DAMN you have a lot of rear camber!" I was like what. . . and wouldnt you know it its like way to much. Anyway I jacked it up and I got a nasty surprise.

Both left and right cracked in the same place. Bad materials. These are battle versions also. I got them from Alex personally. He had a demo car with these on it and I bought the car from him with all the linkage. Its funny because these are S14 style with the loop only going arround one side. Pretty interesting.

ramblux · 02-12-2006, 01:52 AM

Those just don't look like BV arms to me. I'm obviously not saying you didn't buy the car from Alex since I'm sure there is no doubt about it, but those arms just don't look like his for some reason.

SochBAT · 02-12-2006, 01:58 AM

thats janky as hell.

Poor choice of material.

DJPimpFlex · 02-12-2006, 04:28 AM

aggreed. These may have been a prototype (sp?) and the materials may have been not up to the standards of the newer stuff. I'm going cusco for my new stuff.

!Zar! · 02-12-2006, 10:55 AM

Off topic: Why did you go with the s14 style. I always thought the s13 type was stronger?

slideways2004 · 02-12-2006, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by !Zar!

Off topic: Why did you go with the s14 style. I always thought the s13 type was stronger?

i'm guessing b/c that's what came with the car. also are s13 and s14 interchangalbe? if so, why would anyone want the 1 bar s14 style? the only reason i see is b/c ease of installation and i don't see why it is that hard for the other style

BattleVersion · 02-12-2006, 12:33 PM

Those where one of the first sets made and yes, they are made out of weaker material.

The original run of those parts was made with ERW tubing and that type has a seam in it. I bent one of the original ones at a track day when those parts first came out. Then I replaced the tubing sections for DOM tubing and increased the wall thickness. I also changed the die I used to bend them to a wider radius so as not to put as much stress on the tube while bending it.

I havent had a problem with them since but there are still about 10 of the original sets running around. Even if you have the grey color ones, you still cant tell just by looking at it if its the original ones.

DJpimpflex, just email me your info and I'll ship some new ones.
[email protected]

Shawn_of_the_Dead · 02-12-2006, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BattleVersionDJpimpflex, just email me your info and I'll ship some new ones.
[email

[email protected][/email]

Damn yo, that is some good business there. Nice!

DJPimpFlex · 02-12-2006, 01:46 PM

DAMN THAts AWSOME!!! Thanks again! BV Rocks!

ramblux · 02-12-2006, 06:31 PM

I want my cut for telling Alex about this thread. haha

Irukandji · 02-12-2006, 07:42 PM

wow... awesome service from BV... now i know where to order all my suspension parts..

slideways2004 · 02-12-2006, 08:20 PM

great job alex. that is how to do business

P4rD0nM3 · 02-12-2006, 08:25 PM

Word Alex. BV for the win. That's why I recommend BV for awesome T-Support.

DJPimpFlex · 02-12-2006, 08:42 PM

yea seriously +1 for awsome service. You'de be hard pressed to get cusco or any other major brand to send you out new ruca's ever.

brainfood · 02-12-2006, 08:51 PM

When I bought my ruca's from Alex I really needed a set of RUCA's that week and I drove up to autolink to pick up my coilovers and they were all out so I headed over to phase2 and they didnt have any in stock so I called Alex at home and he told me to come by and pick them up. Talk about awesome customer service.

*NemeGuero* · 02-12-2006, 10:14 PM

Battle Version Customer Service is JDM tyte yo!!

khmerguy618 · 02-13-2006, 02:51 AM

yeah i hear alex willl hook it up if ur parts break on you. thats kinda doap customer service, now if that worked with rims also that would be tight.

TurDz · 02-14-2006, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khmerguy618

...now if that worked with rims also that would be tight.

It does and that company is called Rota......

unwed_transient · 02-13-2006, 02:55 AM

that's pretty sick.

BV for me.

dct223 · 02-13-2006, 04:18 AM

+1 for battle version, thats where i got all my stuff from =D

phreze · 02-13-2006, 09:51 AM

RUCA is about the only thing I haven't bought yet and I have been looking at kazama but will take another look at BV after reading this thread. If more companies where like this the world my be a better place.

brainfood · 02-13-2006, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phreze

RUCA is about the only thing I haven't bought yet and I have been looking at kazama but will take another look at BV after reading this thread. If more companies where like this the world my be a better place.

Kazama rods are cool but on some of them not sure if the RUCA is this way one side of the adjustment is course thread and the other is fine so it doesnt adjust as precise or even as the BV ones. Just something to think about.

ESone3 · 02-13-2006, 03:43 PM

i was just going say how I was convinced that no company out there puts out a indestructive product for suspension parts and how I was going to get the ebay ones cause all others are all going to bust anyway...

but this really impressed me, i will be going with Battle Version.

+1 for service

SilviaDriver · 02-13-2006, 03:49 PM

BV..the only people who would sell u only ONE side

North240 · 02-25-2006, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilviaDriver

BV..the only people who would sell u only ONE side

SPL will, if you bought your original set from them.

dct223 · 02-13-2006, 06:27 PM

last time i tried to ask phase2 for a single.. they denied me =(

BattleVersion · 02-13-2006, 08:19 PM

They should have sold you one side if you asked for it. They have been ordering individual peices from me for people who crashed thier cars, but that has been recently, maybe they didnt want to do that in the past. If anything you can always hit me up directly. I'm just not home alot of times so dont pannic if I dont email you guys back right away.

s14turbosilvia · 02-14-2006, 07:01 PM

BV gets my order for all of my suspension link components. Case settled.

DJPimpFlex · 02-15-2006, 03:05 PM

got my new rucas today! Thanks again!

trsilvias13 · 02-15-2006, 03:21 PM

I will go with BV now if i need some replacements.

02-12-2006, 01:05 AM	#1
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	Check out how hard core I am . . . So I was chillin outside BSin and lookin at my car when a friend of mines like, "DAMN you have a lot of rear camber!" I was like what. . . and wouldnt you know it its like way to much. Anyway I jacked it up and I got a nasty surprise. Both left and right cracked in the same place. Bad materials. These are battle versions also. I got them from Alex personally. He had a demo car with these on it and I bought the car from him with all the linkage. Its funny because these are S14 style with the loop only going arround one side. Pretty interesting. __________________

02-12-2006, 04:28 AM	#4
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	aggreed. These may have been a prototype (sp?) and the materials may have been not up to the standards of the newer stuff. I'm going cusco for my new stuff. __________________

02-12-2006, 10:55 AM	#5
!Zar! Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Korea Posts: 14,579 Trader Rating: (27) Feedback Score: 27 reviews	Off topic: Why did you go with the s14 style. I always thought the s13 type was stronger? __________________

02-12-2006, 01:46 PM	#9
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	DAMN THAts AWSOME!!! Thanks again! BV Rocks! __________________

02-12-2006, 08:42 PM	#14
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	yea seriously +1 for awsome service. You'de be hard pressed to get cusco or any other major brand to send you out new ruca's ever. __________________

02-12-2006, 01:52 AM	#2
ramblux Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 735 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Those just don't look like BV arms to me. I'm obviously not saying you didn't buy the car from Alex since I'm sure there is no doubt about it, but those arms just don't look like his for some reason.

02-12-2006, 01:58 AM	#3
SochBAT Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Age: 39 Posts: 6,428 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: SochBAT Feedback Score: 9 reviews	thats janky as hell. Poor choice of material.

02-12-2006, 12:33 PM	#7
BattleVersion Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 26 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Those where one of the first sets made and yes, they are made out of weaker material. The original run of those parts was made with ERW tubing and that type has a seam in it. I bent one of the original ones at a track day when those parts first came out. Then I replaced the tubing sections for DOM tubing and increased the wall thickness. I also changed the die I used to bend them to a wider radius so as not to put as much stress on the tube while bending it. I havent had a problem with them since but there are still about 10 of the original sets running around. Even if you have the grey color ones, you still cant tell just by looking at it if its the original ones. DJpimpflex, just email me your info and I'll ship some new ones. [email protected]

02-12-2006, 06:31 PM	#10
ramblux Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 735 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I want my cut for telling Alex about this thread. haha

02-12-2006, 07:42 PM	#11
Irukandji Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Compton Posts: 4,268 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wow... awesome service from BV... now i know where to order all my suspension parts..

02-12-2006, 08:20 PM	#12
slideways2004 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Age: 38 Posts: 1,706 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	great job alex. that is how to do business

02-12-2006, 08:25 PM	#13
P4rD0nM3 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Not Applicable Posts: 1,183 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Word Alex. BV for the win. That's why I recommend BV for awesome T-Support.

02-12-2006, 08:51 PM	#15
brainfood Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Eagle Rock, CA Age: 42 Posts: 2,957 Trader Rating: (18) Feedback Score: 18 reviews	When I bought my ruca's from Alex I really needed a set of RUCA's that week and I drove up to autolink to pick up my coilovers and they were all out so I headed over to phase2 and they didnt have any in stock so I called Alex at home and he told me to come by and pick them up. Talk about awesome customer service. __________________ Bryan Rogers http://www.seriousbadass.com

02-12-2006, 10:14 PM	#16
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Battle Version Customer Service is JDM tyte yo!! __________________

02-13-2006, 02:51 AM	#17
khmerguy618 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 408 san jeezy CA Age: 42 Posts: 2,001 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	yeah i hear alex willl hook it up if ur parts break on you. thats kinda doap customer service, now if that worked with rims also that would be tight. __________________ Watch speed channel 12/9 @7.30PM for drifting at HIN! [email protected] IF you bought stuff from me write me a review HERE \|\|VEXMOTORSPORTS \|\| DMAX-USA \|\| RPS CLUTCH \|\| BAB AUTOBODY\|\|

02-13-2006, 02:55 AM	#19
unwed_transient Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 760 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that's pretty sick. BV for me.

02-13-2006, 04:18 AM	#20
dct223 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: hella NORCAL! Age: 39 Posts: 1,664 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	+1 for battle version, thats where i got all my stuff from =D __________________ Sfourteen

02-13-2006, 09:51 AM	#21
phreze Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Murder City Age: 42 Posts: 673 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	RUCA is about the only thing I haven't bought yet and I have been looking at kazama but will take another look at BV after reading this thread. If more companies where like this the world my be a better place. __________________ "If you rock knock-off, you are part of the problem" -myself

02-13-2006, 03:43 PM	#23
ESone3 Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,376 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	i was just going say how I was convinced that no company out there puts out a indestructive product for suspension parts and how I was going to get the ebay ones cause all others are all going to bust anyway... but this really impressed me, i will be going with Battle Version. +1 for service

02-13-2006, 03:49 PM	#24
SilviaDriver Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 40 Posts: 5,514 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: SilviaDriver Feedback Score: 2 reviews	BV..the only people who would sell u only ONE side

02-13-2006, 06:27 PM	#26
dct223 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: hella NORCAL! Age: 39 Posts: 1,664 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	last time i tried to ask phase2 for a single.. they denied me =( __________________ Sfourteen

02-13-2006, 08:19 PM	#27
BattleVersion Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 26 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	They should have sold you one side if you asked for it. They have been ordering individual peices from me for people who crashed thier cars, but that has been recently, maybe they didnt want to do that in the past. If anything you can always hit me up directly. I'm just not home alot of times so dont pannic if I dont email you guys back right away.

02-14-2006, 07:01 PM	#28
s14turbosilvia Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 825 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	BV gets my order for all of my suspension link components. Case settled. __________________ 92 coupe, teh sex.

02-15-2006, 03:05 PM	#29
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	got my new rucas today! Thanks again! __________________

02-15-2006, 03:21 PM	#30
trsilvias13 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,995 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	I will go with BV now if i need some replacements.

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