BMR A Arms failure

[bull3441]

This is a thread from Teamshelby showing some BMR A arms breaking. Just a heads up for you open track guys who have the A arms

Broken BMR Front Lower Arm - Team Shelby

 

[apg2369]

You couldnt pay me to put their crap on my car !

 

[evasive]

After all of the revisions, you would think they would have figured it out by now.

 

[Blackmax]

That should not happen period, I had read about the cracking of K memebers and took it with a grain of salt but now am starting to believe it.

 

[IA Shelby]

I have set about 2 months old on my car. Have to keep an eye on this. I don't road race so hopefully they should be fine. Need to add that to the 100pt inspection list at the time of oil change.

 

[Robertt305]

That was the old design...


I made sure to get the updated version... They said it only occurred when cars were road raced a lot...

 

[evasive]

Welds that fail from weekend warrior road racing still gives me pause. This isn't their first re-design....

 

[03 DSG Snake]

 

[Blackmax]

BMR sells all their stuff for off road use only so if you are involved or cause a major accident because your arm folded over after hitting a pothole etc. and they find this to be the cause.... kiss your house good-bye.

 

[bull3441]

That was the old design...


I made sure to get the updated version... They said it only occurred when cars were road raced a lot...

They just released another redesign in May of this year. So the "old" design may or may not be suspect as well.

 

[Ironhand]

I wish I hadn't seen this thread.

 

[evasive]

BMR sells all their stuff for off road use only so if you are involved or cause a major accident because your arm folded over after hitting a pothole etc. and they find this to be the cause.... kiss your house good-bye.

That doesn't absolve them of all legal liability.

 

[Blackmax]

That doesn't absolve them of all legal liability.

O.K. I'm not a lawyer . The insurance companies here are the one's that will try and not pay you even if you are rear ended at a stoplight! They try and access 50/50 blame to both parties in all accidents. And in the case of serious injury or death will inspect the car for any aftermarket modifications.

 

[03 DSG Snake]

Updates?

 

[me32]

so does anyone have pics of the old design next to the new design. i bought my setup late last year so i would like to see what the new MAy 2012 version looks like. thanks. also i will do an inspection on my car now

 

[jenkins_1120]

these are the ones that i have so i hope its not these. i usually DD my car

 

[breoland]

does anyone have pics form old design to new? I bought the ones with the carol shelby logo on them... does this mean they are the most up to date

 

[ZOMBEAST]

Looking at the brace with the three holes, It looks like they reduced the size of the center hole. I have the slightly older version where the center hole is much larger.

BMR should should perhaps make a retro kit that will sandwich that part of the brace when you have the larger center hole. I might have to fab up something myself.