We had the whiteline on the green car, bmr on the red car.
You really cannot go wrong with either brand.
A big thing will be what you want to do with the car. The whiteline bushings are very quiet, and work well.
With the BMR, if you are more track oriented, you have an option of poly only, poly body / spherical axle. Or spherical all the way around.
The spherical all the way around will work the best at the track imo.
Feel free to call with any questions.
We have the BMR, Whiteline, UPR, and Roush products.
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I have a complete whiteline suspension minus the uca. The bushings are the best in the business, synthetic elastomer, which translates into awesome deflection without the noise of poly. they have been tested to surviving over 2.5 million cycles, your best poly bushing lasted less then half those cycles. The sway bars are solid spring steel no hollow design like most others. The rear bar allows you to fit any suspension variants you may add later. The lca's are completely adjustable, and the relocation brackets set up the perfect angles for getting traction. Dont listen to those guys who say if your not road racing dont get a watts link. Get a watts link it completly transforms the handle characteristics of your car. Bmr has some great products as well! Hope that helps.
Amsoil Chassis Grease
I discovered this on my 2009 GT500 and confirmed it works on the new 2014 that has a new complete BMR setup. Since it can't be pressured out of the joint, you will never have to grease them again. No more squeaks or noises ever.
Whiteline FTW
What springs are you guys running with the shocks/struts
While I am sure everyone appreciates your enthusiasm and support for a company, in fairness, the OP wants to hear from people who are using said companies. Your posts in other threads have mentioned you will be using WL for you car, and that you may work on a sponsorship with them as well.
This is a very broad question. What shocks and struts? Are you referring to cornering ability, daily driving, or drag oriented?
Daily driving mostly
If you are using the car for daily driving, I highly recommend a set of BMR-SP009 Lowering Springs. They have a nice aggressive look, and have rates that are more catered to all-around performance, instead of handling effort. If you would like to research this, for reference, our rates are Linear Working rates of 165F/160R.
As for struts and shocks, one of the better "all-around" performers are the Tokico D-Specs, and the Strange Adjustables. The Strange pieces are slightly cheaper, and will work better when you want to adjust them for straight-line performance. The Koni's are typically highly recommended by many, and I recommend them as well, but....they just lack in terms of drag-strip results.
If the car is a Manual Trans, and you are really concerned with performance in a straight line, a Double Adjustable Rear Shock will be your best bet. QA1 or Viking are the ones that I have the best luck with. I typically pair those with the Strange fronts, simply because those work so good, especially considering the $139/each price tag.
If you were not concerned with drag-strip performance, the best "bang-for-the-buck" award, IMO, goes to the $465 BMR/Koni STR.T Package:
BMR Lowering Spring, KONI STR.T Package: $465.45
That is 20% off on the Koni's and 50% off on the BMR Springs. Killer deal, but it is more catered to the average person wanting a solid performing shock/spring combo...and is not concerned with sixty-foot times at the strip.
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While I am sure everyone appreciates your enthusiasm and support for a company, in fairness, the OP wants to hear from people who are using said companies. Your posts in other threads have mentioned you will be using WL for you car, and that you may work on a sponsorship with them as well.
Correct, as they offer the best parts with my research, so I will be using them by choice. No need to get defensive.
Correct, as they offer the best parts with my research, so I will be using them by choice. No need to get defensive.
didn't anyone read the massive WL failure thread in the gt500 section?