BMR vs WHITE LINE suspension
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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.
Beef
513-478-1965
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.
Beef
513-478-1965
Appreciate the info beef :beer: I definitely will call when I make my mind up
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.
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Thanks for the input! I was going to do upper and lower lcas, bushings, and struts within the next month. I planned on doing the watts link later in the year when I do gears and the vortech kit
I know how to make poly bushings super quiet. It's all in the grease! Choosing a formulation that will not pound out (pressed out by pressure surface contact) will make them near OEM quiet.
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.
"AMSOIL Truck, Chassis and Equipment Grease is formulated to deliver maximum pound-out resistance. Its exceptional adhesion and cohesion properties help keep the grease in place to seal out water and contaminants and provide a protective barrier between metal components."
In fact, this stuff is so bad azz, I made the mistake of using a very small amount to install a supercharger pulley on the 2009 GT500. The grease would not displace (push away from the metal surfaces) under the pressure fitment. The pulley kept walking off the supercharger shaft. I had to remove the pulley, degrease all surfaces, and install the pulley again dry.
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.
"AMSOIL Truck, Chassis and Equipment Grease is formulated to deliver maximum pound-out resistance. Its exceptional adhesion and cohesion properties help keep the grease in place to seal out water and contaminants and provide a protective barrier between metal components."
In fact, this stuff is so bad azz, I made the mistake of using a very small amount to install a supercharger pulley on the 2009 GT500. The grease would not displace (push away from the metal surfaces) under the pressure fitment. The pulley kept walking off the supercharger shaft. I had to remove the pulley, degrease all surfaces, and install the pulley again dry.
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jdcobra, of course I would not state that WL has a "better" suspension offering than BMR, but I do see that there are many people running their components with great things to say.
That said, with BMR, you get a quality product, at a great price, and I feel the overall "value" of your purchase is about as good as it gets when choosing to purchase and install our Suspension components. I firmly believe that the service you get when you go with BMR for your S197, is the best in the industry.
*We have been innovators in the S197 Suspension Industry since the S197 was released, and it shows when carefully analyzing the available offerings on the market.
One of the most important factors in making your decision should be your use for the car. I did notice you mentioned drag-racing, occasionally, as well as street use. That specific combination of use, is what we specialize in here at BMR - street cars that intend to maximize their performance on a race-track; while still maintaining a good ride on their way to work each day.
Rest assured, with BMR you will have the ability to be in contact with me every step of the way, to ensure your car is performing at it's peak; day in and day out.
Good luck with your suspension, I look forward to any specific questions that you may have.
Happy Modding!:beer:
That said, with BMR, you get a quality product, at a great price, and I feel the overall "value" of your purchase is about as good as it gets when choosing to purchase and install our Suspension components. I firmly believe that the service you get when you go with BMR for your S197, is the best in the industry.
*We have been innovators in the S197 Suspension Industry since the S197 was released, and it shows when carefully analyzing the available offerings on the market.
One of the most important factors in making your decision should be your use for the car. I did notice you mentioned drag-racing, occasionally, as well as street use. That specific combination of use, is what we specialize in here at BMR - street cars that intend to maximize their performance on a race-track; while still maintaining a good ride on their way to work each day.
Rest assured, with BMR you will have the ability to be in contact with me every step of the way, to ensure your car is performing at it's peak; day in and day out.
Good luck with your suspension, I look forward to any specific questions that you may have.
Happy Modding!:beer:
Thank for sharing that great information about the Amsoil Troy. I will probably pick some up and test it out on a few of our shop cars.
And I also appreciate your loyalty to BMR, and thank you very much for sharing your experience in various threads, it is quite helpful sir. :beer:
Whiteline FTW
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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Cool! Appreciate the info!! :beer:
Correct, as they offer the best parts with my research, so I will be using them by choice. No need to get defensive.
the best research is having parts on your car, stop recomending things because a magazine said they rule.
I am not defensive one bit.
I was simply pointing out that the OP wants experience feedback.
Not to turn this into a bashing fest, but, I am sure that the many people who researched their UCA decision, decided the WL was also the best, and that is probably why they purchased it. We all know how that went down. Props to them for working on the solution, but, if that UCA went through the same steps in testing as their other components, well...
I would disagree that whiteline has the best parts. There crappy uca was a failure. Also there sway bars do fit well with other aftermarket suspension components they dont work as well as other companies sway bars due to there backwards design.
I have bmr everything and I think it is the best product for the money. There bushings are nice, products are beefy as hell and great customer service.
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didn't anyone read the massive WL failure thread in the gt500 section?
Noooope lol
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