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E34 Steel/Al Control Arms



Can I use steel control arms in my 95 540ia?

The car has aluminum arms now with 90kmi and dead bushings.  The Bentley
manual said you can replace the bushings in the steel arms but the aluminum
arms need to be replaced.  Is this a geometry issue or merely a materials
issue?  I want to know if I can buy new steel control arms (@$45 ea.)
instead of aluminum (@$145 ea.).

PS- Thanks to all for the answer to my last Thrust Arm question, solved 85%
of the vibration.

Jim

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