ALERT! Buddy Club rear camber kits for DC5

[DakDak]

Review: Buddyclub rear camber kit, rear upper control arms for DC5

Hey boys, this my 1st review. I made this to bring to everyones ATTENTION how crap this product is. DC5's are a pain in the arse to lower as you all now with the need for for shortened tie rod ends, and tie rods that connect to the actual coilover. So one would seek out a well respected company for suspension products. E.G - BUDDYCLUB which I am now going to slander and refer to as Buddycrap. I bought coilovers, shortened tie rod ends and a rear camber kit so I could lower my car to my desired height. Roughly 2 finger gap front 3 finger gap rear. I wanted to control how much camber I got at the rear aswell so I got a rear camber kit, my goal was -1 neg camber all round. Not really a fan of camber I'd run neutral but I know that under hard cornering you gain camber. I didnt think I could achieve this with my stock rear upper control arms.

Initially I was a happy camper. I tested my new set up in the dead of night at various industrial areas and RNP and was content. But little did I know that day by day, my rear camber kit was beginning to collapse.

When I bought it, it looked like this.
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=bu...0&tx=102&ty=75


What it looks like now after 5 months of use.
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About $245 down the drain.

So key points are
- I didnt notice this at all. My mechanic discovered this fault as he was adjusting my new coilovers.
-I would of went to a track day with faulty rear upper control arms and could of been in a serious accident, or worse killed my self or some other poor bloke.
- Just because its a well established company does not make it good.
- Be wary of ebay sellers when it comes to returns, you pay for the faulty items shipping there and the replacements item to you.
- Im now running hard race, you can visually see they are better and more reinforced in the section that broke.
- Check out my DIY for dc5 rear camber kit install - http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthr...ol-arm-install


- Happy modding