Ichiba rear camber arms almost killed me
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: By the sea, Tx
G35 sedan w/ too much money in mods
Another thread about how sh!tty Ichiba products are. I've had 4 of their parts and all have failed in one way or another, I wouldn't give that fvcking company a dime of my money. Here's what happened to my RCA's with 15K miles on them. 
Glad you didn't die................
Glad you didn't die................
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Sherman Oaks CA
I strongly suggest to any one running Ichiba or any knock off brand to INSPECT YOUR COMPONENT'S ON A REGULAR BASIS.
If ur lowered/on coils/on bags or even stock, ......every time ur G is on a lift .....get under that btich and inspect tires /bushings /exhaust /brakes /struts/springs /coils............everything .
Our cars are so modified. Part's fail.its our responsibility to monitor our siht.
A lot of us roll in triple Digit speeds(you know who u r)
When we roll that fast .......everything has gotta be tight!
If ur lowered/on coils/on bags or even stock, ......every time ur G is on a lift .....get under that btich and inspect tires /bushings /exhaust /brakes /struts/springs /coils............everything .
Our cars are so modified. Part's fail.its our responsibility to monitor our siht.
A lot of us roll in triple Digit speeds(you know who u r)
When we roll that fast .......everything has gotta be tight!
Pulling mine off and going back to stock arms this weekend. Fronts are already shot. Bushings migrated out, pushing the arms forward, impacting the car structure on hard bumps. Haven't looked at the back yet. Time to get that garbage out fromundah. B2Auto has been good about working with me. Unfortunately I'm 2 months outside of the warranty period. 5500 miles total on them. I've had oil changes last longer than these A-Arms lasted. I'm prolly gonna contact Ichiba to see what they can do to at least refund some money.
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,186
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From: Sherman Oaks CA
Pulling mine off and going back to stock arms this weekend. Fronts are already shot. Bushings migrated out, pushing the arms forward, impacting the car structure on hard bumps. Haven't looked at the back yet. Time to get that garbage out fromundah. B2Auto has been good about working with me. Unfortunately I'm 2 months outside of the warranty period. 5500 miles total on them. I've had oil changes last longer than these A-Arms lasted. I'm prolly gonna contact Ichiba to see what they can do to at least refund some money.
I'm only interested to gripe as it's barely been a year and only 5500 miles. Many others might have gotten close to 2 years and double the mileage - I don't know. Regardless, it might be worth your while to gripe as well. It's a suspension component. It should last longer than a friggin' oil change, in my opinion. My stock arms had 29000 miles on them and are still nice and strong. I feel your pain at any rate. When I get the number/contact info for Ichiba, I'll post it up.
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,186
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From: Sherman Oaks CA
I'm only interested to gripe as it's barely been a year and only 5500 miles. Many others might have gotten close to 2 years and double the mileage - I don't know. Regardless, it might be worth your while to gripe as well. It's a suspension component. It should last longer than a friggin' oil change, in my opinion. My stock arms had 29000 miles on them and are still nice and strong. I feel your pain at any rate. When I get the number/contact info for Ichiba, I'll post it up.
I have read threads saying that the Ichiba rear camber arms are made by the same company that makes the SPC arms (made in China fyi) and painted red. I guess that is not the case.
