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Old 05-06-2020, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by andrewwynn View Post
Control arms not thrust arms.

Still heed the warning about tighten the bolt on the bushing side when weight on the wheel. If you tighten with the wheel hanging the rubber will be twisted (doesn't apply if you used poly bushings that rotate).
BMW list it as a Tension Strut. I refer to it as the Thrust Arm, not control arm.

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=31_0521
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