I had to buy them all. Some of them won't be needed, but since the trailing arms went directly to the shop, I couldn't tell what I did and didn't need. 100 bucks in bolts later, I think I have it sorted out.
Yeah I might do that. Colin is making the bushing for the shocks. I bought the trailing arms used so maybe that stuff is on there. The hardware may end up costing more than the trailing arms...
Yep, those stopper plates are a killer now, no matter where you get them.
MINI has dynamic pricing on parts, they raise prices dramatically when supply shrinks. I've encountered the same thing on other parts, going up huge amounts over time.
But if you get used trailing arms with the pivots attached, you can reuse a lot of that stuff...
I got my R56 arms complete with all the bolts. I looked around for used ones and made sure they sent them with all the bolts and brackets etc but saying that they packed the box badly so some bolts fell out resulting in buying them from eminiparts. Yeap they are expensive bolts....I feel your pain.
I figured since I am replacing the original arms on my 2002 - I am buying new bolts, bushing, stopper etc. I bit the bullet to the tune of a little over $450, the arms however I didn't buy new. Not bad plus I have piece of mind.
Well, I did the same thing, bolts fail, especially when you reuse them, I'd rather go new on those, a trailing arm is a solid chunk of metal and shouldn't fail new or used. Maybe it's overkill but so be it.
Ah...Well I used who you recommended for mine, I don't see how you could them that much cheaper, price was fair. Took them forever to ship, due to a mistake, but the price was good, and they were pretty cool about it, I'd use them again.
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