Boringoldgit wrote:

I have purchased a batch of RRS front lower arms, these also would be the HD version for air suspension Discovery 3.

They are much cheaper than the usual supplier, however cheapness comes at a price, they look Ok, not as good as our usual supplier but I am sure they will be fine, UK supplier with usual liability insurance etc, just the welding is not to the normal lovely standard that I look for, I am sure that these will be fine but I would like a guinea pig! (Welding is not machine finished, I can't think there would be issues, it's just that I am fussy)

So if you are in need of a set of arms are willing to fit them within a week or two of arrival and give me feedback on fitment, subsequent ease or not of wheel alignment and of course long term quality reply to this post.

Because I need the feedback I am going to set one rule - You need to be a regular poster on this forum and a member for at least 6 months.

I will pay for delivery in the UK only.

1 SET FOR FREE ONLY SO WHO'S IT GOING TO BE?

Feedback after fitment made public on this post please.

Ok, so received these from Boringoldgit and had the chance to fit them this weekend.
Need to comment on the welding as BOG had mentioned it. He's being really fussy if the few weld spatters are a cause for concern! (Which is a good thing that he is concerned about the little stuff and not just revenue!)
Whilst there are a few spatters, for me, it would not concern me in the slightest. This is a strong looking (and feeling) arm, certainly comparable against the genuine article.

On the ones I received, one of the bushes hadn't quite been pushed home fully, so I used my bush fitting/removal tool to just push it firmly home. I'm sure this has been fedback to the original supplier.

But the bushes and the ball joint seemed to be comparable against the genuine article.

Fitting was very straightforward, no problems going into the chassis mounts or with the shock absorber joining the wishbone.
You do look at the shock absorber when loose fitted into the arm and think it's a bit slack (the same on genuine arms), but then you realise that the bolt needs 300nm of tightening, which brings it all in together!

I've not yet had the alignment done (hopefully today or tomorrow) but so far, seems to ride fine (albeit alignment needs sorting).

I did have to reset my steering sensor and ride heights, but that is to be expected, given that I'd replaced all the suspension at the same time.
Will provide another update once it's been aligned.