Product Information

Control arms are crucial link in a vehicle's suspension connecting the suspension to a vehicle's subframe. These pieces are usually hinged to allow for suspension to travel and articulate as the vehicle rides over obstructions in the road and while the vehicle turns. Many vehicles such as those with independent suspensions have multiple links and feature several connection points and arms to offer better ride quality and comfort.

As bushings and joints in a control arm begin to wear you may notice a looseness feel in your suspension. And while many arms have replaceable and serviceable individual components, many still require the replacement of the entire arm. Below are signs of when a replacement control arm may be needed:

• Play in suspension joints where these arms meet the subframe and/or knuckle
• Buckling noise emanating from the suspension
• Uneven tire wear
• Inability to properly align vehicle
• Shutter or vibration coming from the steering wheel at highway speed
• Wandering or pulling sensation from side to side felt on the steering wheel

Referred to as a Tension Strut by BMW - Includes Hydraulic Mount 

TRW Suspension Tension Strut

TRW control arms can help improve fuel economy, emissions, energy savings, driving comfort and most important, safety. TRW provides hardware kits as standard on all ball joints, installation instructions and catalog information in all formats.

Upper and lower Control Arms designed as:

• Aluminium forged Control Arms
• Aluminium cast Control Arms - low weight/high performance
• Steel forged Control Arms
• Steel stamped Control Arms

Ball Joints include the latest state-of-the-art high performance designs:

• Temperature resistant
• Low-torque/high comfort solution
• Ball stud diameters ranging from 25 to 42mm
• Integral and non-integral designs

Built in Bushes:

• Rubber Bushes
• Rubber and Metal Bushes
• Hydraulic Bushes

36 MONTH / 36,000 MILE LIMITED WARRANTY

TRW warrants this product to be free from defects in material or workmanship in accordance with the following: This limited warranty shall be for a period of 36 months or 36,000 miles, whichever occurs first from the date the automotive part is delivered to the final consumer but no later than 6 months after the invoiced date.

TRW Automotive
TRW is one of the world’s leading providers of Original Equipment chassis systems. TRW now manufactures one quarter of the world’s chassis components - leading the market in the design, development, manufacture and integration of chassis systems for passenger cars.

With over 40 vehicle manufacturers as customers, TRW’s Original Equipment business has to be able to adapt its technologies to the demands of very different vehicles, from the most basic in developing countries to some of the most sophisticated vehicle systems in the world.

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