Hey John,the Monte looks GREAT! Thanks to guys like you Spohn has made a lot of changes and tweaks in the arms. They even make a dedicated Varishock lower for us that`ll work with packages other than your G-5. I`d still like to see a bumpstop on them so folks don`t have to mount one to the frame but that`s about my only issue with them and that`s not a huge one because it`s easily fixed. We do have the new SPC lower arms coming out in the next week or two though. They`re a real step ahead of every other lower arm on the market with improved geometry (we`ve even compensated for centering the wheels in the wheel wells with increased + caster settings),GM bumpstops (ZQ8 are a 2min. bolt in), greasable delrin bushings std.,and they accept either std. coil springs (with laser cut shims to adj. ride height up to +.75" or -.75"!)
or coil overs. We`ve been working with SPC on them for almost 2 years now! We brought the cost in at just $514pr. too.
They`re going to be THE choice in lower arms. The Spohns will remain a really good (now) budget alternative though.
Klause,awesome BMW dash swap! The small heater box would make things so much nicer on big block cars too. What year/model BMW is it out of?
Mark SC&C