Alright, everyone ignore everything else about this thread. It seems as though the discussion keeps going back to tire wear and/or ignores my first sentence:

Quote Originally Posted by midnight407 View Post
I've been led to believe that the B7 has weak control arms which are prone to failure in as soon as 50k set up completely stock
Is the OE control arm weak and prone to failure (even with stock suspension)? When I was first looking at B7s before buying one, I was told they are by a few B7 Frontrak owners back in Orlando. When I complained about a clunking noise in the front end, which turned out to be a sloppily reinstalled belly pan, the first thing I was told to check was control arms. I've never found any information on the boards about the control arms in stock applications, so I just want some clarification if they're structually flawed and if they (THE CONTROL ARMS) break when on a stock vehicle or if breakage occurs more often on a lowered vehicle. I don't care to know if they need to be changed (I know they do) or if having stock control arms with coilovers or springs causes inner tire wear (I know they do). I am trying to find out if they are just not a strong piece from the factory.