I feel like the title of this thread and the YouTube video are misleading as from what I can tell there's nothing actually wrong with the Hotchkis upper arms as long as you're not running a overly wide wheel / tire combo. It makes sense that a significant number of would-be buyers of these upper control arms would be auto-cross enthusiasts and would want or need to run a wide wheel and tire up front. In that case, yeah, Hotchkis should absolutely let it be known than this new design will no allow for that. Moreover, continue to make a product that makes wide wheel combos possible! But are these junk? What if one just wants to improve handling with a standard width wheel on their car or use them for something that looks and performs better than stock? I'm considering them for a 15" or 16" diameter 7.5-8.0" wide front wheel and I'm pretty sure they'd work great in that application.