Can camber be adjusted like this on a non M?
http://www.madrussian.net/m3/diy_camber.shtml
http://www.madrussian.net/m3/diy_camber.shtml
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Read the WELCOME ALL BMWFANATICS post.
Camber
- Thread starter moranor@axis
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as far as i know the e36 does not have slots in the towers so there is no stock adjustment 
there is a very easy way to increase front camber on the e36...
you need to use 12.9 grade bolts and dont worry about it stressing something people have been using this forever without any negitive effects
an idea of how much chamber you can get on a slightly lowered car...
1 shim gave 2.5 degrees
2 shims gave 3.5 degrees
3 shims gave 4.5 degrees
a good track setup for the e36 is:
Front
Camber: -3.5 deg
Toe: 0 (0.10-0.20 total toe out for autox)
Rear
Camber: -2.0 to -2.5 deg
Toe: 0.20 total toe in
im not sure how much camber you can put in before your wheel will touch the shock a street/track setup is:
Front
Camber: -2.5 deg
Toe: 0
Rear
Camber: -1.5 to -2 deg
Toe: 0.20 total toe in
this is cheap and easy and if you dont like it you can just change it back
there is a very easy way to increase front camber on the e36...
you need to use 12.9 grade bolts and dont worry about it stressing something people have been using this forever without any negitive effects
an idea of how much chamber you can get on a slightly lowered car...
1 shim gave 2.5 degrees
2 shims gave 3.5 degrees
3 shims gave 4.5 degrees
a good track setup for the e36 is:
Front
Camber: -3.5 deg
Toe: 0 (0.10-0.20 total toe out for autox)
Rear
Camber: -2.0 to -2.5 deg
Toe: 0.20 total toe in
im not sure how much camber you can put in before your wheel will touch the shock a street/track setup is:
Front
Camber: -2.5 deg
Toe: 0
Rear
Camber: -1.5 to -2 deg
Toe: 0.20 total toe in
this is cheap and easy and if you dont like it you can just change it back
andrewbuch
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moranor said:there is a very easy way to increase front camber on the e36...
Is it not similar for E46??
nope the e46 has a completely different setup... i was very sad when i saw that...
andrewbuch
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I bet my 318i is using the E36 set up
as everything else on the 318i is "different" to other E46 models
as everything else on the 318i is "different" to other E46 models
post here if it is the same might help some out
andrewbuch
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Wish I had read this stuff before yesterday as I had the wheels all off when replacing the brakes
Will check it out sometime, Body is too stiff from yesterday to remove a wheel today as well as its raining
Will check it out sometime, Body is too stiff from yesterday to remove a wheel today as well as its raining
just turn the wheel out you can see it quite easily...
andrewbuch
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Will do it when its not raining
false alarm.. I think.. will post pics now now
false alarm.. I think.. will post pics now now
thats the same as mine so the washers and nuts wont work
good stuff ill post when i have done mine :rollsmile:
andrewbuch
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Moranor,
Can you post pics of the the wheels from the front etc showing the camber adjustment you had done?
Also if I was to be getting wheel alignment, what would I tell them to do to, do I just say I want more negative camber front & rear?? How far can it be adjusted with standard suspension??
Can you post pics of the the wheels from the front etc showing the camber adjustment you had done?
Also if I was to be getting wheel alignment, what would I tell them to do to, do I just say I want more negative camber front & rear?? How far can it be adjusted with standard suspension??
andrewbuch said:
i have just maxed out the camber with the stock suspension you can only get about -0.4* but you can definitely feel the difference... im making the camber plates to get more...
to adjust the camber you need to knock out a pin (marked A in the pic) i just went in and told the guy i want to put the maximum camber i can on the front... if the guy does not know how show him...
iifunky said:
i wish you could do this to the e46 because then i would not have to go to the effort of making up camber plates :yuck: if you interested i can make some for you once i have tested the ones i make...
andrewbuch
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Oh... did not know it was such a process.. Wont be doing that as those little factory stud alignment pins show me that my car is still in Awesome condition Guess I will just have to live with the understeer
Guess I will just have to live with the understeer
na man take that crap out... you can always get now shock mounts later if you want because they will have the pins...
andrewbuch
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I wish I could.. But seeing as my dad owns the car, he wont approve this modification
Will stick to having my front tires @ 1.8 Bar & rears @ 2.5 as this seems to make the car handle a bit better
Will stick to having my front tires @ 1.8 Bar & rears @ 2.5 as this seems to make the car handle a bit better
