ivan2terrible
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Any1 know of a cheaper place than the agents who want R4k plus each.
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e36 m3 2door struts (shocks)
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ivan2terrible
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calypso said:
Hz it bud. The car is sitting on 178k now. Bought it a yr ago on 172. Can't seem 2 align the car cause of something thats not rite on the rite hand side and its eating the front tyres
so i suspected the strut maybe?
calypso
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How is it eating the tyre? Just over cambered?
I struggled for alignment with mine for a while, TWT and such cant align for shit, eventually took it to the dealer and they got it spot on. Also remember with stock sports setting is pretty aggressive, so you will chow your inners quickly, some guys prefer to have that dialed out to prolong the life of the tires, but no real point in having an M3 if you doing that.
I struggled for alignment with mine for a while, TWT and such cant align for shit, eventually took it to the dealer and they got it spot on. Also remember with stock sports setting is pretty aggressive, so you will chow your inners quickly, some guys prefer to have that dialed out to prolong the life of the tires, but no real point in having an M3 if you doing that.
ivan2terrible
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calypso said:
calypso said:
Also took it 2 twt and they couldn't do. How much did it cost by the agents thou. Some1 told me 2 check the suspension bits 1st then can look @ the strut.
Bossman
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ivan2terrible said:
I would take it to the dealers for a proper alignment, the reason is that their machine uses the 5 small holes next to your wheel bolts to do the alignment,(unless you do not have stock rims anymore) not like the other people like TWT and such that use the edge of the rim, if your rim is only slightly out of round it will make a big difference on the settings.
I did that and my tyres last a lot longer now, especially in front.
born2boost
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Camber on the E36 is fixed at the front and should be around 1.5 degrees negative max. There is some other problem, either a bent strut, or even a damaged or wrong top shock mount used.
On the 4dr M3's one is able to switch between 0 degree's and 2,5 degree's negative simply by swopping the top shock mounts from right to left.
On the 4dr M3's one is able to switch between 0 degree's and 2,5 degree's negative simply by swopping the top shock mounts from right to left.
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anile8-zn
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Twt can't do alignment on an m3.
I took my v8 there on 3 occasions.
The tech told me mt steering rack was broken .
That is why the clear vision was way off.
Took it to BMW and was sorted in a day.
Car was perfect .
Don't buy anything for your car before the aligmenent is done
I took my v8 there on 3 occasions.
The tech told me mt steering rack was broken .
That is why the clear vision was way off.
Took it to BMW and was sorted in a day.
Car was perfect .
Don't buy anything for your car before the aligmenent is done
ivan2terrible
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anile8-zn said:
Shot man. Will get it 2 bmw and take the results from there further. Even took my 4 door box and they told me something not rite wit suspension as well
ivan2terrible
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found the twt align sheet. says camber on f/r is -2.45 while the left is -1.5
