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12-15-2009, 01:01 AM | #1 |
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Moton Street Sport Review
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I ended up returning the Motons due to all of the teething issues. Bimmerworld and moton were great to work with throughout the entire process but after 8 months (and multiple sets of shocks) I decided that I didn't have any more time, money, and patience to continue the journey. Last edited by RickyBobby; 05-20-2010 at 01:27 PM.. |
12-15-2009, 09:11 PM | #4 |
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My spring rates are about 50% stiffer than what came with the kit.
As James alluded to in his original post a few months back, the camber plates are not wildly necessary with the E9X. I was only getting a tiny amout of outside shoulder wear on my NT-01's and temps were fairly even across the tread. Camber plates will be better and should truly optimize things though |
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Barry is running Dinan camber plates, I might do the same since they don't have any increased NVH.
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12-17-2009, 11:21 AM | #6 | |
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After agreeing to the rates I acually called James back the next day to chicken out. I'm glad he convinced me to keep the rates that I did. He even threw some higher rates on his car just to validate that the shocks could handle it. |
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12-17-2009, 01:00 PM | #7 |
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That's a similar experience I had with the Clubsports on my old E46M3. The ride, despite the high springs (700lbs), was still very good. It was the solid bushings and camber plates that changed the NVH character of the car to the point that it became unbearable on the street.
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12-17-2009, 05:57 PM | #9 |
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Cost between $4200 to $4700 for the kit we are talking about here.
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12-17-2009, 09:04 PM | #12 |
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Thanks for the review. I spoke with a racer during the last NASA NE event of the year who had converted an E92 M3 coupe to a race car--the one Turner did. He was running this suspension. We didn't talk in detail, but he said he was very happy with its performance.
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12-17-2009, 09:37 PM | #13 |
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Here's me on my setup. On track performance is outstanding and so is street performance and ride. That plus the effort that they are putting into fixing the noise issue is why I'm still a fan! The folks at Moton really are great to work with.
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I'll also point out that the rear shock mounts that come with the kit are a very nice hard rubber bushing that dampen noise but have very little slop. Nice looking car Barry. After that picture, I'm not posting mine because it's not that pimped out I've got stock 18"s and I'm only lowered .75". |
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12-17-2009, 11:39 PM | #16 | |
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Heck, I'm not even sure yet how much camber the moton plates will give me. I'd guess around -3 with the plates maxed out. |
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12-18-2009, 08:43 AM | #17 | |
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12-18-2009, 09:37 PM | #18 |
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I want Motons.... Wish someone would come out with EDC compatible Coils.
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12-20-2009, 11:00 PM | #20 |
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well, it is christmas, and europeans love to take vacations... haha
according to my conversation with moton, the replacement parts are going be made in the netherlands, so it will be at least a few weeks. |
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12-20-2009, 11:09 PM | #21 |
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Kewl, thanks.
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