Dinan suspension on the track!

KASM3 · 04-15-2010, 08:29 AM

To all of my e9x brothers/sisters. Please, can anyone who has any stage of the Dinan suspension kit, who has actually had it on a track, describe his/her experience with it? i.e turn in, body roll, rubbing, connering, front end dipping on braking etc. Not too interested on the looks and ride height stuff. Just trying to get a good description on the functionality of the set up on the track.

drft92 · 04-15-2010, 10:23 AM

Just had Dinan stage 2 installed yesterday and I'm picking up my vehicle this afternoon. I have a track event on the 24th @ Monticello and can update you after the event.

STALKER · 04-15-2010, 10:59 AM

Doba S has this set up .
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=373845

H Bomb · 04-15-2010, 11:47 AM

nice!! you ever been to that track bf?? sick track. only good thing in that town. my buddy mike will be there with his Dinan S2 E39 M5 with a ESS SC on it. thing is a beast. it is interlagos blue. look for him he is a nut

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Originally Posted by drft92

Just had Dinan stage 2 installed yesterday and I'm picking up my vehicle this afternoon. I have a track event on the 24th @ Monticello and can update you after the event.

rzm3 · 04-15-2010, 09:00 PM

I had Stage 1 on my car and it felt just like stock. According Steve Dinan the springs are only about 10% stiffer, so not really a noticeable difference. Plus a 0.5" lower in CG is not quite perceivable either.

Lucid here had Stage 2 and he said that the camber plates really help with turn in. Body roll, brake squat will be close to stock for reasons mentioned previously.

isugoo · 04-15-2010, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by rldzhao

I had Stage 1 on my car and it felt just like stock. According Steve Dinan the springs are only about 10% stiffer, so not really a noticeable difference. Plus a 0.5" lower in CG is not quite perceivable either.

Lucid here had Stage 2 and he said that the camber plates really help with turn in. Body roll, brake squat will be close to stock for reasons mentioned previously.

As long as i know, Stg2 doesn't come with camber plate. Stg2 comes with front sway and stage 3 adds camber plate.

aus · 04-15-2010, 10:47 PM

Just get the plates, or better yet, get some from TCK that are adjustable.

rzm3 · 04-15-2010, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by isugoo

As long as i know, Stg2 doesn't come with camber plate. Stg2 comes with front sway and stage 3 adds camber plate.

You're right. What I meant is that Lucid got springs + camber plates. He didn't get sways.

STALKER · 04-15-2010, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by aus

Just get the plates, or better yet, get some from TCK that are adjustable.

TCK plates suck. GC plates are much better.

aus · 04-16-2010, 12:53 AM

The Vorslag suck? I would agree that I'd get GC if they sold them separately over the Vorslag units.

STALKER · 04-16-2010, 01:53 AM

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The Vorslag suck? I would agree that I'd get GC if they sold them separately over the Vorslag units.

Do they modify the Voshlag ones, or use the real ones now? For their e46 M3 kits their camber plates were not great.
Vorshlag plates are nice though.

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STALKER Brigadier General 169 Rep 3,831 Posts Drives: 997.2 GT3, Golf R Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, ON iTrader: (5)	Doba S has this set up . http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=373845 __________________
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rzm3 Moderator 673 Rep 4,737 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (18)	I had Stage 1 on my car and it felt just like stock. According Steve Dinan the springs are only about 10% stiffer, so not really a noticeable difference. Plus a 0.5" lower in CG is not quite perceivable either. Lucid here had Stage 2 and he said that the camber plates really help with turn in. Body roll, brake squat will be close to stock for reasons mentioned previously.
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aus Major General 892 Rep 9,032 Posts Drives: Odysse Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach, CA iTrader: (10)	Just get the plates, or better yet, get some from TCK that are adjustable. __________________ Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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aus Major General 892 Rep 9,032 Posts Drives: Odysse Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach, CA iTrader: (10)	The Vorslag suck? I would agree that I'd get GC if they sold them separately over the Vorslag units. __________________ Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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