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Let me check on this tonight and I'll ping you with the settings.
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Just imagine your index finger's width....prob wont even notice in the front, and it will look a bit more aggressive in the rear.
I'm going to look into this a bit more, looks promising; however i have a uneasy feeling about Dinan right now. I know that several dealers in my area did not renew their "Dinan Authorized" dealer status; and in fact started to pull back on servicing/working with Dinan on Dinan spec'd cars. What's strange is, these dealer used to be really into Dinan; so I'm not sure what's going on. By the way, 8.9 hours for install is absurd; and it also includes an alignment in this work order. You can do a full coilover install in about 3 hours.
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I am sure that when shops have done this they will quote less. 8.9 is just a conservative estimate. When I did my H&R it took 6 hrs with hand tools. So a shop with airtools can do it in 4 hrs. |
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11-05-2008, 08:56 PM | #51 |
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Also there seems to be a couple discrepencies with Dinan's numbers vs. my measurements:
Stock bumpstop: 2-1/4" (my measurement); 2-3/8" (Dinan's claim) Stock suspension travel fefore loading bumpstop: 3/4 inches (see picture); 1/2" (Dinan's claim) Could be that our cars are in different conditions, weather, etc. Just thought to keep everyone informed. |
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I will be waiting on the sidelines until the dust settles before I mess with the stock setup.
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As someone stated earlier, we like to get verification of performance from posted reviews before we buy anything. I recommend going one step further. Look into your regional section and request a ride in a car with the parts in question. Today's forums have become flooded with posters that are opinionated in things that they don't fully understand. I'm not pointing fingers at anyone in this thread, I'm just stating a fact. Allen
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Sounds sensible and reasonable. Dinan however will still authorized their cars out as before which equals the factory warranty anyway; it just may be a little more difficult to find authorized shops that are ALSO BMW dealerships in the future.
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Target/Stock Camber front is: -1.28 degree
Target/Stock Camber rear is: -0.19 degrees BMW set mine to -1.54 degree front and -1.22 degree back, which constitutes also the most aggressive setting you get out of the stock suspension - according to BMW
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Hey Rupert- I heard the same thing as you; and it does make sense; only problem is BMW Performance parts are not applicable to M cars; since in BMW's words, "you cant get any higher than an M car."
Oh well, guess we'll have to wait and see the results. See you tomorrow at Infineon, save me a spot next to you! Quote:
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hey sfbimmer where did you get the spec from?
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I have the printout from the alignment that stated the BMW target specs - I have asked them to dial in the most aggressive neg camber the suspension allows - so now the sheet shows that I am way out of the BMW specs - this was done at BMW so I assume that they have the appropriate specs
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I'm getting H&R springs sport,hopefully it'll get my front camber to -1.4 to -1.5 from -1.2 |
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As for upgrading the M3, at this point the jury's still out on which upgrades will actually improve the car's performance and which ones are just there for bragging rights. |
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11-08-2008, 04:12 PM | #65 |
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Had my H&Rs aligned today.
The mechanic told me that the fronts are at -1.6/-1.7 and rears are at -1.7/-1.7, and cannot go anymore positive on the front unless I get camber plates. Toes are set to 0.2. He said that after the drop the front toe is completely off, but the rears are ok. Last edited by rzm3; 11-09-2008 at 11:12 AM.. |
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