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| E21, E30 General discussion and technical help for 1975-1991 3 series cars. |
03-02-2008, 02:21 PM
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Name: mzbmw325i
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Upgrade control arm bushings
Hi,
Over the week i swapped my suspension from stock "IS" to bilstein sports and M3 springs, what a difference, ride is a bit stiff but i like the way the tires are glued to the concrete now and a nice drop. so my question is to what bushings i can upgrade that will not require to get the car aligned afterwards, or is that inevitable.
i was reading that the suspension is the same for E30, E36 and E46's, which m3 spec bushings are better? |
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03-02-2008, 02:29 PM
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Name: Numark318i
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Originally Posted by mzbmw325i
Hi,
Over the week i swapped my suspension from stock "IS" to bilstein sports and M3 springs, what a difference, ride is a bit stiff but i like the way the tires are glued to the concrete now and a nice drop. so my question is to what bushings i can upgrade that will not require to get the car aligned afterwards, or is that inevitable.
i was reading that the suspension is the same for E30, E36 and E46's, which m3 spec bushings are better?
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Not sure on stock parts, but you may want to try powerflex PU control arm bushings?
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03-02-2008, 02:51 PM
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Name: Antiburn
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I have the full rubber bushings on my car. I believe they are the m3 bushings. There will be no alignment required since only toe is adjustable.
If you get the off set bushings they give you a better camber for turning.
I wouldnt go with urathane bushings, some might say different but I think they give a harder ride.
And if you want to spend 600$ m3 aluminum arms are always a plus.
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03-02-2008, 07:23 PM
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Name: kenika65
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With your set-up go urethane. I put two sets of OEM rubber on and they both went bad in 60,000 so I have these, which is what you need.
http://www.bavauto.com/shop.asp
As for aluminum control arms get e36 aluminum.
Last edited by kenika65 : 03-02-2008 at 07:24 PM.
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03-03-2008, 11:49 PM
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Name: mzbmw325i
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thanks for the feedback guys, i might go with 96 M3 bushings, they don't require alignment afterwards.
has anyone tried any of the bushings from below vendor, certainly they look interesting.
http://www.akgmotorsport.com/ |
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