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#1. Re: [E36M3] Adding Negative Camber - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 03:17:38 EST From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Adding Negative Camber Gerry asks: > How do you know if your stock shocks are shot... %*&*$#)& Don't get me started on BMW shocks. The stock '95 M3 front shocks are junk. I just replaced my shocks. That is another story I'll post later. How do you tell if your BMW shocks are shot? Easy. If you have more than 30,000 miles on them, they're shot. I got less than 44,000 miles out of my shocks. I can't believe the difference in handling. I was having all sorts of squirrelly handling the last few months. Now with NON-BMW shocks, it handles perfectly. Lowell Seaton '95 M3/2 BMW CCA #131505
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#2. Re: [E36M3] tire wear and camber - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 03:31:05 EST From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] tire wear and camber Dan, Oh yeah! You are going to get a lot more wear on the inside of the rear tires with your H&R race springs. You've lowered your M3 almost 2 inches. That caused your rear wheels to tilt in a bunch. You have a lot more negative camber than before. Stand back behind your M3 and look at the rear wheels. Notice how the rear wheels tilt in? That's negative camber. About all you can do is rotate your tires front to rear. That won't gain you much because your front tires are going to have plenty of negative camber too. If you really want to do something, you would have to swap the rear tires on the rim. Take the right rear tire off the rim and mount it on the left rear rim with the good tread on the inside. Do the same with the other tire. Lowell Seaton '95 M3/2 Dallas, Texas
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#3. Re: [E36M3] H&R Race Springs Question - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 03:48:04 EST From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] H&R Race Springs Question Jeremy, I can't speak to the question about H&R race springs but I noticed you have Bilstein Sport shocks. I can tell you those are damn stiff shocks. They would make a paper clip spring feel solid. I just put new Bilstein's on my '95 M3. After 1,500 miles in 3 1/2 days, I think I am missing a couple of fillings. :) I'll post my impression of the Bilstein's later in the week. But honestly, I don't think you will notice any difference in ride with the H&R springs as long as you have Bilsteins. Lowell Seaton '95 M3/2 Dallas, Texas
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#4. Re: [E36M3] tire wear and camber - from Matt Henson
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 06:05:18 -0800 (PST) From: Matt Henson <hensonator@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] tire wear and camber Or.. you could get it aligned to get the Rear Camber back to spec. Or at least closer to spec. -Matt --- LoweSeaton@aol.com wrote: > Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 03:31:05 EST > From: LoweSeaton@aol.com > Subject: Re: [E36M3] tire wear and camber > > Dan, > > Oh yeah! You are going to get a lot more wear on > the inside of the rear > tires with your H&R race springs. You've lowered > your M3 almost 2 inches. > That caused your rear wheels to tilt in a bunch. > You have a lot more > negative camber than before. Stand back behind your > M3 and look at the rear > wheels. Notice how the rear wheels tilt in? That's > negative camber. > > About all you can do is rotate your tires front to > rear. That won't gain you > much because your front tires are going to have > plenty of negative camber > too. If you really want to do something, you would > have to swap the rear > tires on the rim. Take the right rear tire off the > rim and mount it on the > left rear rim with the good tread on the inside. Do > the same with the other > tire. > > Lowell Seaton > '95 M3/2 > Dallas, Texas > > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you > from the mailing list. > ************************************************************* > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/
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#5. RE: M3 strut towers - from Legerlotz, Alan
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:39:41 -0500 From: "Legerlotz, Alan" <alegerlotz@kronos.com> Subject: RE: M3 strut towers >>Jeremy, I just installed the K-MAC camber plates on my '95 M3. >>The strut bolts are integrated into the K-MAC plate. I don't see >>any easy way you will be able to lengthen the studs. >> >>Are you sure the K-MAC bolts are too short? I have a JTD strut >>tower brace and the bolts are almost too long. I'm using the JTD >>supplied acorn nuts. I don't know how the Racing Dynamics strut >>bar attaches but I can't imagine it would use up all of the K-MAC >>threads. (I'm looking at a picture of it in my Bavarian Autosport >>catalog.) The K-MAC plates have longer than normal studs anyway, because they have the reinforcement plate for the top. Since you have a strut tower brace, you must not be using the K-MAC piece. -Al
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#6. Re: Going to Munich - from tristar500@mac.com
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 08:59:06 -0600 From: "tristar500@mac.com" <tristar500@mac.com> Subject: Re: Going to Munich Check out the Deutsches Museum. 100% technology, you name it and they probably have it. http://www.deutsches-museum.de/e_index.htm Here's the list of permanent exhibits: http://www.deutsches-museum.de/ausstell/dauer/e_index.htm Here's the page on cars: http://www.deutsches-museum.de/ausstell/dauer/kfz/e_kfz.htm They even have a cutaway U-boat from World War 1. Be warned, you can easily spend several days here.
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#7. Shock tower reinforcement - from dholeman@spooze.com
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Date: 29 Nov 2000 07:07:43 -0800 From: dholeman@spooze.com Subject: Shock tower reinforcement One option that came up as an answer regarding my shock tower problem was to use the 96+ gasket and insert. The P/N for the ring is: Front Spring Strut Tower Reinforcement 31 31 248 9795 You'll also need the gasket: 31 33 109 4288. These will set you back about $20.00 for two sets. Too bad I didn't know about this earlier. Such a cheap insert may have prevented what will probably be a very expensive repair. David Holeman
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#8. winter storage and oil change - from Robert Manger
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:50:09 -0500 From: "Robert Manger" <Robert_Manger@Mastercard.com> Subject: winter storage and oil change Ok so this is a very anal question, but when I change out the oil in my car for winter storage is is OK to use reg dino oil? I have mobil 1 in it now with only 600 miles on it. should I even bother and just dump it come spring since the oil is so new? Car has been in the shop that is why I ask Rob
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#9. Lowell Seaton - from Jim Powell
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:27:59 -0800 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@home.com> Subject: Lowell Seaton Hey Lowell, Nothing gives the J'A'P more pleasure at 2:00am than writing email to you. Except maybe taking a pee, but that wouldn't be a socially acceptable topic to talk about :) J'A'P
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#10. Speaking of tires - from JUSTIN GERRY
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:14:23 -0500 From: "JUSTIN GERRY" <JGERRY@butchers.com> Subject: Speaking of tires Anybody else running Dunlop 8080E's (245/40 and 225/45 on my '97). Yes, they came with the car when I bought it. Just curious if anybody has had any rubbing problems in the rear. I had some slight rubbing after my track day back in October. The sidewall of both the rear tires had slight rubbing marks from the fender. It seems that the 8080E's seem to have a bit fatter shoulder than the usual stock michelin pilots. Thanks, Justin -- '76 02 (Whimsical) '97 M3 (Orion) BMW CCA#77056 check out http://users.vei.net/jgerry