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#1. Wheel Spacers? - from Greg Gantt
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Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 21:33:59 -0400 From: "Greg Gantt" <ggantt@gantt-consulting.com> Subject: Wheel Spacers? I'm looking into using 5mm spacers up front so I can use shim washers to gain a bit more negative camber and have a few questions. If I add one (more) washer I get the desired camber (~2.25), but I have interference between the tire (245/40-17 S03 on 8.5" forged wheel) and spring perch on my GC track/school kit that I'm hoping the spacer will fix. Are all wheel spacers created equal or is there a particular product best suited for the M3? Will using 5mm spacers require longer wheel bolts or do the stock bolts have enough reach? If longer bolts are needed, where can I get something that matches the stock appearance? Thanks. Greg '95 M3
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#2. Corrected Link to Heel and Toe Video - from Tim Ng
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Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 19:45:47 -0700 From: "Tim Ng" <s14realm3@peachtreebmwcca.org> Subject: Corrected Link to Heel and Toe Video http://auto.joins.com/upboard/pds/pdst/BestMotoring_350Z_tsukubaBattle.asf Tim Ng 95 E36 M3 BzznM3 92 E30 325ic M-tech convetible 91 E30 M3 street car 88 E30 M3 Track car 93 Chevy Blazer 2 dr. tow vehicle
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Wheel Spacers? - from Chris Teague
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Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 19:46:12 -0700 From: "Chris Teague" <cteague@cox.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Wheel Spacers? Greg, With a 5mm spacer, you will need longer bolts. I have been using the H&R spacers in both 5 and 15mm sizes, and can say they are very well made. The bolts and spacers I bought at Turner Motorsport. Chris 97 M3/4 ----- Original Message ----- > Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 21:33:59 -0400 > From: "Greg Gantt" <ggantt@gantt-consulting.com> > Subject: Wheel Spacers? > > I'm looking into using 5mm spacers up front so I can use shim washers to > gain a bit more negative camber and have a few questions. If I add one > (more) washer I get the desired camber (~2.25), but I have interference > between the tire (245/40-17 S03 on 8.5" forged wheel) and spring perch on my > GC track/school kit that I'm hoping the spacer will fix. > > Are all wheel spacers created equal or is there a particular product best > suited for the M3? Will using 5mm spacers require longer wheel bolts or do > the stock bolts have enough reach? If longer bolts are needed, where can I > get something that matches the stock appearance? Thanks. >
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#4. E36 trailer tie down? - from Juan Bruce
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Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 01:39:42 -0700 From: "Juan Bruce" <jbrucebmw@hotmail.com> Subject: E36 trailer tie down? Hi everyone, I cracked a coolant hose going from the back of my motor to the heater core at the track today. Thus I have to trailer the car home from Thunderhilll tomorrow. I don't have a set of the factory E36 trailering hoooks that attach in the jack pad locations. What is the next best way to tie the car down to the trailer? Thanks, Juan Bruce _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
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#5. Jackstand placement advice - from K.C. Boyce
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Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:19:47 -0400 From: "K.C. Boyce" <kcb@abcgroup-inc.com> Subject: Jackstand placement advice Gruppe, I'm getting ready to change my brake rotors and pads, and got as far as hoisting the rear of my car in the air before I hit a stumbling block. As far as I could see, there isn't a good place to put jackstands. The rear trailing arms don't have a good horizontal place to put them (as on my ex-E30), and everything else seems to be soft underbelly or gas tank. Where is the recommended place to set jackstands in the rear of our cars? Up front, it looks like there are rubber pucks near the OE jack holes, so that's no problem. In the rear, there are oval slots near the OE jack holes -- are there supposed to be rubber pucks there as well? Thanks in advance for your help! KC Boyce '97 M3/4
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Jackstand placement advice - from Chris Papademetrious
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Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 09:49:01 -0400 From: Chris Papademetrious <chrispy@ieee.org> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Jackstand placement advice At 07:20 AM 8/28/2003 -0500, K.C. Boyce wrote: >Up front, it looks like there are rubber pucks near the OE jack holes, >so that's no problem. In the rear, there are oval slots near the OE >jack holes -- are there supposed to be rubber pucks there as well? Yep, there should be pucks there as well. They fell out. Put some new ones there and you're set. The rear of the car is really easy to jack up. Just slide a jack under the rear crossmember as per this webpage: http://www.unofficialbmw.com/all/tools/all_jacking_and_supporting_your_car.html then put jackstands under both rear pucks. Very quick and easy! - Chris
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#7. electrical switch issues - from Jay Johnson
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Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:13:15 -0700 From: Jay Johnson <jay@pactitle.com> Subject: electrical switch issues Last night while exiting the freeway I turn on my turn signal and have the overhead lamp come on as well. And on the way to work this morning I drive over a mild road expansion joint and my drivers side window goes up and down about half an inch rapidly. Could this be some stuck contacts on a switch issue? Any help or advice is always appreciated. Jay Johnson 95M3
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#8. Re: Clutch noise - from Neil Maller
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Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 10:23:10 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Clutch noise Consensus of opinion is that my clutch release bearing is on its way out, so I might as well plan for a clutch job. Thanks - I think <g> Neil 96 M3
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#9. 2 Yokohama AVS Sports FS - from Rob Verenna
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Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 11:40:03 -0400 From: Rob Verenna <rob@willraceforbeer.com> Subject: 2 Yokohama AVS Sports FS I have (2) great condition Yokohama AVS Sports in 235/40/17 for sale outside Pittsburgh, PA. They came off my '95 M3 and have at least 85% of tread left. I needed to replace the other two and a friend hooked me up with a set of lesser tires cheaper than two more AVS Sports would've cost me - being unemployed and in grad school, cost was important. :) New from tirerack, $137 each ($125 for tirerack dealers)... make me an offer. I will ship anywhere for actual shipping cost. - rob
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#10. Re: [E36M3] E36 trailer tie down? - from Jason Knight
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Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:44:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Knight <knight2244@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] E36 trailer tie down? Ideally you would find T-hooks somewhere in Willows and use them. Sounds like you have explored that angle though. The guys that ran the 328 in U4 at OTC tied down to the wheels the entire 1500 miles I believe. Essentially through the spokes of the wheels and crossing left to right in the front and the back. I hope that makes sense. That said, this method allows the suspension to load and unload and is definitely not the safest route. Unfortunately it's the "safest" method I can think of besides getting a set of t-hooks. Jason --- Juan Bruce <jbrucebmw@hotmail.com> wrote: > Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 01:39:42 -0700 > From: "Juan Bruce" <jbrucebmw@hotmail.com> > Subject: E36 trailer tie down? > > Hi everyone, > > I cracked a coolant hose going from the back of my > motor to the heater core > at the track today. Thus I have to trailer the car > home from Thunderhilll > tomorrow. I don't have a set of the factory E36 > trailering hoooks that > attach in the jack pad locations. What is the next > best way to tie the car > down to the trailer? > > Thanks, > > Juan Bruce > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus > protection. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > ************************************************* > Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our > sponsors: > Taylor Autosport http://www.taylorautosport.com > Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com > BMW M3 Specialties http://www.jt-designs.com > Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com > Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > >