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#1. [E36M3] changing rear springs on a 95 - from DeBuhr
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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 10:12:13 -0800 From: "DeBuhr" <debuhr@comcast.net> Subject: [E36M3] changing rear springs on a 95 If they are Koni monotube high pressure, they will raise your car. The twin tubes for the E36 should settle after a few minutes of driving and hitting a few bumps. Dave 98 M3/4 -----Original Message----- From: Chester Wong [mailto:chester_p_wong@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 8:02 AM To: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] changing rear springs on a 95 Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 07:47:39 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] changing rear springs on a 95 A shock doesn't usually settle...esp since the konis aren't really charged too high (you can push in the shaft with your weight)....contrast that to bilsteins =) Chester --- Cody_McCoy <Cody_McCoy@sd.vrtx.com> wrote: > How long does it usually take for Koni SA's to settle to final height?, or > do they settle at all?, thanks for the data. > ===== ************************************************* 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 *************************************************
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#2. Re: [E36M3] best non-lowering spring choice for bilsteins & street driving - from Robert Chay
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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:19:50 -0500 From: "Robert Chay" <rclists@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] best non-lowering spring choice for bilsteins & street driving Ditto. You'll be amazed at the difference between shot Boge struts/shocks and new Bilsteins with stock springs. Try it out first, if you still want your suspension a bit stiffer, try the Euro springs or H&R OE sports. -Bobby ----- Original Message ----- From: <cteague@cox.net> > > John, > > The Eibach pro-kits will lower the car way more than > 1/4". Probably over 1 inch in front. > > Anyway, from your description of your driving, I would > stay with the stock springs. If you have to have different > springs, the choices might be the BMW Euro springs, > or the H&R OE sports. Anything else would be lower > than 1/4". But I still think you should leave the stock > ones in place. > > Chris > 97 M3/4 > >
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#3. Auto Stereo - from mtzenz@excite.com
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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:26:11 -0500 (EST) From: "mtzenz@excite.com" <mtzenz@excite.com> Subject: Auto Stereo Looking for a good car stereo place in the Bay area (I'm located in San Jose). Any suggestions? Either in support of or to stay away from. Thanks in Advance, Mark Zenz _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
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#4. Re: best non-lowering spring choice for bilsteins & street driving - from Neil Maller
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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 14:28:04 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: best non-lowering spring choice for bilsteins & street driving on 1/6/04 11:31 AM, "Petro, John D (corporate)" <John.Petro@Corporate.GE.com> wrote: > I really can't lower the car (1/4 inch > would be max) b/c I take it off pavement regularly in the summer. Question is, > tho most will think i'm crazy to even consider Bilstein for the street, what > is the best spring to use w/ them for daily driving, without lowering the car > more than 1/4"? Most, maybe all, aftermarket springs for the M3 will lower the car. That's what most people want, so that's what tends to be available. Still, I see a couple of spring options for you. The first, obviously, is to retain the stock springs. Myself I don't know anyone who uses these with Bilsteins, but that doesn't mean it's necessarily an unreasonable option. The other is a workaround that you may not be aware of. Both front and rear springs rest on rubber spring seats. BMW makes these in various thicknesses: 3mm or 9mm at the front, 5mm, 7.5mm and 10mm for the rear. Stock are the thinnest in each case. You could use H&R OE Sports (not the same as H&R Sports), which only lower the car around 1/2", and then fit the thickest rubber seats. This would restore almost 1/4" of ride height, for a total lowering in the region of 1/4" or a bit more. However the combination of the stiffer H&R springs and Bilstein shocks (fixed bump stops or no) will degrade ride comfort considerably. There are other strut options if your budget allows. Koni now makes complete coilover front struts with either single or double adjustable damping. You could then choose a suitably compliant spring, and of course you'd be able to dial in whatever ride height you want. If this interests you, call TC Kline's shop, and explain what you need. They can help select the components to meet your needs. (Note: I'm not associated with TC Kline's business other than as a customer. I've installed Koni DA coilovers on my E36 M3 and on a friend's E46 330i PP, and have driven both cars on the track and on the street. This is a very nice setup.) Neil 96 M3
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Re: best non-lowering spring choice for bilsteins & street driving - from DocWyte
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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 11:40:45 -0800 (PST) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: best non-lowering spring choice for bilsteins & street driving I have the koni coilover front struts. They're very nice and a complete package. I got them as the koni coilover kit, so they came with front and rear springs, etc. The ride is definately firmer than stock, but comfortable. The fronts are ride height adjustable, but the rears aren't. The back of the car dropped 1.5" with these, so that's not really what you want. You'd have to get 60mm springs in a stock rate for the front koni coilover struts if you wanted to run them... TC Kline has been very helpful to me in the past and I also recommend giving them a call... -josh > (Neil sez) > There are other strut options if your budget allows. > Koni now makes complete > coilover front struts with either single or double > adjustable damping. You > could then choose a suitably compliant spring, and > of course you'd be able > to dial in whatever ride height you want. If this > interests you, call TC > Kline's shop, and explain what you need. They can > help select the components > to meet your needs. > > ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Re: best non-lowering spring choice for bilsteins & street driving - from Chester Wong
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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 12:16:55 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: best non-lowering spring choice for bilsteins & street driving Keep in mind that a 60mm spring in a stock rate (110#/inch) will coilbind all the time... Chester --- DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> wrote: > You'd have to get 60mm springs in a stock rate for the > front koni coilover struts if you wanted to run > them... > > TC Kline has been very helpful to me in the past and I > also recommend giving them a call... =====
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#7. stereo upgrade - from Pat Kelly
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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:50:22 -0500 From: "Pat Kelly" <pkelly@agincourtcapital.com> Subject: stereo upgrade OK, so my wife got me an XM car receiver for Xmas, but I would have to use the FM tuner to use it, meaning that the "CD quality sound" would be compromised, to say the least. So I started re-thinking the whole POS BMW/Alpine sound system (stock w/ trunk-mounted CD changer on '95 M3). The local bling-bling store wanted over $2200 (installed) for: Nakamichi CD400 (head unit/single CD player) MB Quart PCE 213 (front mid-range and tweet) JL Audio 300/4 amp JL Audio Stealth Boxes +install kit, cable, etc. I started checking pricing these components and I can save big $$$ if I buy 'em off the 'net and do the install myself. Here are my questions: Am I crazy for thinking about it? Can I use all the existing wiring? Speaker wiring only and replace the power cables? Any comment on the components (I kinda like 'em)? Instead of Stealthboxes, how bout the "Scorpion speaker adaptors" http://scorpion.makes.it/ + 8" infinite baffle subs (I need a recommendation here)? Sorry for the long post, but I figured others might be in the same boat and we haven't discussed this one in a while. Pat Kelly pkelly@agincourtcapital.com
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#8. Re: [E36M3] stereo upgrade - from DocWyte
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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 16:16:57 -0800 (PST) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] stereo upgrade Pat, I have the Alpine 7894 XM/MP3/CD player with MB Quart 6.5" front speakers and JL Audio stealthboxes. I'm running the whole setup with an old Fosgate 600a4 with a capacitor. It's a great sounding system and I couldn't be happier with it. The XM radio is amazing. I added it just a few months ago and I literally haven't listened to any of my other music or the "regular" radio since. You can do the install yourself, it's not too difficult. I would run *all* new wiring tho, including speaker wires, etc. Also the JL Stealthboxes are just the greatest. They take up no trunk space, are easy to install and sound terrific. I highly recommend them. Have you gone to other stereo places to get other quotes? -josh --- Pat Kelly <pkelly@agincourtcapital.com> wrote: > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:50:22 -0500 > From: "Pat Kelly" <pkelly@agincourtcapital.com> > Subject: stereo upgrade > > OK, so my wife got me an XM car receiver for Xmas, > but I would have to use > the FM tuner to use it, meaning that the "CD quality > sound" would be > compromised, to say the least. > > So I started re-thinking the whole POS BMW/Alpine > sound system (stock w/ > trunk-mounted CD changer on '95 M3). The local > bling-bling store wanted > over $2200 (installed) for: > Nakamichi CD400 (head unit/single CD player) > MB Quart PCE 213 (front mid-range and tweet) > JL Audio 300/4 amp > JL Audio Stealth Boxes > +install kit, cable, etc. > > I started checking pricing these components and I > can save big $$$ if I buy > 'em off the 'net and do the install myself. Here > are my questions: > Am I crazy for thinking about it? > Can I use all the existing wiring? Speaker wiring > only and replace the power > cables? > Any comment on the components (I kinda like 'em)? > Instead of Stealthboxes, how bout the "Scorpion > speaker adaptors" > http://scorpion.makes.it/ > + 8" infinite baffle subs (I need a recommendation > here)? > > Sorry for the long post, but I figured others might > be in the same boat and > we haven't discussed this one in a while. > Pat Kelly > ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus
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#9. Thermostat Replacement Instructions... - from Dave Arnold
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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 23:28:35 -0500 From: "Dave Arnold" <air2daa@insightbb.com> Subject: Thermostat Replacement Instructions... Group, Does anyone have a good write up about how to change out the thermostat on our cars? I have a 95 car that the thermostat has sometimes stuck in the open position (car running very low temp) or operated normally. I feel confident that it is the thermostat as I have a new radiator (last summer) and the temperature gauge seems to operate correctly and corresponds to the warmth of air from the heater when the gauge shows the car running at normal temp. I have ordered the new thermostat and have reviewed the procedure in Haynes manual and looks straight forward but I was wondering if anyone has a good write up of their experience. Thanks for the help, Dave A 95 ///M3 "HI OFCR" Dave Arnold If you want to go to the moon, climbing a tree gets you going in the right direction, but building a rocket is probably a better approach. - Unknown
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#10. 325is sport package question - from Lee Piccione
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Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 08:25:26 -0500 From: Lee Piccione <leepic@smart.net> Subject: 325is sport package question Gruppe, Does anyone know what years limited slips were available for the '93-95 325is sport package cars? Also, what were the OEM wheel dimensions? Thanks, Lee '95 M3