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How-To's / DIY Wheel Bearing Replacement

« on: April 08, 2010, 10:25:42 AM »

Autozone price is now 138+tax.

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Suspension / Help With New Rims!

« on: March 23, 2010, 11:03:44 AM »

You need to get under the car and look to see what is or isn't rubbing. You probably have honda offset wheels, which can cause clearance issues on a stock suspension,

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Suspension / Front Strut Bars

« on: January 05, 2010, 10:31:20 AM »

No, there's no X-Brace for the E30.

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Suspension / camber correction - offer your input

« on: December 18, 2009, 04:57:49 PM »

Update on that thread, as Vorshlag responds to GC's video:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=108541&page=4

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Suspension / camber correction - offer your input

« on: October 27, 2009, 10:27:53 AM »

Well, if as you say, we (you and I) dont know the bearing load, how do you know its not "HALF of what would ever be subjected to the vehicle during daily driving or tracking?", and yours just hasn't broken yet?

I don't own either set of camber plates. I have no dog in this hunt.

Your research consisted of  "I cannot find any real world examples of the plates breaking as shown".

Surely if the bearings break at half the loads they would be subjected to during driving/tracking, there would be numerous accounts of it all over the net--yet there are NONE.

That is not good enough for me, and I shared my reasons why with you. You responded by attacking the messenger (me) and digging up posts from another forum about a completely different subject. Straight out the Chicago Politics playbook, to discredit any opposing views, because you can't support your claim.

You specifically registered on this forum to post in this thread. Odd.

I attacked your links because they are irrelevant to the discussion that Vorshlag's camber plates are inadequate. You can't claim that I am not supporting my claim when your initial claim (posting the video as evidence) doesn't hold much weight, as it lacks measurable data.

I think you should edit your previous post to say: "Vorshlag's (not the Eibachs that Vorshlag sells) plates are far superior to GC's unless you press on them, or try to adjust them or measure stack height"



+1

DSP74

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Suspension / camber correction - offer your input

« on: October 24, 2009, 11:14:14 AM »

Dont ask me. All I can see is one broke and the other didnt. I dont have to worry about how much weight broke it, because I dont already own the one that broke.

The entire point of my comment is that if we don't know how much force is applied, we don't know if the break/yield point of the bearing is within the normal bounds of what a suspension would experience (discounting crashes).

Who cares if Vorshlag's bearing broke if the loads applied were 2, 3 or 10 times what would ever be subjected to the vehicle during daily driving or tracking?

Just because something is overengineered doesn't mean it is a superior product.

Your searches must have ended up differently than mine, maybe you hang out at bimmerforums which I just dont like. here are other links that I used in my decision. YMMV

Ok, doesn't change the fact that neither of these links describe any more detail about the failure of the camber plate.

Furthermore, after reading your trainwreck of a thread on r3v I'll just leave you to your own strange conclusions.

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Suspension / camber correction - offer your input

« on: October 23, 2009, 10:10:14 AM »

Many people disagree with you, with factual reasons to disagree.
Watch these videos.

http://www.camberplate.com/test/GCFinalCPIIa.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zN9ClW8Xs8

DSP699/DSP74

Yet I cannot find any real world examples of the plates breaking as shown. In fact the only result of searching for camber plate failures on bf.c track subforum are a set of GC plates where the bearing broke on a race car.

How much force is being applied and why isn't it shown?

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How-To's / Fuel Filter DIY

« on: October 16, 2009, 02:58:55 PM »

Oh yeah, it's also not a bad idea to go ahead and write the month/date/year on the new filter.

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Suspension / camber correction - offer your input

« on: October 09, 2009, 11:14:51 AM »

Ground Control camber plates ftw. vorshlag is overpriced, under-engineered copy anyway. But i guess there are those people who want a german sounding part to go with their german car.

Vorshlag's (not the Eibachs that Vorshlag sells) plates are far superior to GC's.

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Suspension / camber correction - offer your input

« on: October 06, 2009, 09:47:28 AM »

So for 360 dollars + s/h, the eibach kit basically entails a set of camber plates and nothing else?

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M42 Buyer's Guide / What is the curb weight of a 318i vs.318is?

« on: September 08, 2009, 02:04:16 PM »

The iS is heavier because it has a galvernised chassis, not because it has different seats.

lol wut

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Engine + Driveline / Upper oil pan leaking-How hard is it to change the gasket?

« on: September 04, 2009, 09:32:59 AM »

It's kind of a pain in the ass, but not terribly hard.

I recommend raising the engine up for the extra clearance you need to get it off. Disconnect the motor mounts from the arms on the engine, jack underneath the edge of the transmission bellhousing (right next to the oil pan, use a piece of wood too).

Check the lower pan for cracks, it finds a lot of things along the road. And you'll want to replace that gasket too while you're at it.

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General Topics / CA M42'ers - SMOG Test Results?

« on: August 25, 2009, 12:19:29 PM »

^^^For school? where are you moving to exactly?

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Engine + Driveline / e28 motor mounts

« on: August 25, 2009, 10:30:59 AM »

they are cheaper and stiffer than the m42 mount. It will increase vibration at idle within the cabin, but the engine feels more solid. Also for the OP, make sure you dremelled off the tabs and orient the mounts 180 degrees.

:confused:

Can you elaborate further please?

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Engine + Driveline / ACPT carbon fiber driveshaft

« on: August 18, 2009, 09:56:11 AM »

Both are a waste of money. Just swap a M3 diff in and call it good.