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| 12-21-2009, 02:58 PM | #1 |
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new spacers on Dinan Stage 3
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Dinan Stage 3 (springs, shocks, swaybars, camber plates) 18mm front, 10mm on back Stock wheels and tires    |
| 12-21-2009, 03:05 PM | #2 |
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Looks good, but I would be concerned with rubbing after going to 225/255 tires.
BTW, have you done any bushings yet? You would be amazed at how much better the car feels on the Dinan suspension after swapping out the rear subframe bushings and front tension rods. |
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| 12-21-2009, 04:13 PM | #3 |
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You didn't have the bushings installed when you had the suspension installed did you? Did your dealer charge you for the full 7.5 hours of install time if you did the bushing separately?
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| 12-21-2009, 04:26 PM | #4 |
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I've been on the Dinan suspension since spring, and I just did the bushings last week. The rear won't feel planted without them. And yes, I did have to pay for the hours separately. It's a completely different install than the springs/dampers. If it makes you feel better, the install is supposed to be a real pain in the ass.
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| 12-21-2009, 06:16 PM | #5 |
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looks clean
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| 12-21-2009, 07:53 PM | #6 |
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Can we get a side view?
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| 12-22-2009, 11:34 AM | #7 |
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looks good, i would like it a tad lower
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| 12-22-2009, 05:36 PM | #9 | |
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 It's only a pain in the ass if you don't have BMW's tool. In my garage, two of us did the subframe bushings, front and rear swaybars, full coilover conversion, rear M3 camber links, and strut tower bar in ~10 hours. The dealer is raping you at 7.5 hours just for the subframe bushings. I personally think the swaybars were harder.
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| 12-22-2009, 06:28 PM | #11 | |
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I do know my dealer had issues with a front and rear subframe bushing and ultimately had to overnight two replacement bushings. I'd hope they had the right tools, being a BMW dealership and all. Also, the hours included the rear bushings and the front rods. |
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| 12-22-2009, 09:44 PM | #12 |
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I definitely should've have done the bushings since I had the swaybars. Basically, I had arranged to just have the springs/shocks and camber plates done. When I got to the shop, they had the swaybars too...so, the sucker that I am, I said "sure". Then later I realized that I paid for labor that would've been included for the bushings install. Oh well.
Do the bushings make up for the runflats?, as I have said before, the real effect of the suspension has been to make the tires even worse. Side view(before spacers)  |
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