M3 front control arms and alignment pin

Turbmando · 05-12-2015, 06:13 PM

Recently had the m3 front control arms installed and pins pulled to max my negative camber to an equal setting left to right.

Final Results:
Left ( driver's side): - 1.4 deg. Strut tower studs maxed out in slots
Right( passenger's side): -1.5 deg. Strut tower studs in middle of slots if not slightly pushing camber positive

Has anyone else seen this type of variation in stud location vs. camber value? I know there will be variation from side to side and car to car.

Just want to make sure the alignment was done correctly. The right side seems to rub more on the fender, but that could be a coincidence based on impact/bump size.

Eyeman · 05-12-2015, 07:08 PM

I swear I had issues like that before but my camber was more uneven than yours. But I swear I had more camber on the side that was practically was still positioned where the pin came out. I couldn't break the nuts to mess with it myself so I showed my mechanic my issue. Somehow I'm dead on -1.5 both side so I'm happy, and you should be too. I'll try to look at if if I get a chance and get back to you

SalemChiro · 05-15-2015, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbmando

Recently had the m3 front control arms installed and pins pulled to max my negative camber to an equal setting left to right.

Final Results:
Left ( driver's side): - 1.4 deg. Strut tower studs maxed out in slots
Right( passenger's side): -1.5 deg. Strut tower studs in middle of slots if not slightly pushing camber positive

Has anyone else seen this type of variation in stud location vs. camber value? I know there will be variation from side to side and car to car.

Just want to make sure the alignment was done correctly. The right side seems to rub more on the fender, but that could be a coincidence based on impact/bump size.

I have the same issue but was only able to get -.98 deg. evenly on both sides.

Any ideas why this happened???

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Turbmando Second Lieutenant 127 Rep 248 Posts Drives: 2012 135i Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: US iTrader: (0)	M3 front control arms and alignment pin Recently had the m3 front control arms installed and pins pulled to max my negative camber to an equal setting left to right. Final Results: Left ( driver's side): - 1.4 deg. Strut tower studs maxed out in slots Right( passenger's side): -1.5 deg. Strut tower studs in middle of slots if not slightly pushing camber positive Has anyone else seen this type of variation in stud location vs. camber value? I know there will be variation from side to side and car to car. Just want to make sure the alignment was done correctly. The right side seems to rub more on the fender, but that could be a coincidence based on impact/bump size. Last edited by Turbmando; 05-12-2015 at 06:20 PM..
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