[justpete]

Originally Posted by iturbo_bmw

hm i dont know that much detail about the plates. are the nuts you're talking about the ones you see from the top of the car (hood open)? what should i look for to inspect? thanks btw

Yes, that's them. I've followed the torque spec in Bentley's but it never seems to hold. No idea if the shop used an impact driver, lightly, or some Loctite, but the last couple of times they didn't need torquing in the paddock before each run. The bolt plate isn't all that heavy duty and the body's relatively thin so it's easy to deform things, depending on which tower brace you have. Might be helpful to check to see if the camber setting is the same on both plates, look at the index markings and see if the pointer is on the same ones on both sides. Caster is set with bolt-in locations so it can't get mucked up and your caster/SAI settings are symmetrical so it's not an issue anyway.