I installed the M3 guide rods and I'm surprised at the difference they made. It's hard to put into words, but the rear feels more solid and connected under acceleration and braking. The rear also feels less harsh and crashy, possibly due to the lack of bushing windup with the inner balljoint? Overall, I'm very happy with the upgrade, especially considering the low cost of the
Centric-boxed TRW arms found by
Soravia. My stock guide rods had 130k km on them. I'm considering Manzo toe arms next.
My other suspension mods again, for reference:
- 235/45R17 Pirelli Pzero AS+
- Sport springs w/ Bilstein B4
- 28mm front sway bar
- UR front strut brace
- front M3 tension struts
- rear poly sway bar bushings
- rear poly subframe inserts
- Monroe rear upper shock mounts
- front + rear M3 subframe bracing
Installation is pretty straightforward. Remove the sway bar from the endlink and use an extension to access the carrier mounting bolt. During reinstallation, lift the carrier up to line up the guide rod with the subframe mount. I reused all hardware with blue threadlocker. Carrier mount takes 100 Nm+90° and subframe mount is 100 Nm - torque the carrier mount with the suspension loaded
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/e...struts/PgKCl4Q
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/e...struts/5g0QYZ7
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