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01-26-2014, 02:18 AM | #45 | |
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01-26-2014, 11:48 PM | #46 |
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I am currently at -.9 camber lowered on eibach pro kit. I want to use sp perches on my xi by getting the "I" tophats. Can I get my camber back to -.7 or -.6 by removing the pin? The local bmw shop says not to do it.
The reason I want to do this is because if I lower another half of an inch with the purchase I know that I'll be at -1.2 camber roughly. Does anyone know if ground control or any other camber plate works with sp perches? Thanks
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01-27-2014, 10:07 AM | #47 |
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a) you will not get another 1/2 inch out of the perches, do a search and find out how many XI owners were not pleased with them.
b) removing pins gives you more negative camber, not more positive camber c) even if you did get another 1/2 inch drop you would not end up with -0.3 deg more negative, but you'd lose another 1/2" of suspension travel so you are back to riding on bump stops and bottoming out all the time. The XI suspension is very tricky to get lowered right in front, unless you go with good quality coil overs. Please take some time to read more in the XI section, lot of people have tackled these issues and written extensively about them. |
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If you want to make life difficult for yourself, try adjusting the camber with the suspension loaded. BMW have a special tool for moving the strut top with load on the suspension.
Otherwise, adjust the strut tops with the wheel(s) off the ground, so you can do it all by hand. There is no functional difference to the adjustment you make. |
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06-19-2019, 06:39 AM | #51 |
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Jacked it up and moved over nicely with a firm push against the coil/strut from inside the wheel arch. Thanks for the pointers you two gave me.
Tambohamilton Are you sure there's no difference in how the wheel camber will settle if you set it with loaded or unloaded suspension? Jdub679 pointed out something different. |
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06-19-2019, 10:01 AM | #52 |
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100% sure it'll settle in the same position regardless of whether you make the adjustment with load on the suspension or not. It's not like having weight on the suspension allows you to set the strut mount in a different position than you can with no weight on the suspension. You will have to settle the suspension after you lower it back onto its wheels (before taking any measurements), if you jack it up to make the adjustments.
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