Hello from Maine

[thebucky84]

Welcome, nice M

[Jakel57]

Welcome sir, love the M!

[JustMe]

Howyadoin...used to work in S. Portland years back...had a chick try to run me over in a parking garage once...love that city.






Love that M too.

[TheGrim]

Thanks a bunch guys, sorry I haven't been active lately. Lots of work. Will anyone be around TMS Tuesday morning? I am not sure what I am going to do while they are working on my car haha.

@Boosted
Did you do poly LCABs? Or any poly bushings? I'm debating if replacing my worn LCABs with poly is a good idea on Maine roads...I was looking at GC adjustable rear control arms. Also, do you have your own garage to do work at? I am looking at RTABs + limiters next summer, then structural reinforcement. My fall/winter list is at my budget already with the work I am having done Tuesday + needing to buy a new radar detector, and snow tires.

[TheGrim]

I am looking at the GC rear control arms. What do you think about me using poly LCABs instead of OEM rubber for Maine roads? Too harsh? Also, will anyone be around TMS area Tuesday? No idea what I am going to do for the 2-3 hours my car is there.

[Th3Juggernaut]

i wouldn't say much harsher, but the oem will last longer though considering the location

[Boosted Euro]

Thanks a bunch guys, sorry I haven't been active lately. Lots of work. Will anyone be around TMS Tuesday morning? I am not sure what I am going to do while they are working on my car haha.

@Boosted
Did you do poly LCABs? Or any poly bushings? I'm debating if replacing my worn LCABs with poly is a good idea on Maine roads...I was looking at GC adjustable rear control arms. Also, do you have your own garage to do work at? I am looking at RTABs + limiters next summer, then structural reinforcement. My fall/winter list is at my budget already with the work I am having done Tuesday + needing to buy a new radar detector, and snow tires.

No Polly as it's the girls DD , I just went with the HD's on both . Car needed ball joints and you can only do complete control arms . At $200 each it didn't leave much money for anything else so I went with the best cheapest option ..lol

My brother has a shop at his house that a can steel from Time to time, otherwise I'm just in the driveway.

[TheGrim]

Are the HD bushings any different from stock M3 bushings? What brand?

[Boosted Euro]

There Meyle HD , better then stock .


The GC 's are pretty pricy , the TMS one are $100 less and look nicer.

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-3552-rear-adjustable-camber-arms-e36-e46-z4-turner-motorsport-streettrack.aspx

Edit: may be wrong on that , M3 ones are solid already . May have just been the RTAB that had the option. Between the M the forester and the rabbit , I don't know whats going on any more..lol

[Boosted Euro]

Yea, must have been where I got them from. There OEM M3 ones, that's what happens when you get BMw parts from a VW guy..lol

[TheGrim]

Haha yeah, that's what I thought, and why I was confused lol. I won't get Meyle, I have heard things about them not lasting as well as OEM. I may also go with TMS rear camber arms...everything is up in the air except what I am doing Tuesday...haha.

[Boosted Euro]

All I know is here is a old one






New ones with the limiters






Installed




And this is why control arms were needed ..lol

[Boosted Euro]

Haha yeah, that's what I thought, and why I was confused lol. I won't get Meyle, I have heard things about them not lasting as well as OEM. I may also go with TMS rear camber arms...everything is up in the air except what I am doing Tuesday...haha.

Poly won't last as long as OEM either , also cause stress on other components . I went all Polly on my rabbit, we will see how it goes. Lol. It's all cheap as he'll for that though .

[TheGrim]

My next purchase will either be the RTABs + limiters, or the x-brace for some winter underside protection from huge ice chunks :-/ not sure yet.

On another note, will you be around TMS Tuesday? I'm still trying to find something to do/people to meet for the time my car will be in the shop.