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<blockquote data-quote="anxious" data-source="post: 245665" data-attributes="member: 193"><p>Thanks. i've changed the engine and gearbox mounting and also the tie rods.</p><p> </p><p>Now I am toying b/w OEM ordinary bushes(Lemforder) vs M3 (Lemforder) bushes.</p><p> </p><p>Someone sent me the following comments:-</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">"I've done the front control arm bushings (actually, my technician did</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">them a couple years ago before I started doing things myself). I have</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">not had to do the RTABs yet.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">The M3 bushings will work, provided you get the correct parts. Some M3</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">front control arm bushings are "offset" units, meaning the inner sleeve</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">is offset to one side. That was used, IIRC, on the 95 M3 to change</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">caster. That caster change was integrated with the control arm in 96+</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">and they went back to a concentric bushing design like on the non-M</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">cars. If you put offset bushings on your 325 with the standard control</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">arms you'll upset front suspension geometry.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">Keep in mind that the M3 parts will not necessarily live longer than the</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">non-M parts, and in fact will transmit road surface defects more readily</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">into the steering and the rear end. Be sure that is what you want. I</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">would consider replacement of the RTABs with M parts more so than the</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">front CABs because deflection of the bushing can have a dramatic effect</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">on toe in heavy cornering."</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>What do you guys think about M3 bushes?</strong></span></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="anxious, post: 245665, member: 193"] Thanks. i've changed the engine and gearbox mounting and also the tie rods. Now I am toying b/w OEM ordinary bushes(Lemforder) vs M3 (Lemforder) bushes. Someone sent me the following comments:- [I][SIZE=2]"I've done the front control arm bushings (actually, my technician did them a couple years ago before I started doing things myself). I have not had to do the RTABs yet. The M3 bushings will work, provided you get the correct parts. Some M3 front control arm bushings are "offset" units, meaning the inner sleeve is offset to one side. That was used, IIRC, on the 95 M3 to change caster. That caster change was integrated with the control arm in 96+ and they went back to a concentric bushing design like on the non-M cars. If you put offset bushings on your 325 with the standard control arms you'll upset front suspension geometry. Keep in mind that the M3 parts will not necessarily live longer than the non-M parts, and in fact will transmit road surface defects more readily into the steering and the rear end. Be sure that is what you want. I would consider replacement of the RTABs with M parts more so than the front CABs because deflection of the bushing can have a dramatic effect on toe in heavy cornering."[/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE=2][B]What do you guys think about M3 bushes?[/B][/SIZE] [/I] [/QUOTE]
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