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Why UDM & not Vorsprung Durch Technik?
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<blockquote data-quote="bimmerman" data-source="post: 95366" data-attributes="member: 126"><p>Spoke to an old automotive engineer who was passionate about BMW and he summed up the BMW magic suspension like that:</p><p></p><p>1. Relatively soft and long travel suspension - Great ride</p><p>2. Firmer than usual antiroll bars - Minimal roll even with soft suspension</p><p>3. Simple suspension geometry (anti pitch and dive incporporated into geometry) - Less unsprung weight, less bush flex, better feel</p><p>4. Near 50/50 weight balance - Neutral handling</p><p>5. RWD - nuff said!</p><p></p><p>Put that all together and you'll get that magic BMW ride and handling. Mess with your spring rates and ride height too much and your Bimmer becomes an Audi or Volvo. That's why people like Alpina never lowers or stiffens a BMW too much. They know how much is too much and will never mess with the magic formula. People like Hotbits don't get it and are more geared towards track use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bimmerman, post: 95366, member: 126"] Spoke to an old automotive engineer who was passionate about BMW and he summed up the BMW magic suspension like that: 1. Relatively soft and long travel suspension - Great ride 2. Firmer than usual antiroll bars - Minimal roll even with soft suspension 3. Simple suspension geometry (anti pitch and dive incporporated into geometry) - Less unsprung weight, less bush flex, better feel 4. Near 50/50 weight balance - Neutral handling 5. RWD - nuff said! Put that all together and you'll get that magic BMW ride and handling. Mess with your spring rates and ride height too much and your Bimmer becomes an Audi or Volvo. That's why people like Alpina never lowers or stiffens a BMW too much. They know how much is too much and will never mess with the magic formula. People like Hotbits don't get it and are more geared towards track use. [/QUOTE]
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