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Wanted OEM strut brace

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Post by jpeeters » Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:35 am

I tried the E46 M3 strut brace on my Z4M and it didn't fit. I believe it's related to the amount of neg camber you're running whether it works or not. I'm at max neg camber.

@VRSteve what's your setup?

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Post by Truth » Mon Jan 15, 2018 3:05 pm

jpeeters wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:35 am I tried the E46 M3 strut brace on my Z4M and it didn't fit. I believe it's related to the amount of neg camber you're running whether it works or not. I'm at max neg camber.

@VRSteve what's your setup?
Your amount of camber moved your strut tops?? :scratchhead: :scratchhead:
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Post by jpeeters » Wed Jan 17, 2018 1:47 am

You can get up to ˜-2º camber without camber plates by pushing the bolts in. Since the nuts of the strut brace connect to those bolts you have about 1cm play on each side. At least this is how I understand it :)

When at max neg camber the E46 M3 strut brace didn't fit. I haven't tried to change the camber settings to try if it would help, as I didn't want to change my alignment.

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Post by srhutch » Wed Jan 17, 2018 8:00 am

jpeeters wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:35 amI tried the E46 M3 strut brace on my Z4M and it didn't fit. I believe it's related to the amount of neg camber you're running whether it works or not. I'm at max neg camber.

@VRSteve what's your setup?
I doubt the Z4 one would fir either then.

I have an M3 one which fits fine with the top of the camber pins removed.
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Post by jpeeters » Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:31 am

srhutch wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2018 8:00 am
jpeeters wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:35 amI tried the E46 M3 strut brace on my Z4M and it didn't fit. I believe it's related to the amount of neg camber you're running whether it works or not. I'm at max neg camber.

@VRSteve what's your setup?
I doubt the Z4 one would fir either then.

I have an M3 one which fits fine with the top of the camber pins removed.
The one I tested came direct off an E46 M3 and was, according to my indy, the original one for that car. After failing to fit it on my Z4M he bolted the strut brace back on the E46 M3 and it fitted like a glove.

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Post by srhutch » Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:49 am

jpeeters wrote: Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:31 am
srhutch wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2018 8:00 am
jpeeters wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:35 amI tried the E46 M3 strut brace on my Z4M and it didn't fit. I believe it's related to the amount of neg camber you're running whether it works or not. I'm at max neg camber.

@VRSteve what's your setup?
I doubt the Z4 one would fir either then.

I have an M3 one which fits fine with the top of the camber pins removed.
The one I tested came direct off an E46 M3 and was, according to my indy, the original one for that car. After failing to fit it on my Z4M he bolted the strut brace back on the E46 M3 and it fitted like a glove.
The M3 was running the same camber as your Z4?
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Post by jpeeters » Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:46 am

srhutch wrote: Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:49 am
jpeeters wrote: Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:31 am
srhutch wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2018 8:00 am I doubt the Z4 one would fir either then.

I have an M3 one which fits fine with the top of the camber pins removed.
The one I tested came direct off an E46 M3 and was, according to my indy, the original one for that car. After failing to fit it on my Z4M he bolted the strut brace back on the E46 M3 and it fitted like a glove.
The M3 was running the same camber as your Z4?
I don't remember unfortunately. I *think* it was not a track driven one, so might have been running a less aggressive alignment.

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