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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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.
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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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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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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The M3 was running the same camber as your Z4?jpeeters wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:31 amThe 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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I don't remember unfortunately. I *think* it was not a track driven one, so might have been running a less aggressive alignment.srhutch wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:49 amThe M3 was running the same camber as your Z4?