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maxman
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choosing an alignment centre...
I had my alignment done at Demon Tweeks,the guy who did it was very competent .The cost for mine was £77
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Davz
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Soz for such a late reply....life got in the way.
I too went for m settings but tweaked them based on my research and understanding.
Front camber I increased to 1.30 and kept rear the same at 1.50. Where I really changed was on toe-in. M and standard settings have a lot of toe-in but this will really wear the inner edge of the tyres. Having a lot of toe-in will make the zed stable at very high speeds but how often do you drive at 140mph? I went for front toe-in of - 0°.03, so total max of - 0°06. Don't go less as under braking it will result in positive toe-out which will make it unstable. Rear the same as the front.
I have found this setup very stable, tested up to 130mph (off road) I can hold the wheel with just a finger and thumb on the bumpiest of roads and steer in a straight line. NB I do have 15 + 20 mm wheel spacers on a staggered wheel set.
I too went for m settings but tweaked them based on my research and understanding.
Front camber I increased to 1.30 and kept rear the same at 1.50. Where I really changed was on toe-in. M and standard settings have a lot of toe-in but this will really wear the inner edge of the tyres. Having a lot of toe-in will make the zed stable at very high speeds but how often do you drive at 140mph? I went for front toe-in of - 0°.03, so total max of - 0°06. Don't go less as under braking it will result in positive toe-out which will make it unstable. Rear the same as the front.
I have found this setup very stable, tested up to 130mph (off road) I can hold the wheel with just a finger and thumb on the bumpiest of roads and steer in a straight line. NB I do have 15 + 20 mm wheel spacers on a staggered wheel set.
Last edited by Davz on Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
2006 2.5 Monaco blue, orange footwell lights, Blue boot lights, 20/15mm wheel spacers, Buckley06 gear knob, Aux, MV2's, M pedals, Eibachs, Bilstein B4's, Whiteline front ARB. H&R rear ARB. Roof motor relocated, Alpine speakers, Xenons.
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MrPT
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130mph off road? You sir, have the big balls.
2008 Z4MC: heavy wheels | crap suspension | skittish rear end | wobbly engine | not enough induction noise | underwhelming turn in | inconsistent braking | lardy battery | chubby steering wheel
2006 Z4 2.5si: gone
2006 Z4 2.5si: gone
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Davz
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You should try 160 in an Aston V8, heading towards Fogarty esses at donington in the pouring rain!
2006 2.5 Monaco blue, orange footwell lights, Blue boot lights, 20/15mm wheel spacers, Buckley06 gear knob, Aux, MV2's, M pedals, Eibachs, Bilstein B4's, Whiteline front ARB. H&R rear ARB. Roof motor relocated, Alpine speakers, Xenons.
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