I have pretty much exactly the same setup enroute to me at the moment as well. Should see my KW Clubsports next week. I also went for the camber adjustable top mounts and rogue engineering rear top mounts. My Royals wheel is arriving tomorrow. Black Alcantara, M stitching and a red TDC strip. The Vibratechnic mounts have already arrived along with a wheel stud conversion. I also have a front Brembo BBK sitting waiting to be fitted as well. Like you, I also can't wait to get everything fitted and tried out.
Back in Z4MC ownership- and building a track beast :)
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I have the camber plates too, but I need far less negative camber now I have the rest of the set up (besides, if you're interested, Exdos will tell you how it's really all about toe / castor and not negative camber). The RE top mounts are great. Beedub also put me on to some front strut tower reinforcement plates - with this suspension set up and slick or semislick tyres the loads conferred to the strut towers are far more than with the OEM set up. It's worth investing in RTAB limiters too if you haven't already.
simonlpearce
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A strut bar will also do the same as the re-enforcement plates as it spreads the pressures going through the towers, plus they look cool when you pop the bonnet.
A strut brace doesn't cover much of the surface area of the top of the strut tower (and likely serves more of a cosmetic role than mechanical - I have them on both my Zed and my S2000). The reinforcement plates sit within the strut towers and cover the entire inner surface of the strut tower. This is a link to them I found from Google. I bought mine directly from BMW for about £7
http://store.bimmerworld.com/mobile/e36e46e9x-front-strut-tower-reinforcement-plates-p1219.aspx
http://store.bimmerworld.com/mobile/e36e46e9x-front-strut-tower-reinforcement-plates-p1219.aspx
yup yup those are the ones.... combined with the SB you will have all the protection you need, any coilover that uses an aftermarket solid top mount should be using these imo, the strut tops are thin material on the grand scheme of things and the smaller hard mounted tops are stressful, these 2 items are cheap insurance imo... SB definitely adding to the protection from the top side.
simonlpearce
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Surprised about that. Mate of mine just had his wheel done by Royals and it was top notch!
Shocking! Think my 2 year old niece could do better.
I hear more and more unsatisfied customers from Royals these days. He used to be reputable but it seems quality control has gone downhill as business increases. Shame.
Personally I also wouldn't go for the alcantara as even when done right it reportedly will not last in good condition for long. Really meant for use with gloves as I'm sure you are aware.
I hear more and more unsatisfied customers from Royals these days. He used to be reputable but it seems quality control has gone downhill as business increases. Shame.
Personally I also wouldn't go for the alcantara as even when done right it reportedly will not last in good condition for long. Really meant for use with gloves as I'm sure you are aware.
I don't remember mine coming with drop links, just camber plates, but it was a long time ago.
You'll need adjustable drop links if you decide to fit stiffer ARBs.
They're lovely to behold and really well engineered. It was a bit disappointing to hide them under the car!
You'll need adjustable drop links if you decide to fit stiffer ARBs.
They're lovely to behold and really well engineered. It was a bit disappointing to hide them under the car!