Rear camber arms
- Thread starter Stevie.w
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Yeh http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E46-M3-S54_3.2L/Suspension/ES2682175/
They look even better than Eibach fellies, so far their coming in at $344. Which at rate to day is £237, I'll still have import duties on top but I know they'll be cheaper than Eibach. Once here I'll post some pics and let you know their quality. Ordered Sunday night, shipping says here tomorrow
They look even better than Eibach fellies, so far their coming in at $344. Which at rate to day is £237, I'll still have import duties on top but I know they'll be cheaper than Eibach. Once here I'll post some pics and let you know their quality. Ordered Sunday night, shipping says here tomorrow
simonlpearce
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They do look nice!!! 8)
I'm running Turner Motosport rear arms, they came from the states, I can't remember exactly how much but price sounds similar from memory...
... http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-3552-rear-adjustable-camber-arms-e36-e46-e85-turner-motorsport-streettrack.aspx
... http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-3552-rear-adjustable-camber-arms-e36-e46-e85-turner-motorsport-streettrack.aspx
Stevie.w said:
I didn't go for the rose jointed ones as the car is used on the road a lot as well as occasional track days... Was concerned about a 'too solid' setup!
- have to say I prefer the black ones to the anodised blue - quite pleased all the 'clown coloured' bits are underneath the car to be honest!!!
10.31am and camber arms arrived today WOW!!! That's impressive 
Couple of pics
They do impress me with the machine quality and that the main bodies are both billet machined. Don't think there's much in it between these and Turner's, aesthetically I prefer the ECS. STEALTH's the main goal in my project.
Couple of pics
They do impress me with the machine quality and that the main bodies are both billet machined. Don't think there's much in it between these and Turner's, aesthetically I prefer the ECS. STEALTH's the main goal in my project.
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What you normally find when you lower the car the standard adjustment isn't sufficient to correct excessive camber. These allow you to adjust it to whatever you require. You can also use them to push the hub out to fill out the arch and then use a Whiteline camber adjustment bush in the top of the hub to fine tune your camber.exdos said:
Stevie.w said:
That's possible but you'll only gain about 4mm (that's about the extra width you get with max adjustment with a camber adjustment bush).
If you want to fill out the arch, a spacer or wheels with different ET would be more effective/easier I think.
At the rear you hardly have to worry about scrub radius etc.
Is that a rubber bushing that is press fitted in the inner joint and is it the same size as the stock one? (so that you can replace it with PU)
simonlpearce
Senior member
You also find the OEM camber bolts rust themselves to the bush sleeve once the car gets to a certain age and you have to cut the bolt and replace the bush to change them 
Reason I got mine was the 'fear' of not having enough camber adjustment when lowering, but I can see where Exodus is coming from in terms of overkill Vs eccentric bolt adjustment. In the end my car wasn't lowered all that much so it probably really wasn't necessary for my requirements.
I swapped out the arms at the same time as all the other suspension changes (coilovers, arbs, bushes) so it made sense to do it all at once...
... the camber arms are a bit of a pig where they mount near the diff (it's very tight to get your tool it!) so it's worth planning for that.
There was also some speculation of the US forums about the standard arms bending, but I really think this was only down to 'mis-use' rather than defects, certainly not enough reason to swap in my mind.
I swapped out the arms at the same time as all the other suspension changes (coilovers, arbs, bushes) so it made sense to do it all at once...
... the camber arms are a bit of a pig where they mount near the diff (it's very tight to get your tool it!) so it's worth planning for that.
There was also some speculation of the US forums about the standard arms bending, but I really think this was only down to 'mis-use' rather than defects, certainly not enough reason to swap in my mind.
They are rubber bushings fitted, but I've poly bushes both top/bottom inner bushes. With the expected power, I need to control the suspension fairly tightly. I've sized the adjustment available on these arms and they can run 10mm shorter than standard and 30mm larger. So there's plenty scope for setting up., what I'm well impressed with is the threaded bar and threads in billet ends. They are very well machined with no play at all.GuidoK said: