BMW Compact Build
Posted by DaveK
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Seems to work as advertised. I did the grunt work of pulling and cleaning parts and the recommended shim thickness turned out to give us an acceptable backlash (as confirmed by Scott). It does feel as though the rear is steering the car better than before, and seems to act locked on decel as well so be prepared for that. Nothing scary, but just something to be ready for. I've been kicking around the idea of doing a drift event as well, but now it looks like I've got a little prep to do on the Evo for something coming up in a few weeks. 
Dave |
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any pics of the car winged up?
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^ Yuck - mango - ewww!
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Dave Kern Infallible Moderator Location: Centennial Join Date: 07/11/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 1,085 Rally Car: Compact M3 & Evo IX |
Moving this to the right build thread since I'm a Godlike Moderator now. 
JVL - no need to spend much time on this project for now. Haven't had a lick of trouble with the brakes on the compact so far...maybe when I have it set up as a Group 5 car I will? But for now, no $$ to look further into it. I've got a hookup on AP calipers and currently run some on the Evo so if radial mount is the way to go on the BMW, I'd want to run mine using APs...same caliper = spares around the shop. Dave |
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