5 speeds, 4 cylinders, 3 doors, 2 wheel drive, and 1 loose nut behind the wheel
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I have an ultra-gauge for my M3 and its been an awesome purchase. Gives you a live readout of a lot of the sensor data used by the ECU including engine coolant temp, intake temp, throttle position, O2 sensor voltages, etc. You can set audible alarms for things as well which is super useful for keeping an eye on your coolant temps. More improtantly, it can also read and clear check engine lights!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NLQAHS/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Thats another, cheaper option. Thats what I use. Download torque on a phone, plug it is and bam. You can set it up with all sorts of gauges to your liking.
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*ugh*
Took advantage of the long weekend and got started on the subframe/trailing arm bushing replacement. Everything came apart pretty decently, aside from the e-brake cables. Built a puller for the subframe bushings, which worked pretty well.
Had to modify it a little to pull the new bushings all the way in. Turns out the top and bottom of the subframe are slightly different diameters...
New rubber bushings pulled in easier than I thought they would.
After that I decided it would be a good idea to bend a trailing arm...
I was using a long threaded rod through to the other side of the arm to pull in the new bushing. Turns out the arm will bend far easier than I would have thought. So, instead of spending Saturday putting the car back together, I got to go to Gibsons and pull a trailing arm (luckily they have a couple TIs there). Broke a socket while I was there trying to remove the caliper bolts, so I had to carry the trailing arm with caliper, rotor and half of a half shaft a good quarter-mile back to my car. The axle nut on the junkyard trailing arm was seized pretty bad, so I decided to cut through the entire hub with a sawzall, right behind the nut. Should have taken a picture of that, as it was pretty comical, but worked well. Needless to say, between that and cranking on home-made bushing pullers, I was starting to feel my age by the end of the day Saturday...
Up until this point, I was kind of worried that I might be wasting my time, because none of the bushings that I pulled out really looked that bad. Then, when I was cleaning up Sunday, I found this guy:
One of the trailing arm bolts. Funny, I didn't notice that earlier. Dug through the old trailing arm bushings and found one had a larger ID than the others...
Looks like bolt was loose and inner sleeve of the bushing was rotating with the suspension instead of being clamped by the subframe. Thankfully the subframe doesn't seem to have any wear from it. So, I guess that explains the wonky feeling in the rear of the car...
The inner race came out of the wheel bearing while disassembling the salvage-yard trailing arm, so I'm replacing that. As long as I'm ordering stuff, I decided to get new CV boots, and a couple other little things. Looks like the outer boots will be take a couple weeks to get here, so I'll probably leave the half-shafts as-is for now and just put everything back together. Probably a godsend, #missioncreep is real.
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Winter mode... engaged.
Fitment of the e34 wheels and tires is surprisingly good. For some reason this supplies me with almost limitless amusement. Part of me wants to spray the wheels bright white and put rally mudflaps on the car. Thankfully, I'm a responsible adult and would never do such a thing.....
After things started to go south, I didn't take any more pictures of the bushing swap/subframe re-installation. Safe to say everything went perfectly and there were no more problems. hahaha. Yes, no problems at all. Also, here's a picture of a broken diff cover for no reason at all.
The good news is that it's all back together now. The wonkyness is gone and the car drives much better now. I even managed to get the e-brake cable out of the old trailing arm, so I still have a functioning handbrake. Mission accomplished.
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Nice carnage. I dig the wintermode!
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Who does the black ti belong to?
I like it!The guy lives in Chippewa Falls Wi. He has an account on here but Idk it. He just traded it for a Subaru Forester.
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Winter mode... engaged.
Winter mode: [ Off ]
Now that it's July, I finally broke down and bought some actual summer tires and wheel so I can stop rolling around on worn-out snows. Installed the Bilstein Sports and lowering springs that I picked up from the junk yard for $90 a few years ago. Not as much drop as I was hoping for, but it's good enough for a daily. Ride is decent. Feels a little more connected to the road but without being too harsh.
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Cheap, light, durable. Pick two.
Probably not an ideal choice for a daily. I'm not really expecting to have any issues, but you hear stories...
I think @suspenceful may still have a spare or two in the garage, though I believe they have broken spokes lol
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I think @suspenceful may still have a spare or two in the garage, though I believe they have broken spokes lol
Yup, I still have a cracked spare from my E36, lol. Love those wheels though, they are amazingly light and look good. I think you'll be safe unless you put them in an oven for powdercoat.
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Yup, I still have a cracked spare from my E36, lol. Love those wheels though, they are amazingly light and look good. I think you'll be safe unless you put them in an oven for powdercoat.
This debate again? lol
I can vouch for the weight, I picked one up for amusement (Mike's new set) and questioned if it had a wheel in it.
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Hmm, haven't updated in a while.
Water pump and radiator replaced because the radiator was cracked at the base of the top hose connection and the impeller fell off the pump.
Front passenger side control arm and bushing replaced because the ball joint was bad. This reminds me that the tie rod boot was torn and the sway bar links were just about done, so I need to get back in there...
Passenger side rear wheel bearing replaced (drivers side was replaced when the rear subframe was refreshed, so now they're both done).
Put the old snows back on. Will be ordering new ones. Word is General changed to a harder compound, so I may be switching to Michelin Ice-X this time... Regardless, the ride quality is sooo much better on the 15" wheels. Will probably be selling the Koseis and getting some 16s next year, if anyone's interested...
Just waiting for ice racing to start...
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