06-18-2015, 09:47 AM | #23 |
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Well anyway you cut it, these cars transfer huge loads onto the suspension. More than I have seen on most if any car. The sway bars will help. I am pulling my camber plates (Kmak) to inspect after about 1800 track miles. I have had the sway bars in for the same amount of time.
I will let you know how they look and take some photos. They are the stage 2, and much more robust than the GC ones. They made some noise for about 500 miles and that was it. Ketema, when you get the kw shocks with plates in, can you take some photos of the plate. I am interested to see how they designed them. One things for sure, if they will fail Ketema will have it happen. Only guy I have seen run an entire tank of gas, turn his calipers black and have Pagids heat fade in one track session. Needless to say this guy drives hard. |
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06-18-2015, 03:58 PM | #26 |
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I definitely will post pics when the club sport kit comes in. And don't jinx me! I don't want any more failures.
I'll also comment on how those linear Springs feel on the street.
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I am going to ride around on the stockers for a week or two to see if I feel a ride quality difference, but no way would I run the track without them, I like 3.6 degrees of neg. camber |
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06-18-2015, 10:56 PM | #29 |
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06-19-2015, 07:28 PM | #30 | |
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You end up having to force one in with some strength, then drill the other one out a bit and force. I almost gave up, but made it work. Not ideal, but better than any other options out right now. My guess is the rivets line up for the m3/4 brace. |
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06-26-2015, 12:37 PM | #31 |
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Finished getting my new GC camber plates in. My plates now have the F22 mounting hardware, but the F8X sliders, which include a heim joint/spherical bushing. I think this is the right way to go, and I do not believe I will have this problem again. For those of you looking for camber plates and are considering ground control, contact them directly and request plates for the M235i, but will the F8X sliders with the spherical bushing/heim joint. Talk to Donovan. Also, Ground Control is the BEST to work with. They covered the upgraded plates, my broken strut AND my labor cost. Didn't cost me a dime. I'd definitely buy more product from them for this reason alone. |
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06-26-2015, 03:44 PM | #32 |
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Glad to hear it. Donovan has been great for me as well. I am still waiting on my KW replacements, so I'm kind of glad you got your stuff back first. Go thrash the car a bit and let me know how they hold up.
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07-08-2015, 06:22 PM | #33 |
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I got all my replacement parts finally. Will be testing the new GC plates against the full clubsport kit. I'll decide which one to keep after a few hundred miles on each.
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07-09-2015, 04:15 PM | #36 |
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Fantastic, I've heard so many good things about the clubsport, can't wait to hear your impressions of them.
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07-10-2015, 10:42 PM | #37 |
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I am considering this thread closed. Although it sucked having these issues and losing out on a bunch of drive time, I want to give credit to Donovan and Ground Control for taking care of the issue. They were world class with their support. I have the good fortune of being able to have choices. I am quite certain that the new GC monoball plates are fantastic. I will be testing them with the KW DDC kit right after I finish thrashing the Club sport kit that found its way into my hands. I am sure they are both awesome, and it will really force me to decide if the car is going to be single or dual purpose. Look for updates on my build thread, I won't be posting here any more.
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