M240 Installed M2/3/4 carbon fiber engine brace

BillG2A · 08-04-2022, 09:07 AM

Over past 6 months bought used OEM M2/3/4
Aluminum and then carbon fiber engine brace installed yesterday picture below

cooolone2 · 08-08-2022, 08:41 PM

Any change, feel suspension wise? Corners?

Any modifications required to make it fit or plug & play?

Looking good BTW!

BillG2A · 08-08-2022, 09:06 PM

Yes it feels more rigid maybe upto 20% more , somewhere above noticeable but below - wow night and day. Easy install. $850- $1,200 with mix of used and new parts. Requires. 5 point aluminum rear brace , a replacement front black metal panel to which you bolt the carbon brace ( it is taller than stock F22 one and has 2 bolt threads built in to accept the carbon brace. After that it is bolts and retainers optional are a few plastic pieces to make it look OEM
The aluminum 5 point installation uses 3 bolts into the top of the strut mounting plates but in my car there are now Vorshlag camber plates. I am not sure if stock F22 plates have 3 holes to accept the bolts but these camber plates do. And so do stock M2/3/4

I have a modified suspension. Camber plates , KW coil overs , spl monoball thrust bearings in front So the brace was a near final step (sway bar are in garage to be installed )

When you take these steps with a F22 you feeling the rear subframe move around when you track it. You can add inserts or swap them for solid bushings

cooolone2 · 08-12-2022, 09:51 PM

Ok kewl! Thank you for the breakdown! I have the RD strut tower brace for now. Was planning the H&R sways Front and Rear. Just to tighten things up a bit for now. Don't want to bias front too much though. Can't find much spec on the various sways tho, is tough to find. Worry that hollow bars are not built for the job.

08-04-2022, 09:07 AM	#1
BillG2A Private 70 Rep 80 Posts Drives: 2017 M240 6spd. Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	Over past 6 months bought used OEM M2/3/4 Aluminum and then carbon fiber engine brace installed yesterday picture below Attached Images
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08-08-2022, 08:41 PM	#2
cooolone2 Captain 625 Rep 706 Posts Drives: 20' M240iX B58, 01' 330XI E46 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: NY, USA iTrader: (0)	Any change, feel suspension wise? Corners? Any modifications required to make it fit or plug & play? Looking good BTW!
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08-08-2022, 09:06 PM	#3
BillG2A Private 70 Rep 80 Posts Drives: 2017 M240 6spd. Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	Yes it feels more rigid maybe upto 20% more , somewhere above noticeable but below - wow night and day. Easy install. $850- $1,200 with mix of used and new parts. Requires. 5 point aluminum rear brace , a replacement front black metal panel to which you bolt the carbon brace ( it is taller than stock F22 one and has 2 bolt threads built in to accept the carbon brace. After that it is bolts and retainers optional are a few plastic pieces to make it look OEM The aluminum 5 point installation uses 3 bolts into the top of the strut mounting plates but in my car there are now Vorshlag camber plates. I am not sure if stock F22 plates have 3 holes to accept the bolts but these camber plates do. And so do stock M2/3/4 I have a modified suspension. Camber plates , KW coil overs , spl monoball thrust bearings in front So the brace was a near final step (sway bar are in garage to be installed ) When you take these steps with a F22 you feeling the rear subframe move around when you track it. You can add inserts or swap them for solid bushings
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08-12-2022, 09:51 PM	#4
cooolone2 Captain 625 Rep 706 Posts Drives: 20' M240iX B58, 01' 330XI E46 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: NY, USA iTrader: (0)	Ok kewl! Thank you for the breakdown! I have the RD strut tower brace for now. Was planning the H&R sways Front and Rear. Just to tighten things up a bit for now. Don't want to bias front too much though. Can't find much spec on the various sways tho, is tough to find. Worry that hollow bars are not built for the job.
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