Any benefit to m3 offset CA bushings on stock suspension?

[Stanley Rockafella]

My one bushing is bad, so I figure I may as well replace everything while I'm in there. is there any benefit to upgrading to m3 offset bushings considering the rest of the suspension is all stock?

thanks in advance!

[browntown]

I *think* it will offer better geometry on a lowered car. I just went to treehouse eyeball arms and never looked back. I believe they have the same geometry as the m3 cab's.

[reelizmpro]

They'll give you more caster for high speed stability. They are also solid so they should last a lot longer (life of the car?) than the stock bushings. It's a worthy upgrade in my opinion and they aren't expensive.

[george graves]

Don't do it on a stock set up. I ran them on mine for a few years and it tends to eat up tires in a hurry.

[Stanley Rockafella]

They'll give you more caster for high speed stability. They are also solid so they should last a lot longer (life of the car?) than the stock bushings. It's a worthy upgrade in my opinion and they aren't expensive.

by "more" caster, do you mean more Negative, or more positive?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camber_angle

[chadthestampede]

by "more" caster, do you mean more Negative, or more positive?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camber_angle

Caster, not camber.

[Stanley Rockafella]

awe, my bad

[Stanley Rockafella]

woudl these be a suitable upgrade given the additional rubber to make it more solid over stock?
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thanks

[einstein57]

You can also get the e36 m3 control arm bushings. They are solid but not offset.

[Leo_328i]

You can also get the e36 m3 control arm bushings. They are solid but not offset.

I'm running this on my 318iS and it feels great.

I'll be upgrading to the offset bushings when I shove in the 24v motor because it pushes the front wheels forward a few mm which should help help the front end of the car feel less nose heavy (though only slightly)

[trackjunkie21]

Don't do it on a stock set up. I ran them on mine for a few years and it tends to eat up tires in a hurry.

You need to have the toe angles corrected, when the caster is increased, it increases the toe in angle, hence the tire wear.

[lbreevesii]

^ this.

Better stability, won't wear out, cheap, win.