Lowering Car w/ Dead Hooker in Trunk

[llll1l1ll]

If my back tires are already crooked/sagging (albeit, only a little) with this dead hooker I have in my trunk, would installing lowering springs and shocks make this problem worse or what? I figure if I do some bushing replacing I could probably eliminate the problem.

[Teaguer]

Dead hooker and lowering springs mean certain death to your tires inner tread .

You either either need dead hooker delete mod ....or adjustable rear camber/toe .

[ldsbeaker]

Word. Dead hookers or even a spare cut my tire life by half.

[llll1l1ll]

Would it be any more difficult to install an adjuster myself? I was thinking about just having a shop take care of all the stuffs, what with the bushings and all (e.g. rear subframe)...

[CorvallisBMW]

You have to get eccentric bolts for the inner trailing arm pickup points, similar to these:

http://store.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=ireland&StoreType=BtoC&Count1=224270045&Count2=141410470&CategoryID=3&Target=products.asp

Or get the eccentric bolts from the rear of an e39, BMW part number 33321093456 w/ washer 33321093455. You'll need to fab up 2 little plates for the bolts to go through, like in the IE picture.

[NC325iC]

i dont think youd notice a difference, if youre really worried about it id get cabrio specific lowering springs as they have a stiffer rear spring which would help support your dead hooker

[llll1l1ll]

Hmm, okay then. This is good advice. I've got some work to do when I get back to 'murika.

I just don't want to chew my inner treads up. I just can't remember how heavy the hooker is in my trunk.

[rkettner]

does anyone have a diagram or dimensions for the little plates that you have to fab up for the trailing arm bushings?

i could easily buy the eccentric bolts, i have a welder, and i have steel for fabbing the adjusters.