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  • blefevre
    R3V Elite
    • Dec 2008
    • 4287

    #5671
    Originally posted by 325ix
    I really like the billiard ball as a shift knob, but I am in love with the door knob style shifter and will be picking up a wooden one soon.
    Door knob wins. I just got my new leather door knob with the M-tech stripe, I love it.

    - E30, DSM, Golf R, Mazda 3 Skyactiv

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    • Bimmerman325i
      R3V OG
      • Dec 2007
      • 6854

      #5672
      Originally posted by blefevre
      For bouncy ride I am going with...

      (Scoob =/= M3) + (Boulder roads == teh suck) = bouncy ride
      Pretty sure Scoob vs M3 shouldn't matter, the effective spring rate on the scoob is the same. I'm thinking external factors like tires/pressures, dead bushings, possibly nitrogen charge in the shocks themselves. I'm hoping it's not the shocks.

      Originally posted by iamcreepingdeath
      just crank up the stiffness in the shocks.
      Didn't fix it, tried all settings multiple times. It just makes it stiffer but does nothing for the bounce.
      2017 Chevrolet SS, 6MT
      95 M3/2/5 (S54 and Mk60 DSC, CARB legal, Build Thread)
      98 M3/4/5 (stock)

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      • blefevre
        R3V Elite
        • Dec 2008
        • 4287

        #5673
        Originally posted by Bimmerman325i
        Pretty sure Scoob vs M3 shouldn't matter, the effective spring rate on the scoob is the same. I'm thinking external factors like tires/pressures, dead bushings, possibly nitrogen charge in the shocks themselves. I'm hoping it's not the shocks.



        Didn't fix it, tried all settings multiple times. It just makes it stiffer but does nothing for the bounce.
        I was more getting at the geometry isn't the same, not effective spring rates.

        - E30, DSM, Golf R, Mazda 3 Skyactiv

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        • iamsam
          Advanced Member
          • Jun 2008
          • 172

          #5674
          Originally posted by Bimmerman325i

          Didn't fix it, tried all settings multiple times. It just makes it stiffer but does nothing for the bounce.
          So what sort of "bounce" is it exactly? if you hit a bump, does the suspension oscillate a few times before settling down?

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          • iamsam
            Advanced Member
            • Jun 2008
            • 172

            #5675
            Originally posted by blefevre
            Door knob wins. I just got my new leather door knob with the M-tech stripe, I love it.
            also, my factory doorknob style shifter ripped in half. Pool ball won't do this.

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            • Bimmerman325i
              R3V OG
              • Dec 2007
              • 6854

              #5676
              Originally posted by blefevre
              I was more getting at the geometry isn't the same, not effective spring rates.
              True, that's why I said effective spring rates (spring rate seen by the wheel). Many other Subarus run coilovers (and ASTs, for that matter) without a bouncy ride, and my legacy is not different suspension geometry-wise to the more common WRX/Imprezas. That's why I'm thinking something else is the problem. The bounce is coming from the rear, and adjusting ride height and damping didn't change anything....so I think it's either something else like tires/pressures/bushings, or highly unlikely but incorrect nitrogen pressure in the shock. I'd be surprised if the N2 pressure was the issue.

              Process of elimination's fun.
              2017 Chevrolet SS, 6MT
              95 M3/2/5 (S54 and Mk60 DSC, CARB legal, Build Thread)
              98 M3/4/5 (stock)

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              • Bimmerman325i
                R3V OG
                • Dec 2007
                • 6854

                #5677
                Originally posted by iamcreepingdeath
                So what sort of "bounce" is it exactly? if you hit a bump, does the suspension oscillate a few times before settling down?
                No, that is fixed with changing damper settings. My issue (I'll take you for a ride if you want) is that the car is quite literally bouncing down the road and that the shocks aren't controlling it. Car feels like a pogo stick driving down a pretty flat road (like Folsom). It doesn't feel underdamped like an old Caddy or Suburban, it feels bouncy.
                2017 Chevrolet SS, 6MT
                95 M3/2/5 (S54 and Mk60 DSC, CARB legal, Build Thread)
                98 M3/4/5 (stock)

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                • 325ix
                  R3V OG
                  • Aug 2009
                  • 7783

                  #5678
                  Originally posted by iamcreepingdeath
                  also, my factory doorknob style shifter ripped in half. Pool ball won't do this.
                  How the hell did you manage that?!? Was it a leather or rubber one?

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                  • iamsam
                    Advanced Member
                    • Jun 2008
                    • 172

                    #5679
                    Originally posted by 325ix
                    How the hell did you manage that?!? Was it a leather or rubber one?
                    it was the foam/plastic one.

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                    • blefevre
                      R3V Elite
                      • Dec 2008
                      • 4287

                      #5680
                      I've never felt a foam/plastic one. The leather door knob one is leather wrapped wood.

                      David - ask someone with the same car/setup what combination of settings they used.

                      - E30, DSM, Golf R, Mazda 3 Skyactiv

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                      • iamsam
                        Advanced Member
                        • Jun 2008
                        • 172

                        #5681
                        yeah the wood ones are def not gonna rip in half, but I have seen plenty of shift knobs fail where the base of the knob clips into the slot on the shift lever.

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                        • Bishop
                          R3V Elite
                          • May 2009
                          • 4913

                          #5682
                          /late to party....

                          Gavin, do you still do glass?

                          PM me for detailing services in the Longmont / Boulder Area in Colorado!
                          Originally posted by DTM190
                          "fuck the kangaroo dude, his toilet water swirls the wrong way anyway, plus i never liked crocodile dundee or Steve Irwin and vegemite tastes like shit"

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                          • MisterMiniS
                            Grease Monkey
                            • Oct 2010
                            • 397

                            #5683
                            Random Question

                            Can I just use some silicon to seal a diff back up or do I need to get a gasket?

                            http://www.turnermotorsport.com/show...ver-gasket-e30

                            Shipping is 3x the price of the product. That is stupid.


                            1989 325i Alpine White
                            69 STX

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                            • Roland H
                              R3V Elite
                              • Mar 2009
                              • 4480

                              #5684
                              Diff gaskets are stupid. Use Permatex high temp copper gasket maker from autozone. I've used it on 6 or 7 diffs, no issue.

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                              • clarkkey594
                                E30 Mastermind
                                • Feb 2010
                                • 1724

                                #5685
                                In reference to david's hopping subaru dilemma, I would have to say that the pogo-stick is a pretty accurate description of what the car feels like.
                                89 325i (Sold)
                                95 M3 (Track Car in Progress)
                                2001 4runner (DD)

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