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    #16
    Have you thought about taking your car to the body shop? Maybe it might be a good idea to put it on the frame rack and have it pulled back to spec? Is this even a thing?

    Rather than slotting the tower, maybe it would be better to move the holes in the strut mount?
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      #17
      Originally posted by flyboyx View Post
      Have you thought about taking your car to the body shop? Maybe it might be a good idea to put it on the frame rack and have it pulled back to spec? Is this even a thing?

      Rather than slotting the tower, maybe it would be better to move the holes in the strut mount?
      +1 you have a nice iX. try to get it fixed proper...
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        #18
        ^Nah. Its probably just a bent strut.
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          #19
          Originally posted by nando View Post
          ^Nah. Its probably just a bent strut.
          I was thinking that might be it as well. I have a spare strut housing. I'm going to swap it in and see how it goes.
          My 325iX DIY Threads:

          Front Wheel Bearing Replacement

          325iX Rear Subframe Bushings and MUCH more w/pics!

          325iX Steering Rack Replacement, Suspension, & Oil Pan job w/pics!


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            #20
            What if I just put a couple of washers between the strut mount and tower? That should cause camber to change, no?

            Maybe like this?

            Last edited by EyExR; 02-24-2018, 01:57 PM.
            My 325iX DIY Threads:

            Front Wheel Bearing Replacement

            325iX Rear Subframe Bushings and MUCH more w/pics!

            325iX Steering Rack Replacement, Suspension, & Oil Pan job w/pics!


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              #21
              Uh, no. All that will do is slightly raise your car.
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              Bimmerlabs

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                #22
                Ah crap. Lol.
                It’s not a bent strut, unfortunately. I guess my only option now is to try to move the studs on the strut mount. The problem is there’s very little room on the mount to do that. I may need to notch the towers a bit.
                Is there a way to figure out how many millimeters of movement the strut mount needs to move toward or away from the engine bay to get a 1 degree change in camber?
                Last edited by EyExR; 02-25-2018, 08:13 AM.
                My 325iX DIY Threads:

                Front Wheel Bearing Replacement

                325iX Rear Subframe Bushings and MUCH more w/pics!

                325iX Steering Rack Replacement, Suspension, & Oil Pan job w/pics!


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                  #23
                  I moved the studs over as far as I could. Now I'm not sure if I did too much or too little but this is what I got. If anyone knows the exact amount to move them over to achieve 1 degree in change in camber that would be great. I used this strut mount as a test dummy. I have a new strut mount I can use once I can be more exact.





                  My 325iX DIY Threads:

                  Front Wheel Bearing Replacement

                  325iX Rear Subframe Bushings and MUCH more w/pics!

                  325iX Steering Rack Replacement, Suspension, & Oil Pan job w/pics!


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                    #24
                    I'll see if I can dig mine up. I can't recall if both or only one of my mounts was the offset version.
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                    Bimmerlabs

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                      #25
                      I bet a body shop could check the body alignment for less than 200 bucks. I think I would start there.
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                      92 Mtech 2 cabrio alpinweiss 770 code
                      88 325ix coupe manual lachsilber/cardinal
                      88 325ix coupe manual diamondschwartz/natur
                      87 e30 m3 for parts lachsilber/cardinal(serial number 7)
                      12 135i M sport cabrio grey/black

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