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Old 10-26-2014, 04:44 PM
WSSix WSSix is offline
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The fun stuff now. I got all my suspension parts from Keith at Custom Works. For the front I have his coil over conversion kit using Viking shocks and 650lb springs. I also put in his front subframe brace that goes under the radiator. I kept the stock LCAs but have gone with Speed Tech UCAs. Not the high clearance ones that require AFX spindles, just the factory replacement ones. I still need to get the front aligned and adjust the coil overs a touch.

I put the same shims I had with the factory arms back on as recommended by Speed Tech. The increased camber at basically the same ride height as before is tremendous. I had the stock arms at about 1* negative. The wheels are pushing 2* negative now. I'm actually a little worried I won't be able to bring the passenger side back out closer to 1/2-1* as Speed Tech recommends because of how few shims I have on that side. I've got my fingers crossed. We'll see what happens. I measured the UCA mounts before and after welding and they didn't move. This was discussed in another thread involving a second gen doing a similar coil over conversion. No idea if that's something that could occur but I measured anyway just to be safe.

OK dinner time. I'll finish this up later.
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Current ride: 2001 BMW 540iT soon to be manual swapped.

Former rides: 1979 Trans Am WS6: LT1/T56, Kore 3 C5/6 brakes, BMW 18in rims

00 BMW 540i/6: Suspension, wheels, and ACS bits.

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