So long story short I hit a pole after I fell asleep at the wheel a block from home back in 2016. My m3 is manual so I probably didn’t hit it too hard but it was a cement light pole and I did break it (almost fell on the vehicle but a tree held it up). Very lucky! After that the M3 sat for 7 years because I only had liability on it (lots of mods but still an older vehicle otherwise I would have had full coverage). Here we are today and after a TON of cash sunk into it (more than it’s worth by far) it’s back in running condition, painted and looks amazing. Smog was an ordeal but I finally got that sorted. Now, the issues are:
1. I had ST coilovers and somehow they apparently survived the collision with being blown. The ride quality sucks though, it feel like I’m driving a gravel truck over bumps (which could be because it’s pretty low so it could be due to short shock travel). However, I was thinking of just buying the TCK best coilover set with the camber plates and just having that thrown in while also having them replace diff and motor mounts + fcabs and possibly front sway bar (which was ground control) but might buy a new eibach?) My goal is to have the ground hugging cornering beast it was before the accident.
2. I was also considering once the suspension was replaced to buy the csl air box for the ultimate mod. The only issue is I don’t know of any shops in Los Angeles that do the alpha n tune for it.
My question is for the suspension refresh if I tell a reputable bmw Indy shop that I want to refresh the suspension and mounts and ask for their opinion on what should be replaced, will I most likely get hosed? Also, I noticed that over bumps the steering wheel sometimes pulls to one side or the other, would that be bad fcabs (other than alignment)?
1. I had ST coilovers and somehow they apparently survived the collision with being blown. The ride quality sucks though, it feel like I’m driving a gravel truck over bumps (which could be because it’s pretty low so it could be due to short shock travel). However, I was thinking of just buying the TCK best coilover set with the camber plates and just having that thrown in while also having them replace diff and motor mounts + fcabs and possibly front sway bar (which was ground control) but might buy a new eibach?) My goal is to have the ground hugging cornering beast it was before the accident.
2. I was also considering once the suspension was replaced to buy the csl air box for the ultimate mod. The only issue is I don’t know of any shops in Los Angeles that do the alpha n tune for it.
My question is for the suspension refresh if I tell a reputable bmw Indy shop that I want to refresh the suspension and mounts and ask for their opinion on what should be replaced, will I most likely get hosed? Also, I noticed that over bumps the steering wheel sometimes pulls to one side or the other, would that be bad fcabs (other than alignment)?
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