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Re: The rear end breaks loose SO easily... (archive)
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Posted by Hans86L7 on October 14, 2001 at 13:03:55:

In Reply to: Re: The rear end breaks loose SO easily... posted by mike wong on October 14, 2001 at 00:37:32:

Mike,

Thanks for your suggestions/comments. Responses below:

1. I'm not letting up on the gas as I proceed through a turn - in fact I usually accelerate once I apex it.

2. Will check mounting bushings/links for front sway bar.

3. No rear sway bar on car. Don't believe US-spec E23s ever had rear sway bars.

4. Re: tire pressure, will take Jens' advice and go to 32F/36R

5. Will keep current tires for now

6. Believe I may have a LSD...will confirm.

7. My car never had self-leveling. I did have Bilstein sports/Dinan springs, but the car was too low and had much too stiff of a ride for my taste, AND the rear end still came around too easily with the sport setup. I removed the sport suspension last year, and installed the factory springs with new Boge Turbo Gas shocks all the way around. My moron of a mechanic did not install the factory bump stops, but that's another story for another time.

Now the car feels too softly sprung, and has too much lean for my taste. As you can see, I'm either in one hell (bone jarring ride, car scrapes when pulling out of a sloping driveway) or another (sloppy handling, floaty ride). Arggghh!! :-)

Hans

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