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Originally Posted by Gaz64
I see another odd relationship there as well.
Note the LF wheel is centred, and the exhaust is towards the rear of the guard cutout. The RF wheel is forward, and the exhaust is towards the front of the cutout.
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Nice catch, never thought about that. Oddly that has been the case since day 1 when I got the car about a year ago. Not sure, but I have not noticed any weird issues caused by this? Any thoughts besides the body is shifted? Nothing looks bent on the frame, or anything that is stressed. Let me look for some pics of when the car was built and while another owner had it, but I think it's been that way for a long time.
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Originally Posted by IMLost
Curious question? What was the issue that made you need to change then in the first place?
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The car is a 2006 and has been pretty harsh over bumps or small uneven areas of the road. I did the struts and it didn't seem to help much. The ball joints and grease looking fittings were very worn out looking, so $200 for lowers and lollypops seemed to be a good idea. Talking to another BDR guy, he was curious how much better the ride was as he has seen a post or two where someone said the rubber bushing in the lolly pop in the BMW replacement parts are not so rigid and I confirmed that there looks to be quite a bit less material in that hockey puck sized bushing. A better ride for sure. A few guys have changed them out recently, maybe they will chime in too?
Getting the control arms out was kind of a pain in the tail, but I was able to finally get one side off and it made doing the other much easier. Whack it which a weighted hammer and it'll eventually come out as the stud is tapered and seems to of sat in there very tightly over time.