faja92 Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 So the front passenger side of my M3 I'm working on has heavy devy sag. As in wheel well is touching the wheel. SO tell me since I've never worked on any suspension ever, is it a just a failed spring? or...... let me know Thanks ahead of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 YoungCR Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Is the spring broken? Shock tower mounts in one peice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 B C Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Earl used to own the front passenger side of that car and lowered it Or a broken spring, Or borked chassis/control arm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 faja92 Posted April 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 lol, if Earl owned this vehicle, it wouldn't be riddled with such half-ass work. From preliminary glances, the shock tower mounts seem fine. I'll be pulling the wheel off this week and doing a good examination... I'll come back with what I find. Any advice on replacement/swap? If it is just a shot spring, can I swap just the front pair? or can I get away with just a single? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 faja92 Posted April 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 This video actually has helped catch me up on a bunch of knowhow, or at least general what's what. I don't feel clueless at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 m42b32 Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 My 99 M3 broke a front coil spring and was sagging about half an inch on that side. I'd put my money on a broken spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Earl Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 I have stock m3 front springs is you need one=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 REKIII Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Did you or a previous owner like the larger portly women? Extra abuse on that side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 StriggityStrack Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 My M3 had one broken coil and I honestly didn't even notice until I swapped suspension. It must be a common thing for these cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 6670charger Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 I had an E34 wagon in Germany that someone had put after market springs into the front of. When I bought the car, BOTH front springs were snapped and the front end sagged badly. If you have aftermarket springs in the car, I'd check there first. Seems like some of the aftermarket bits aren't nearly the quality they should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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So the front passenger side of my M3 I'm working on has heavy devy sag. As in wheel well is touching the wheel. SO tell me since I've never worked on any suspension ever, is it a just a failed spring? or......
let me know
Thanks ahead of time
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