Left Side Higher than Right
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Re: Left Side Higher than Right
It was reportedly that BMW in designing the ultimate driving machine has taken the weight of the driver into consideration in their weight distribution criteria. Hence a 60+ kg driver seated in the presumed driver seat (left hand drive) would square of the weight balance of the car.
Unfortunately, in a right hand drive situation, this is not exactly "ultimate", hence right hand corners handles better than left ones.. kekekee.. too bad isn't it.
You can try sitting on the passenger side to drive the vehicle by means of some gadgetry to command your pedals and steering control. Or you can invest in a sets of suspension with height adjustment to counter the offset. I myself took the second choice... the car do look square now but still handles right hand corners that little bit better.
I heard others have tried shifting the weight of re-locatable component like battery etc to the passenger side to provide the needed offset. Well I could be wrong about the whole thing but I do notice most of the stock E36 which I drives have this same characteristic.
If there are other brudders here that knows of other reason why a bimmer's always right tilted please do highlight.
Cheers
It was reportedly that BMW in designing the ultimate driving machine has taken the weight of the driver into consideration in their weight distribution criteria. Hence a 60+ kg driver seated in the presumed driver seat (left hand drive) would square of the weight balance of the car.
Unfortunately, in a right hand drive situation, this is not exactly "ultimate", hence right hand corners handles better than left ones.. kekekee.. too bad isn't it.
You can try sitting on the passenger side to drive the vehicle by means of some gadgetry to command your pedals and steering control. Or you can invest in a sets of suspension with height adjustment to counter the offset. I myself took the second choice... the car do look square now but still handles right hand corners that little bit better.
I heard others have tried shifting the weight of re-locatable component like battery etc to the passenger side to provide the needed offset. Well I could be wrong about the whole thing but I do notice most of the stock E36 which I drives have this same characteristic.
If there are other brudders here that knows of other reason why a bimmer's always right tilted please do highlight.
Cheers
martmode8850
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Re: Left Side Higher than Right
same for E36... now my E46 also...
jawzsg's explaination makes sense to me though...
same for E36... now my E46 also...
jawzsg's explaination makes sense to me though...
Re: Left Side Higher than Right
It's normal for our RHD bimmers to dip slightly lower on the right hand side.....
That's why by only playing with lower springs, u'll still get the same dip...
Only coilovers can be adjusted to perfect/even out the ride height.
Cheers
'The Great White'
It's normal for our RHD bimmers to dip slightly lower on the right hand side.....
That's why by only playing with lower springs, u'll still get the same dip...
Only coilovers can be adjusted to perfect/even out the ride height.
Cheers
'The Great White'
__iceman__
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Re: Left Side Higher than Right
Lucky that title states 'left side higher than right' and not
'left side bigger than right'
End of OT.
Lucky that title states 'left side higher than right' and not
'left side bigger than right'
End of OT.
teinsports
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Re: Left Side Higher than Right
Another reason could be in sg rds, we have got more left turns than right turns .....
Another reason could be in sg rds, we have got more left turns than right turns .....
