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rumatt 01-12-2018 05:40 PM

Adjusting the wagon's koni's - what a pain
 
The BMW wagon has single adjustable konis and they're set soft AF - the car flops side to side if you do a slalom-type maneuver. But I've been avoiding adjusting them because it's such a pain.

The fronts are blocked by a strut brace that is attached by a reverse torx bolt shown in the picture. I bought a female torx socket set and removed it to discover one front shock was set on full soft, the other 3/4 of a turn from soft. :?

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4b8672b7e4.jpg



Accessing the rear shock mounts is of course a pain in a wagon because it requires disassembling half the rear interior to get to them. But I decided to go for it and discovered it's even worse than that - they're not top adjustable (pic 2).

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...756c5b129b.jpg



I believe I need to completely remove the shocks from the car as per this video. Good lord what a pain in the ass. So much for experimenting with shock adjustments. :rolleyes:


Nick M3 01-12-2018 07:00 PM

If you do remove them, remember that the bottom nut is torqued to something like 25 ft-lbs., and that it’ll snap the stud off the shock if you go over.

rumatt 01-12-2018 07:04 PM

Thanks Nick.

I'll probably wait until they're no snow in the forecast before I touch them. I'm sure something will go wrong. :lol: :speechle:

Have you done any experimenting with the settings? Given how annoying it is to adjust them, getting the initial setting right is kinda important.

Nick M3 01-12-2018 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by rumatt (Post 520664)
Thanks Nick.

I'll probably wait until they're no snow in the forecast before I touch them. I'm sure something will go wrong. :lol: :speechle:

Have you done any experimenting with the settings? Given how annoying it is to adjust them, getting the initial setting right is kinda important.

I’d try to find the Dinan setup sheet and probably dial it a little back from there.

rumatt 01-12-2018 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick M3 (Post 520667)
I’d try to find the Dinan setup sheet and probably dial it a little back from there.

Cool. I didn't find the dinan setup sheet itself but I found a few threads discussing it.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=582184

http://www.zpost.com/forums/showpost...95&postcount=3

clyde 01-13-2018 12:05 AM

for The fronts, can you drill holes in the brace above the adjustment tabs? You could then buy or make a tool (or even use pliers) to get to and turn the tabs.

rumatt 01-13-2018 08:37 AM

Interesting, I hadn't thought of that. But I suspect I'll be adjusting them rarely-to-never once I find a setting I like.

ff 01-13-2018 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rumatt (Post 520657)
one front shock was set on full soft, the other 3/4 of a turn from soft.

Nice, you're all set up for NASCAR! Now go find a circle that you can spend 4 hours driving around. ;-)

rumatt 01-13-2018 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ff (Post 520702)
Nice, you're all set up for NASCAR! Now go find a circle that you can spend 4 hours driving around. ;-)

:lol:

Terri Kennedy 01-14-2018 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rumatt (Post 520657)
The fronts are blocked by a strut brace that is attached by a reverse torx bolt shown in the picture. I bought a female torx socket set and removed it to discover one front shock was set on full soft, the other 3/4 of a turn from soft. :?

Yikes! Where have you been parking this car, inside a brine tank? :eek:

The M3 strut brace (Bimmerfest group buy 15-odd years ago) is actually pretty good - it has multiple pieces, and the ends that go on the towers are round with openings in the middle (and nice plastic cover pieces to keep crud out). The only drawback is that you get a little sliding where those pieces bolt to the actual strut brace, but that movement isn't in the axis that really matters.

https://www.glaver.org/transient/m3-strut-brace.png

Quote:

Accessing the rear shock mounts is of course a pain in a wagon because it requires disassembling half the rear interior to get to them. But I decided to go for it and discovered it's even worse than that - they're not top adjustable (pic 2).
The wagon is the only varient that conceals them under trim. Get a set of Rogue Engineering RSM's and you'll never have to tear the trunk apart again:

https://www.glaver.org/shocks_brakes/6F5S4612-l.jpg


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