E46 shock tower crowning?

[Jason C]

Originally Posted by rumatt

But I'm not convinced this is actually wrong

It is.

[rumatt]

Originally Posted by BMW Tech

It is.

Hmm, interesting. I should be perfectly flat? Mine's not even close. Should I care?

Pounding it back makes very little sense. It will just bend back and be even weaker. Maybe a strut brace makes sense.

[rumatt]

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showpos...6&postcount=12

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html...ID=51717036781

[FC]

Originally Posted by rumatt

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showpos...6&postcount=12

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html...ID=51717036781

Just checked my car (without any tools but with my engineer's eye ) and it looks fine. Very flat.

But I think I'll order both these plates and maybe even a strut brace just in case.

Thanks for the BIG heads-up guys.

[lemming]

Originally Posted by Fernando

Just checked my car (without any tools but with my engineer's eye ) and it looks fine. Very flat.

But I think I'll order both these plates and maybe even a strut brace just in case.

Thanks for the BIG heads-up guys.

relative to the cost of the car, it's an inexpensive preventative thing to do.

now i'm worried about ruefulmatt's car.

[bren]

Originally Posted by rumatt

Hmm, interesting. I should be perfectly flat? Mine's not even close. Should I care?

Pounding it back makes very little sense. It will just bend back and be even weaker. Maybe a strut brace makes sense.

Before you start pounding on stuff you should probably get a second opinion, or at least show us some pics.

[rumatt]

Originally Posted by bren

Before you start pounding on stuff you should probably get a second opinion, or at least show us some pics.

Yeah, I'm not pounding anything right now but I will likely buy the turner reinforcements, a strut brace, or both. I'll probably try to figure out if the bolts are bent, and buy a new version of that piece as well.

The brace isn't SCCA legal so I'd need to keep taking it on and off. The reinforcements probably aren't either, but for local events I dont' care. For Topeka (and maybe tour events) I'd remove them.

I'm planning on taking my car to the track, and doing a bunch more autox's, so I'd like to figure out a good solution for all this stuff.

[rumatt]

They sell rear ones too. Anyone know if this is a common problem?

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html...ID=BMS3005-100

[Plaz]

I'm glad I put a strut brace in several years ago... everything looks okay on first eyeballing... though I guess I have to take it off in order to really check on this.

[FC]

Took two quick pictures just now. Driver's side on the left, passenger side on the right.

The passenger side seems a little off but not much (I hit a pothole very hard once with that wheel - I was surprised I did not bend it). The car's alignment is still perfect since I got it. No vibrations or anything at as much as 120mph not too long ago.