E36 318ti Coilover Upgrade – Transforming My Compact with HSD Dualtech Suspension! | 006 скачать в хорошем качестве

E36 318ti Coilover Upgrade – Transforming My Compact with HSD Dualtech Suspension! | 006

E36 318ti Coilover Upgrade – Transforming My Compact with HSD Dualtech Suspension! | 006 The BMW E36 318ti Compact that I bought on a whim was due it's MOT, this would be the third since I owned it. 20 plus year old cars can struggle with this, usually through rust and neglect :) We realised that we had started this project with some enthusiastic plans, but other projects had got in the way and it had, in truth, been a little neglected. In our pre MOT checks we found one of the rear springs was badly broken, strange that the handling seemed absolutely fine on that corner. We also realised that the cheap coilovers that it came with were nearing the end of their lives. So it was time for a major upgrade, but in the meantime we just used one of the springs to get through the MOT. Here are the parts that I used: HSD DualTech Coilovers E36 Compact: https://ebay.us/yziEsO Copper Grease: https://ebay.us/WqkuMt Jenolite Waxoil Spray x3: https://ebay.us/Kuul3G Dewalt Impact Driver: https://ebay.us/pVPcQU Teng Tools Torque Wrenches: https://ebay.us/17czWg With the old coil overs we were quite happy with the ride height of the car, and it even handled quite well on most roads. But it was obvious that the damping wasn't very good, as it could become a little "floaty" when on the typically undulating surfaces of UK B roads. We had used HSD MonoPro coilovers on our E30 project, they are the more track/sport oriented version, so for this car we thought we would step back a little from that and go for the more street oriented Duel Tech version, with soft option, 7kg rated, springs all around. As this is going to be very much a street car we didn't want to loose the more comfortable handling that we had become used to in it. Fitting coilovers is not a particularly hard job, if nothing breaks or goes wrong when removing the old suspension. And we already knew we would use, heat, lubrication and brute force to get them off. The rears on a Compact are a different design to other E36's. The are very much of the E30 and Z3 design, with separate springs and dampers. They are really easy to fit, two nuts at the top and one bolt at the bottom. The car height is dictated by a spring perch that fits at the bottom of the spring. This can be adjusted to give the desired height. Luckily the springs we were fitting were the same as the ones fitted with the original coilovers, although I do think they had been replaced at some time. This meant that we could use the same measurement for the perch, 41mm, to give the same ride height. Fitting them went without issue, and gave us an opportunity to clean up the wheel wells while we were there. The front DualTech coilovers have camber adjustment built into them. Because the adjustment is not easily accessible when they are fitted. We decided to fit it at it's most aggressive fitting initially. Once fitted though, we could see it was a little extreme, so we did have to back it off a little :) Although there are more fasteners and wires for the front, they also went on quite easily. We did have to get the big hammer out for the top bolt on the knuckle, but with a little heat that went OK. The important thing was how does the car feel with this new suspension! And I am pleased to report it is great. True it does transmit more of the rough surfaces of our B roads through than the "floaty" predecessors. But when you are chucking it into a corner it feels confidence inspiring. I suspect this is helped by the Michelin Pilot Sport 4's as well :) Now what did I say about it being a road car! I really do want to take it on a track day, but that is something that will have to wait for a while, we have other plans to put in place first. For more helpful how-to guides and restoration project logs, visit our blog: https://www.spannerrash.com/ As an Amazon Associate, Ebay Partner and Awin Affiliate, we earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Some of our links are affiliate links, and if you decide to purchase things through them, we earn a small commission. It costs you nothing but helps us to keep the content coming. Thanks for your support!