Project E36 323is, Motoiq.com

[Vader M3]

hi all, just thought this might interest the E36 crowd. It's an in-depth article by a friend of mine on suspension overhaulin' in Motoiq.com, the first of hopefully many 323is articles to come. Enjoy!

http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_articles/id/2967/project-e36-323is-part-1.aspx

[SoCal 323]

Is that you Pablo? Lol I started a thread on Project 323is when it was published. Got some love, thought there'd be more.... -Nick

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1968886-The-start-of-my-E36-build-on-MotoIQ-com&highlight=motoiq

[jagerking]

I read through that write-up, and while it's all fine and good, there were a ton of inconsistencies. Like sway bar sizes (factory sway on that 323 sport is 25.5mm, not 22.5) for instance. Adding 1.5mm of sway resistance is only a minor difference, and probably undetectable when still using the inferior control arm-mount that non-M3's use. I can appreciate any write-up though, and it seems like whoever is doing it has access to a lift and a digital camera, which is a good step in the right direction.

[SoCal 323]

I read through that write-up, and while it's all fine and good, there were a ton of inconsistencies. Like sway bar sizes (factory sway on that 323 sport is 25.5mm, not 22.5) for instance. Adding 1.5mm of sway resistance is only a minor difference, and probably undetectable when still using the inferior control arm-mount that non-M3's use. I can appreciate any write-up though, and it seems like whoever is doing it has access to a lift and a digital camera, which is a good step in the right direction.

You are correct, the sway bar is 25.5 since it was the sport model. We've made the change to the article. We do pride ourselves on correct information so please let me know if there's anything else that you see that is incorrect.

The other benefit to the sway bar swap is also the 3 way adjustability.