Do E30's sit higher on one side?

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sk712
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Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:06 pm

Thought I heard some other BMW's sit higher on one side to allow for driver & fuel, are e30's supposed do this?
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Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:07 pm

depends how stout you are :D
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Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:09 pm

:D Without anyone in the car I meant.
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Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:17 pm

Wheel alignment on BMWs is performed with a load inside the vehicle biased to simulate someone in the driver's seat, so on any models with virtually everything adjustable this might well be the case.
On an E30 though, very little is adjustable, things like spring pads, springs, bushes, etc. aren't handed, and things that are, such as trailing arms or control arms, aren't different for LH drive and RH drive markets AFAIK, so I would say the answer is no.
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Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:39 pm

you have a snapped spring or one of your rear beam bushes is f00ked more than the other side if it's dropped on the rear.

i had this problem with a blue 2dr i used to own and it was rear beam bush related :(
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Sat Mar 09, 2013 2:34 pm

Springs are fine & fairly new genuine bmw mtech ones. Rear bushes have just been done. Its just about 5-10mm higher on passenger side (Its RHD) All the suspension bits in the car have been replaced in the last year or 2. Dunno what could be causing it so was just wondering if they are supposed to be like that.
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Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:54 pm

i had this and it ended up being a bent rear trailing arm, i replaced every bush on the rear and added coilovers so knew it wasnt that...... just a thought. :wink:
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Sat Mar 09, 2013 5:45 pm

Got the same on mine , slight lean on rear passenger side , mot tester said it could be a soft spring :-)
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Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:31 pm

got the exact same issue as SK, also have just replaced my springs and shocks....front passenger side sits higher than driver side....

was thinking they might have sent different springs, didnt check before i put them on... :x
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