Improve your car’s handling and suspension!!  

Changing the headlight sensor rod ONLY applies if your headlights are the Bi-Xenon model. If they’re the basic halogen headlights then this isn’t needed.

almost the only guy who mentioned that bushings need a load to get them tied. Bunch of professional mechanics show how they doing suspension, bushings and they don't put a load on the bushing before fastening nuts...

Lol just go to rock auto don’t waste your money it comes in a set n not piece by piece 😂 and at more than half that price

@@HealtherSkelter question is not about price, but the quality of job that you need to have. Everywhere on RU-vid you will find how to replace parts, but they do it as a sloppy mechanic... This guy is one of few guys who points to key elements of the job.

Nice… any tips on making the job easier to change the rear subframe bushing on an E46?

Dude they are horrible im in 25 min from suntrust park it’s horrible

@@thatboijessy94 I feel your pain. I hate driving out here.

I agree and I was in an Audi...which is like BMW light

@@zacharysherry2910 I drive a BMW and I’m still in Atlanta. I’ve hit potholes as big as a backyard kids swimming pool. Bent my rim three different times.

@@Yomamatitts those are high stakes my friend :D

LMAO!

Don't forget to aim both tires right at your nose 🐽

Never fun telling a customer they’ve ruined $1000 worth of tyres by avoiding a $100 alignment after having suspension work done AU prices btw

True story

Put the car on an alignment rack that supports the car under the wheels and tighten the bushings.

@@benztech2262 what if I don’t have alignment jack?

@@TheShakir98 then go to a shop

@@TheShakir98 You could make some wheel cribs I believe they would work.

Yes this would be a good short.

My couch pulls out....but I don't 🤣🤣🤣

@Adolf Cripler Opinions are like assholes.....

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You can jack the suspension to ride height while in the air to torque to spec

@@melvino9693 he said loaded by the weight of the car? How is jacking up the wheels while the vehicle is suspended going to create a load sufficient enough to reproduce the actual vehicle weight? The only way to do this effectively is by having a pit or a full rail lift that keeps the tires on a surface. I think that’s what the guy was asking.

@@butterkiawa the guy in the video isn’t 100% correct. They’re supposed to be torqued at the correct ride height (full vehicle weight puts it at that height). The actual weight doesn’t matter , only the angle at which the arm is torqued because it’ll prematurely wear if you torque it at an unloaded angle

@@Trikzy3D yes your right but unless you measured ride height before the replacement process (measuring the distance between the wheel and the fender or the strut cavitation under full load) figuring out the exact ride height while the car was in the air would just create confusion or unnecessary steps. You are exactly right in the fact that it needs to just be at ride height and yes he and I were both wrong about the vehicle weight! Just looked up the installation requirements, but I don’t generally work on cars with a 4 post or 2 post lift. I have a drive on rail system so situations like that are less common for me! I appreciate the feedback though! Sorry if I sounded rude lol

The car is 3k lbs bud they are plenty fine

@@tgshark1 They're too thin and underbuilt. I wouldn't trust suspension parts that spindly on a fucking go-kart that weighs less than 1,000 pounds.

Cool dude! You’re comparing a truck, with a sports car!! Tell us you know nothing lol. Oh but “we’ll paw always said drive a Merica truck with big wheels and such!!” 🤡

@@jimjohnson4072 I'll compare whatever I want and if it rustles your jimmies tough shit. 🤡

For real , used to work at a parts store/shop and I had the guys redo the front steering and suspension parts since i needed it , they got done late with it and we couldn’t get it on the alignment rack since it was late so I drove it home that night with the worst steering I’ve ever experienced , must of looked like a drunk driver swerving around , any bump and I had to counter steer so hard , tried to go on the highway , what a horrible idea , as soon as you get to 40 -50 the steering wheel would pull hard to the left, so I found my way on the side streets . Longest 20 mile drive of my life

@@Element0145😂😂😂😂

Take ur jack and put a piece of wood on top the pump on the brake rotor till the car lifts ever slightly the tighten👍🏾

I think it’s easy for them to say cause easily they have the air jack stand so it’s understandable I’m actually having mine replaced this Friday I was going to attempt to do it on my own but I was thinking how would I tighten the bolts on ride height on top of it my car is lowered an I work nights so man I’m not trying to stress out I’ll leave it for my mechanic ☺️🫨 & besides my mechanic is really good at what he does really good pricing 4.5 star ⭐️ reviews 🤗

jack to ride height under the rotor with a cushion like a piece of wood in between it

i was thinking the same thing, my control arms are clunking around and they need to be replaced and i came across this coincidentally

Lmfao he's definitely a master at something 😂 but I don't think it's this

jack

Check everything including ball joints. Most likely it is a bushing.

If it’s clunking when turning the wheel at a standstill it’s probably the control arms

why?

Pre load suspension with a dead man (pole jack) while on the lift

Dude you can't compare a Toyota to a BMW. The whole philosophy of bmw is a normal car that drives like a sportscar. There are many points where you have to do a compromise in being sporty and long lasting.

If your paying money reliability should be priority,

@@DIANOMICS if you just want to drive from a to b than of course BMW is not your brand. But for sports driving it's clearly one of the best Brands.

Everything is easy on a lift. Poor man with a jack a little different. Not difficult but a challenge if you haven’t done before

It’s hard only because the m3 control arm bushings are a little thicker. I never got mine done because of this and ended up returning them (the ones I were going to replace were in okay condition anyways)

@@iiplaya that sucks. I would’ve hit them in with rubber mallet. You were right there. But I understand the frustration. I’m going thru that with my transmission.

@@BimmerMafia how are you supposed to torque them down with the car on the ground???

Put a pump jack under the control arm to load the suspension.

you do not have to drop the sub frame ..you got ripped off.

@@patrickakers5062 yes they did. He showed me and explained to me. He’s a good dude.

@@patrickakers5062 I have an Audi A7

@@bmthornell regardless..the sub frame does not have to be removed.

@@patrickakers5062 it doesn’t have to be removed it has to be dropped down.

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