Originally Posted By Crowbar
OK...I've bitten my tongue up to now, but this issue has really been bothering me.

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If this issue merits a fix, shouldn't it be offered to all concerned M3W owners, free of charge? As opposed to it being offered as a "performance upgrade" through Aero Racing?

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The cat is out of the bag now, the truth is that for owners who have serious issues regarding bump steer, their only recourse is to shell out more money for a factory "fix" - or to pay for an aftermarket fix.

For concerned owners in the UK, this is probably not a huge deal, as it means dropping their car off at their local dealer and paying for an "upgrade"...

What about those of us overseas who don't have access to a "local" dealer? The cost for me to ship my car to the closest dealer (agent?) will be about $500-$800 USD - not really chump change, and that's exclusive of the cost of the factory "fix".

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Cheers!

I don't want to get into the merits of whether or not the factory should supply the "upgrade kit" free of charge but I can compare it to my fitting of a Suplex spring and damper kit to my near new Plus 4. Clearly some people do not have problems with the current set up and others do. Probably depends to some degree on many adjustable factors.

I would say you are in a good position to request (note I did not say "demand" as I do not think demanding particularly diplomatic)that the "upgrade kit" be supplied, when available, as part of the deal.

The fitting of this kit would seem to be relatively simple and would only require the wheel alignment to be checked and adjusted. I would suggest that any competent steering/suspension workshop in your area would be able to fit and adjust the kit in a very short time, probably for no more than the cost of an hour's labour.

Don't worry smile be happy and enjoy your new toy for what it is drive and enjoy tuning it and adding to it to make it your own personal pride and joy.

Peter

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