The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[slater]

They do go bad. I think it was BP who said he had to replace his control arms cause the ball joint came undone (It could’ve been someone else). On the other hand Rob (sockethead) said his looked fine when he replaced them at 150k ish miles...


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yep, i replaced my stock ones that had roughly the same mileage and they were still good.

for reference, i bought new TRW ZHP control arms (from FCP), they were the about $110/each - quality is all there (as it would be with a TRW product - they do some OEM stuff for BMW).

[johnrando]

My SA (bad when I had one) said OEM FCABs tend to go around 60K miles.

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[704sw]

Those of you who track: how the hell do you fit in the car? I’m 5’9” and with my seat in the lowest position possible the helmet still grazes the headliner.

[joeybananaz18]

Those of you who track: how the hell do you fit in the car? I’m 5’9” and with my seat in the lowest position possible the helmet still grazes the headliner.

Gurney bubble mod?

[Sockethead]

You must have a long torso, I fit fine with a helmet and I"m 5'9"

[slater]

Those of you who track: how the hell do you fit in the car? I’m 5’9” and with my seat in the lowest position possible the helmet still grazes the headliner.

You must have a long torso, I fit fine with a helmet and I"m 5'9"

coupe vs sedan... coupes have a steeper rake to the windshield, and i bet the roof is actually a bit lower too (dang, i never measured when i had both here!).

i'm 6'1", with a long torso, and i like a proper driving position, which makes coupes basically a no-go for me - my head will hit the roof during normal driving. with the seat in the same position in the sedan/Touring, i've got at least 1.5" of clearance between my head and the headliner.

now, coupes with a race seat, i could probably do.

[az3579]

Those of you who track: how the hell do you fit in the car? I’m 5’9” and with my seat in the lowest position possible the helmet still grazes the headliner.

Yeah, it's very tough, especially being 6'1". Hell, I'm extremely uncomfortable just in a daily driving position. The steering column doesn't come out enough, so I have to sit upright to get closer to the wheel, making my head hit the roof even without a helmet and making the lower back hurt.

The only way I can make it work is if I tilt the seat back, which makes me reach for the steering wheel. It sucks!

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[johnrando]

Get a convertible.



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[az3579]

Get a convertible.

Not allowed on track without roll bars...

[cornercarver]

Those of you who track: how the hell do you fit in the car? I’m 5’9” and with my seat in the lowest position possible the helmet still grazes the headliner.

You need a racing seat.

I don't have one in the ZHP but in my Mustang the race seat was at least an inch lower than OEM. I'm 6'2" so I needed all the headroom I could get.