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    Veteran Member Four Rings
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    Nov 26 2011
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    2018 F80 M3 ZCP, 2007 RS4
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    Has anyone been able to perfectly center rear subframe?

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    Im attempting to center my rear subframe, but I can't get it to be centered. The driver side sticks out more no matter how hard I try.

    Has anyone been successful in perfectly centering the rear subframe? My new wheel setup is very aggressive so the driver side rubs while the passenger side doesnt. My rear camber is equal and Im trying to avoid adding any more.

    And yeah I've searched. Theres a lot of info on moving the rear subframe but I just want peoples experience.

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    Veteran Member Four Rings rongeur's Avatar
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    Mine was off enough to rub, i loosened the 4 subframe bolts, sat on my butt and leg press kicked the tire on the side it poked, retightened and checked. It was more or less centered but I am probably not as tight of a tolerance as you are running. It will likely mess up your fresh thrust alignment too. I search quite a bit for alignment marks but couldnt find any info on it. Resorted to metered brute force 😐
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    Veteran Member Four Rings canadianA4B7's Avatar
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    When I did rear brake swap experienced a bit of same drivers side stuck out a bit. Did same as rongeur then took it in ASAP for full alignment. Shop aligned it all back to square said it wasn't bad just needed to be bolted in in "proper sequence" which I never asked how it should be done. So this really don't help other the suggesting brute force and patience

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    Veteran Member Four Rings
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    Yeah I didn't notice the rubbing until last night when I hit a big dip and my wheel hit the fender . I gotta get it re-powdercoated now...

    I just wanted to see if it were physically possible to center it. I know they come shifted from the factory so maybe there are limits as to how far it can move from that one side.

    I think I'll drop the car off at Sprint and have them work their magic at this point.

    Thanks guys!

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