Weird clinking sound after spacer install...?

aka_phox · 03-09-2011, 12:43 AM

I just install front/rear Spacers, 15mm/12mm, on my M3 vert. After about 200 miles now, I noticing a clinking sound coming from the rear wheels on both sides. It sounds like something is bouncing around or on the rotor shield? I know it sounds weird....but also it only does it at low speeds, less than 10mph. Has anyone had this problem?

My 10th BMW · 03-09-2011, 01:05 AM

Same thing happened to Me on a previous car.
It turned out to be the lug bolts were too long and made slight contact inside the hub.

Seattle S65B40 · 03-09-2011, 01:22 AM

does it sounds like this?

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...hlight=cowbell

z00m · 03-09-2011, 02:06 AM

Spacers is such a pease of shit to your suspension and hadling

radiantm3 · 03-09-2011, 02:24 AM

Like other's have said, it's probably a pebble between your rotor and heat shield. I went to a car control clinic a few weeks ago and there was a ton of lose gravel there. Both my car and another E9x m3 had pebbles get stuck back there during the event. Did a search and seems like this is a common problem with these M3's. Bad design I guess.

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Originally Posted by z00m

Spacers is such a pease of shit to your suspension and hadling

Is that why BMW put spacers on the M3 GTS?

andrew270681 · 03-09-2011, 03:20 AM

If you got the extended lug bolts maybe you put the longer ones on the rear??

aka_phox · 03-09-2011, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Seattle S65B40

does it sounds like this?

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...hlight=cowbell

Yes! Sounds exactly like this!!!! I'm taking off my wheel today to check for rocks.....
More to come

geneatals · 03-09-2011, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by z00m

Spacers is such a pease of shit to your suspension and hadling

IBTFlames

aka_phox · 03-09-2011, 12:32 PM

Took my wheels off and NO ROCKS. I'm thinking it may be the Spacers or the E-brake as someone suggested in the other thread... Tomorrow I'm taking off the Spacers...process of elimination.

Grail05 · 03-09-2011, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by z00m

Spacers is such a pease of shit to your suspension and hadling

REALLY ..... some racers use spacers for there cars... and spacers haev been used with no problem unless it was installed incorrect or used a different lenght lugs...

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My 10th BMW Private First Class 6 Rep 139 Posts Drives: 2011.5 M3 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: socal iTrader: (0)	Same thing happened to Me on a previous car. It turned out to be the lug bolts were too long and made slight contact inside the hub.
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aka_phox Captain 81 Rep 639 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 Convertilble Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: AZ iTrader: (0)	Took my wheels off and NO ROCKS. I'm thinking it may be the Spacers or the E-brake as someone suggested in the other thread... Tomorrow I'm taking off the Spacers...process of elimination.
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