E46 Alignment Specifications

[VA//M3]

I've gathered these from the February 2004 release of TIS.

RWD Sports Suspension (all coupes and ZHP's)

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/5281/sportssuspensionheck.png (http://img269.imageshack.us/i/sportssuspensionheck.png/)

RWD Rough Road Package ( RWD coupes and sedans with upper strut mount re-enforcement plates and 15mm rear spring pads)

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/9470/330ciroughroadpackage.png (http://img821.imageshack.us/i/330ciroughroadpackage.png/)

RWD Standard Suspension ( non-ZHP sedans )

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/3460/standardw.png (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/standardw.png/)

Compact sports suspension since 03/03 ( only available in 320 and below trims, 325ti and in EUROPE only :( [M54B30 Swap 330ti anyone?) and look like this http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/BMW_E46_compact_front_20071104.jpg/800px-BMW_E46_compact_front_20071104.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/BMW_E46_compact_rear_20071104.jpg/800px-BMW_E46_compact_rear_20071104.jpg

More info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Compact


http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9873/sportssuspensionrearcom.png (http://img8.imageshack.us/i/sportssuspensionrearcom.png/)

Xi models since 03/02

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/8573/xisince0302.png (http://img694.imageshack.us/i/xisince0302.png/)

M3

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/8673/e46m3.png (http://img848.imageshack.us/i/e46m3.png/)

M3 CSL

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4181/e46m3csl.png (http://img13.imageshack.us/i/e46m3csl.png/)

Sticky?

[danewilson77]

Put mine in here so I could compare.....

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Maintenance%20and%20Misc/IMG_20101201_204625-2-1-1-1-1.jpg

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Maintenance%20and%20Misc/IMG_20101201_204635-3-1-1.jpg

Specs are not the same. The rear specs look to be close.....but front is off, 0.5 degrees or more....

Additionally....I would think the toe spec would be zero.

[SonOfWMB]

Any one care to translate from degrees and minutes in the TIS to decimal degrees that the alignment machine reports?

[ZillaZ4]

At the bottom of this page is a calculator to go between the two notations :)

http://zonalandeducation.com/mmts/trigonometryRealms/degMinSec/degMinSec.htm