Suspension Secrets Solid Front Control Arm Bushes – BMW F87 M2/M2 Competition

Description

Experience more accurate steering and increased stability when braking with ourSuspension Secrets Solid Front Control Arm Bushes for the BMW F87 M2/M2 Competition.

The standard bushes in the lower control arms on the BMW F87 M2/M2 Competition are made from soft rubber. This soft rubber flexes during cornering and heavy braking,causing the front toe geometry to change dynamicallyas the rubber flexes. The constantly changing toe angles causes your BMW’s steering to feel vague and inaccurate, and the changing toe also causes instability when braking hard.

To solve this, we’ve developed ourSuspension Secrets Solid Front Control Arm Bushes for the BMW F87 M2/M2 Competition.Our solid billet aluminium bushes do not flex during fast driving, which ensures your steering remains both accurate and communicative. Our bushes also help improve braking stability as your front toe remains fixed during forward weight transfer.

The key benefits of ourSuspension Secrets Solid Front Control Arm Bushes for the BMW F87 M2/M2 Competition are:

• More accurate steering when driving fast

• Reduced understeer due to removal of front control arm flex

• Improved feedback

• Reduced understeer

• Removal of unwanted toe-change under heavy braking andduring hard cornering

• Increased braking stability.

Suspension Secrets’ products are designed and manufacturedin the UK. Our products are made from billet aircraft-grade 6082 T6 aluminium and corrosion-resistant 316 stainless steel. Our solid control arm bushes use Lemforder bearings for maximum performance and longevity.

Further Reading

As standard, the OEM rubber bushes used by BMW are quite soft. They are built for refinement, flexibility and durability. Rubber bushes are quiet and are ideal for a car that is designed to be used frequently.

Unfortunately when used in a performance application, rubber bushes have quite a few downsides. When braking hard, the OE rubber bushes flex. They flex so much that the wheel assembly moves rearwards as the car brakes. This causes unwanted toe geometry change which causes the car to feel very nervous and vague when braking.

The flex in rubber bushes also causes understeer and the steering wheel to feel very inaccurate during cornering.

Toe

Toe is the angle between each wheel with relation to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The animation below illustrates to toe-in, toe-out and zero toe.

There are three types of toe: toe-in, toe-out and zero toe. Each toe setting has a separate purpose and an impact upon directional stability when used on a car. Toe has an effect on three major areas which are: corner entry handling, tyre wear and straight line stability.

Toe-InOn the front axle of a car toe-in creates straight-line stability, albeit at the expense of some initial reluctance from the car at during the corner turn-in phase. Toe-in on the rear axle again improves straight-line stability, but also induces a slight amount of slip angle which helps when putting power to the ground.
Toe-in is more common for fast road use.

Toe-OutOn the front axle of a car toe-out creates instability in a straight-line. At speed, when a wheel with toe-out is turned, the wheel is pulled rearwards which increases the toe-out angle, pulling the wheel even more outwards. This can even pull the car into yaw. Front axle toe-out can make a car twitchy and unpredictable at high speeds.
Toe-out does improve turn-in into corners, and the responsiveness of the front end.
Toe-out on the rear axle can create a slip angle which allows for more traction and acceleration, but with a rear-wheel drive chassis it can also lead to unwanted levels of oversteer.

Front-axle toe-out is more commonly used for track day or racing applications.
Zero ToeRunning zero toe on either the front or rear axles results in minimum tyre wear and power loss. This is because running any level of toe, no matter how small, causes the tyre to scrub in a straight line due to the incurred slip angle, which reduces the rolling efficiency of the tyre.
Zero toe does not improve handling or feedback, nor does it create slip angle – all of which are desirable in performance driving – and as a result either toe-in or toe-out are more commonly chosen depending on use.

Tech Specs.

Suspension Secrets BMW F87 M2/M2 Competition Solid Suspension Bushes are designed and manufactured in the UK. The bushes are CNC-machined from billet 6082 T6 aluminium, and the rubber inserts are sourced from a renowned high-performance OE manufacturer.