E46 M3 CSL Handling & Suspension Upgrades
By Thorney Motorsport
Thorney Motorsport E46 M3 & CSL Handling Upgrades
Thorney Motorsport - BMW E46 M3 CSL Stage 1 Handling Upgrade
TMS Fast Road Geometry Setup (From £150)
Vehicles arrive from the factory with fairly benign settings. The manufacturers don't want people throwing themselves into hedgerows at every corner. This does mean that handling is compromised. With standard suspension we are obviously limited by what we can do, but we can extract a little more excitement from the chassis.
We have a 4-Wheel alignment rig at HQ in Milton Keynes. To progress further you'd need to introduce suspension changes, either springs or fully adjustable coilovers from Nitron or Moton. See details below.
Fast Road Geometry setup prices are based upon our hourly rate. It usually takes 60-90 minutes to complete.
Thorney Motorsport - BMW E46 M3 CSL Stage 2 Handling Upgrade
Eibach Pro-Kit Lowering Springs & Fast Road Geometry Setup (£215 Supplied, £415 Fitted)
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 Ride height comparison for Eibach springs. If you're just looking to lower your M3 CSL with a mild upgrade in handling, this is your best bet.For real upgrades in handling, we recommend fully adjustable coilover kits from Nitron or Moton. The greater adjustment available, the better we can tone the car to your needs. |
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Thorney Motorsport - BMW E46 M3 CSL Stage 3 Handling Upgrades
1-Way Adjustable Coilover Suspension by Nitron & Moton
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Fully adjustable suspension is the only way to truly transform the handling of your CSL. Using either Nitron or Moton coilovers (as we use on our CSL Cup cars) we are able to tailor your car to your track / road needs.Mono-tube shocks are as it sounds, they have a single tube in the construction, this means that they can run larger diameter piston which allows for a larger volume of oil in the shock. The more oil used means the less the shock is affected by heat build up and so the damping retains consistency in its use, it also means the shock is a lot lighter than a dual tube design (which has another tube inside the outer). However the best attribute about mono-tube shocks is that their adjustment is very sensitive, a single click on the adjustment can make a huge difference to how the shock feels on the car, that's very different to dual tube where you really are limited to how much adjustment you can really get. All F1 cars use mono-tube shocks. Nitron NTRSport Coilover Kit:
 Nitron NTRSport for BMW E46 M3 Nitron NTRSport+ Coilover Kit:
 Nitron NTRSport+ for BMW E46 M3 Moton SS 1-Way Road Coilover Kit:
 Front & Rear Shock Absorber Assembly (Moton 1-Way) |
Price List: Nitron NTRSport Kit: £1735.00  CSL Cup Series Winner Dan Stringfellow on his NTRRace setup.  CSL Cup Series Leader Dan Stringfellow on his NTRRace setup. |
Thorney Motorsport BMW E90/92/93 M3 Stage 4 Handling Upgrades
2-Way Adjustable Coilover Suspension by Nitron & Moton
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We’re often asked which suspension is ‘best’ for a car and the short answer is that we’ve not found one supplier that can do all of it, suspension is about hours of research and development, time in the cars on road, track, in competition and no one supplier is good for every application.
 Outstanding Build Quality from Moton Moton SS 2-Way Road Coilover Kit:
Front & Rear Shock Absorber Assembly (Moton 1-Way) Nitron NTRTrack Coilover Kit:
Nitron NTRSport+ for BMW E46 M3 |
Price List: Nitron NTRTrack Kit: £3,356.50  CSL Cup Race Winner John Thorne on Moton Competition Suspension  CSL Cup Race Winner John Thorne on Moton Competition Suspension |
Thorney Motorsport BMW E46 M3 - Stage 5 Handling Upgrades
Competition Moton & Nitron Suspension Kits
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We’ve a long history with working with Nitron, we co-developed the VX220 kits for road and track and we were delighted to be involved with the development of the BMW range of shock absorbers, a long season of racing in the CSL Cup has opened our eyes to the benefits of running monotube shocks for the BMW. Nitron NTRRace Coilover Kit
Nitron NTRSport+ for BMW E46 M3 Moton Competition Kit:
 Outstanding Build Quality from Moton |
Price List: Nitron NTRRace Kit: £4,005.00 CSL Cup Series Winner Dan Stringfellow on his NTRRace setup. CSL Cup Series Leader Dan Stringfellow on his NTRRace setup. |
