E46 M3 vs CSL observations

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Originally Posted by englebert

You may as well get powerflex bushes, it improves things and the standard RTABs will only bite your ass some other day.

The CSL is quite a bit stiffer than the M3, so on anything other than smooth roads it's going to be skittish. The less compliance, the less grip on uneven surfaces.

Also, the front wheels/tyres are wider. Compared to the M3, the CSL consequently has less of an understeer balance.

I'm going to stick to the standard bushes if it needs them, I've heard & seen mixed reports on the powerflex ones, and don't want to risk any issues with BMW if it ever needs the boot floor doing...

Agree with you on the rest, makes sense.