My New IMAGE 3 Piece Split wheels

Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:59 pm

makman wrote:how much did those badboys cost mate? beauts!

cost me just over £2k

Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:28 pm

Looks epic bro!

Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:28 pm

Wheres the alpinas at? Lol

Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:31 pm

The wheels look great. Going on the drop you mentioned is it not scraping its sump and exhaust everywhere? When I bought my cab it was running -60mm springs and was a nightmare to drive. -40mm on mine is riding much better but still has its moments when it comes to speed bumps.

Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:37 pm

faze30 wrote:
Chris_B86 wrote:
faze30 wrote:I wanted rimtuck rather that rimpoke as is runnings static.
What suspension setup are you using? Love the wheels by the way
80mm front & 65mm rear on adjustable coilovers.

thanks

Makes me question my 60mm h&r's and e92 top hats even more. Should be 70mm but look nowhere near as low as that

Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:38 pm

Rtaylor2208 wrote:The wheels look great. Going on the drop you mentioned is it not scraping its sump and exhaust everywhere? When I bought my cab it was running -60mm springs and was a nightmare to drive. -40mm on mine is riding much better but still has its moments when it comes to speed bumps.

Your car lost a sump underneath the maybury roundabout in Edinburgh with it's last owner. A simple pothole, nothing major. That drop and tired springs is deadly.

Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:46 pm

I'm hoping the new droplinks and bushes on top of the springs and dampers last year should have sorted out the ropey ride. No idea till I can get the car off the axel stands though.

Wed May 01, 2013 5:22 am

Ajsingh wrote:Wheres the alpinas at? Lol

Ive got te alpinas sitting at my work place. They are in mint condition. I got then powdercoated recently in the same colour as bentley wheels. Silver with a small metallic flake. Running 195/40/17 falken tyres. Running a suttle stretch. They still look the business. If your interested in then. PM me

Wed May 01, 2013 5:32 am

Rtaylor2208 wrote:The wheels look great. Going on the drop you mentioned is it not scraping its sump and exhaust everywhere? When I bought my cab it was running -60mm springs and was a nightmare to drive. -40mm on mine is riding much better but still has its moments when it comes to speed bumps.

Ive never scraped the sump, my cousin runnin 16" with the same drop had sump clearence issues. But on 17s its fine. The car only scraped on the exhaust in the middle section & front bumper likes to catch everything. But i get that sprayed every 2 months.

The wheel measurements were very hard to figure out. But i have a friend called barney with a sark blue e30 cab in london running staggered azev wheels. And with his car decked he has arch issues. So going to his measurements i tweeked mine. From 8.5Jx17 et13 to 8.5Jx17 et18. Ive got 0mm clearence for rear brakes so i went flat face centres for maximum dish. And on fronts the azev were7.5x17 et20, i went 7.5x17 et25 to bring them out and 23mm brake clearence to still give me maximum dish on front.

Trust me after all this research and measurements. It was trully a headache, but it was defo worth it.

Wed May 01, 2013 9:40 am

Is it a hard, harsh ride Faze?

Wed May 01, 2013 9:41 am

I know of barney, he bought his e30 back after many years from my mate. I haven't seen it in the metal but from the pics, he really has transform it with no expense spared

Wed May 01, 2013 10:14 am

Gert_8 wrote:Is it a hard, harsh ride Faze?

lol yeh its pretty hard, but sticks to the road nicely

Wed May 01, 2013 10:15 am

kangman wrote:I know of barney, he bought his e30 back after many years from my mate. I haven't seen it in the metal but from the pics, he really has transform it with no expense spared

yes kang we are on about the same barny. he bought it back after a few years.

barny is a good mate of mine. i speak to him on a regular.

hes actually got another set of staggered azevs