Lowering kit installed and looking good

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:56 pm

hey up everyone, ive just installed my spax lowering suspension package and thought i would post a couple of pictures showing you how she sits, gave her a polish today and she scrubs up quite well i must admit, any how here are the pictures enjoy.....

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Post Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:06 am

well done mate its sitting nicely there

Post Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:08 am

A1BMW325iSport wrote:well done mate its sitting nicely there

nice one buddy

Post Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:07 am

lookin sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

Post Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:44 am

Looks good.

A

Post Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:10 pm

cheers fella's its getting there, wanna install cream leather next but i think thats a few grand away yet :lol:

Post Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:29 pm

looks gooooooooood!

what drop is it? 60/60?

Post Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:46 pm

gareth wrote:looks gooooooooood!

what drop is it? 60/60?

yes mate 60/60 spax and spax adjustable all round, looks pretty good mate, though there was gonna be trouble but it went on well

Post Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:53 pm

how is the ride now? any bottoming on the bump stops or is it stiff enough to stay clear?

are they 17's?

i'm only asking so much cos i'm considering dropping mine 80mm on 16's (215/40's) and wanna be sure it'll all be ok still! it's not going to be massively practical but who cares!!!!

Post Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:54 pm

seats pretty nice

Post Thu Jul 14, 2005 1:08 am

gareth wrote:how is the ride now? any bottoming on the bump stops or is it stiff enough to stay clear?

are they 17's?

i'm only asking so much cos i'm considering dropping mine 80mm on 16's (215/40's) and wanna be sure it'll all be ok still! it's not going to be massively practical but who cares!!!!

yes mate 17's on, had to grind rear arcges down a little you will prob have to do the same 215 are a little to wide for that kind of drop, no bottoming out what so ever, i think if you go 80mm though buddy your asking for trouble everywhere you drive really, dont get me wrong ive seen it done and also seen it in the flesh but i wouldnt reccomend it mate at all, ground clearance for one and i dont think you will get away with 215/40/16 on a 80mm drop though i could be wrong, im pretty sure that you will need loads of arch mods to get it right, if you wanna go down the 60mm route the part number i have on is TAP033 on www.spax.co.uk and you cant go wrong with that mate, try ebay first to get a better bargain because the kit i have on was around Ãƒ”šÃ‚£400 new but i brought mine from a fellow zoner (325tracky) and it was brand new but never installed got it for Ãƒ”šÃ‚£250

there is two kits listed for 325i on spax.co.uk with the same part number but you dont want 40mm drop, dont ask me why but this was the first kit i installed and for some strange reason my car dropped around 80mm and was chewing the fook out of my arches, took it off and installed the kiti have now with no problems, good luck buddy

Post Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:39 am

hmm, food for thought.

i might try a 80/60 (jamex do one) drop as i reckon it's the rear that will cause problems (especially being a tourer). regarding arch mods, the rears are fully rolled already and the offset i have now is a lot better (ET28, trather than the ET20 i was running) so it's going to be a lot easier.

hmmmmm. decisions decisons!!!