E30 Zone

Well ive been floating around on the zone for a while now, so thought its time i posted some photos of my 316. Bought it from a zoner about 4 months ago i think, bog standard 316i in bronzit (oh yeah!) steel wheels and 86k on the clock - £350

At first was just intending to run it, but couldnt resist fettling for long - so here she is:

















Sorry for poor quality pics, my camera is poo. Will try to get some daylight ones next time!


Pre-emptive answers to Q's;
1. -60mm, Supersport shocks and springs
2. Steffan BCW-RS, 8J x 14" front, and 9J rear
3. Toyo T1-R's, 195/45 front, 225/40 rear
4. Offsets; ET 15 front, ET 10 rear.

Had to use 25mm (hubcentric of course) spacers up front to allow full steering lock, as the track rod ends were catching the inner rim at first.

All opinions welcome

Tristram

I want those wheels

Looks stunning

Thanks imy - was fully expecting to get flamed for having 14's lol!

WOW, that is a really nice looking E30! Almost makes me want a faclift!

They do look a bit on the small side at the front but the width makes up for it

The rears look huuuugeee

Yeah, the andvantage is no 'wheel hitting arch' issues... the downside being the 'sump hitting floor' issues. Its only about 3" off the floor, needs a skidplate really!

Looks as fook though

Where did you get the wheels from?

trimmer wrote:Yeah, the andvantage is no 'wheel hitting arch' issues... the downside being the 'sump hitting floor' issues. Its only about 3" off the floor, needs a skidplate really!

3"? Can go lower...

I like the thinking behind it

Very cool indeed,I like that

just my cup of tea that is, nicely done . always love a car that is just lowered with really nice wheels and polished.

Looks as fook though

Where did you get the wheels from?

German Ebay is your friend... bargains to be had people!

just my cup of tea that is, nicely done . always love a car that is just lowered with really nice wheels and polished.

Thanks - the photos have been kind to it to be fair, it needs painting really, i cant justify the cost to myself at the moment sadly... a good polish always helps though

would look even better lower imo

My old one????

Looks a hell of a lot better then I expected it to, fair play, nice car.

Very - Yet another Bronzit

that looks awesome dude!

how does the suspension feel?

Mate that looks spot on!!

Just how i want mine one day!

Thanks for all the comments guys,

My old one????

Possibly - was in sheffield if that helps

that looks awesome dude!

how does the suspension feel?

Stiffer but not too hard, and the ride is surprisingly good. In fact on standard tyres i'd say the ride was better than a standard e30, but its much much harder now its on low profiles.

It does look the dog's gonads - bowlox to whether it's too low or not. The sepia touch to the background really accentuates the bronzit of the bodywork. There's a period atmosphere to some of those pics, which I like a lot. Love the full frontal shot - if you added an iS splitter to that, you could use it as a road sweeper

that looks wicked, those wheels are Sweeet

I like it, well done.

nice ride and cool pics.

it looks nice and suits the wheels. surprisingly they dont look to small for the car and im a big fan of big wheels.

Very nice. I'm a fan of small wheels. We need better pics now.

That look sweet. Suits those wheels a lot.

shit the bed..... i love those wheels and the car looks sweet brother

I like that! I've always liked the "small and wide" type of wheel

Very cool indeed

Trist ra ham. Looks good mate, needs my Revos lol so it can go lower.

Matt

14s look surprisingly good! Always liked Steffan BCWs. Still need to lose some of that arch gap tho!

Hud uni? nice looking car

looks nice!..

looks spot on fella!

Looks very smart. Don't go any lower than that though.

Very smart

Whats the Supersport suspension like?