lowerd cars

[magpie]

can i just say that droping 60 mm could seriously damage your cars health.i bust a sump after doing this,then purchased a proper job sump guard off a fellow zoner called len1.fitted in 25 mins no probs as per instuctions. see for sale parts [KEEPING IT ALIVE] re sump guard

[e30bmlover]

thanks for the heads up mate

[berty]

wat size rims you on?

[Cloud]

Mine was lowered by 120mm when I got it, it looked like the back axle had collapsed, and had roughly three inches of ground clearance. I could get my hand under, but not my wrist. There's another problem with very lowered cars. The drive shaft angle is altered, and over time it wears the diff out.

[papercutout]

Oh stop being a pansy and posting this Magpie! If you're going to lower your car lots then you know whats going to be coming! Once your car is properly low, then come back and complain! 60mm all round is the starting point to get an E30 low, I vote time to move on!

Cloud - any idea how it was down that low? Was the engine raised at all? What shocks were on there to stop the springs dislocating when jacked? (Or were they just cut and held in place with jubilee clips?)

[Simon13]

you can't lower an E30 120mm

[Steve-E30]

Mine was lowered by 120mm .

Didnt think that was possible , How did you manage that and have you any pics
60/60 is low enough for the uk roads

[Felix79]

I am sure mine only has a 30mm drop and thats enough for me

[DanThe]

you can't lower an E30 120mm

U can if uz loadz it up w1v ur bwoyz innit

[maxfield]

At 120mm, did it have an springs on the car

Or was someone very enthusiastic with the angle?

Mine's lowered 60mm and that's plenty, speed humps can still be took at 50mph

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Spud gun exhaust FTW

35mm is the optimum drop for road going e30s

[fuzzy]

35mm is for homosexuals and women. real men go for 60/40. and thats a scientifically proven fact.

[gooner1]

Mine was lowered by120mm.

You sure you have'nt bought a tube train Cloud.

[Rosc0PColtrane]

35mm is for homosexuals and women. real men go for 60/40. and thats a scientifically proven fact.

Is that how you qualify your sexual partners. You look for a 35mm drop and think; "Hmmmm I'm in here, if it's a guy..."


60mm is the preferred option for Buckfast drinkers, chavs and text speak clowns.

[safedave]

35mm is for homosexuals and women. real men go for 60/40. and thats a scientifically proven fact.

i agree but 60mm battered my tyre walls even after grindin out lol

[fuzzy]

35mm is for homosexuals and women. real men go for 60/40. and thats a scientifically proven fact.

Is that how you qualify your sexual partners. You look for a 35mm drop and think; "Hmmmm I'm in here, if it's a guy..."

i dont have sexual partners. im married

[Rosc0PColtrane]

35mm is for homosexuals and women. real men go for 60/40. and thats a scientifically proven fact.

Is that how you qualify your sexual partners. You look for a 35mm drop and think; "Hmmmm I'm in here, if it's a guy..."

i dont have sexual partners. im married

I'm married in all but name, I also share your pain!!

Perhaps I need a Cosworth conversion to help me deal with my trauma?

[fuzzy]

it works for me. i just wonder what ill top it with once i hit my mid life crisis.

[Rosc0PColtrane]

it works for me. i just wonder what ill top it with once i hit my mid life crisis.

A pair of tits mate.

[fuzzy]

an 18 year old pair? sounds good to me.

[gooner1]

an 18 year old pair? sounds good to me.

Cue Max and Josh.

[DanThe]

What a punch line

[fuzzy]

a fine fair of double d's if ever there was.

[Cloud]

Mine was lowered by 120mm .

Didnt think that was possible , How did you manage that and have you any pics
60/60 is low enough for the uk roads

I'm sure I've got some pics somewhere. I think I got rid of the springs, they're certainly not on the car any more. They were about the size and shape of five stacked digestive biscuits. Also, the rear shocks/dampers were broken (no wonder why) which meant it sat basically as low as it could. Weirdly, the fronts don't seem to have been lowered at all. This is the kind of rubbish I'm sorting out with my resto project. The previous owner was a complete berk, with obviously even less of an idea what he was doing than I've got. Seriously, it came with a cross-ply tyre. I think that says it all.

[magpie]

wat size rims you on?

on 15's but i got 17's in shed that need two tyers,would the bigger rim give me more ground clearance,never had them on yet.but profile is 40 as to 50 on 15,s

[fuzzy]

not much difference. the rolling radius should be about the same as the drop in profile size balances out the increase in alloy size.

[magpie]

Oh stop being a pansy and posting this Magpie! If you're going to lower your car lots then you know whats going to be coming! Once your car is properly low, then come back and complain! 60mm all round is the starting point to get an E30 low, I vote time to move on!

Cloud - any idea how it was down that low? Was the engine raised at all? What shocks were on there to stop the springs dislocating when jacked? (Or were they just cut and held in place with jubilee clips?)

i'm no pansy if you want to come & find out for yourself pm me and i will gladly meet you somwhere don't comment in future on my threads unless you have something worth saying

[GrindCulture]

Put the keyboard down and step away from the computer!

I've seen a few 60-40 dropped cars and they all look a bit different, some really good and some just weird and wrong.

[bommer]

mines 40/60 and i think it looks pretty good and handles pretty well

[maxfield]

60mm is the preferred option for Buckfast drinkers, chavs and text speak clowns.

Init.

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Oh stop being a pansy and posting this Magpie! If you're going to lower your car lots then you know whats going to be coming! Once your car is properly low, then come back and complain! 60mm all round is the starting point to get an E30 low, I vote time to move on!

Cloud - any idea how it was down that low? Was the engine raised at all? What shocks were on there to stop the springs dislocating when jacked? (Or were they just cut and held in place with jubilee clips?)

i'm no pansy if you want to come & find out for yourself pm me and i will gladly meet you somwhere don't comment in future on my threads unless you have something worth saying

[oldroydsr4]

Imo opinion 60mm isn't too low for every day driving, however it will fuck up the handling unless you have camber correction top mounts and rear beam.

[magpie]

it's an opposit lock thing

[e30bmlover]

Oh stop being a pansy and posting this Magpie! If you're going to lower your car lots then you know whats going to be coming! Once your car is properly low, then come back and complain! 60mm all round is the starting point to get an E30 low, I vote time to move on!

Cloud - any idea how it was down that low? Was the engine raised at all? What shocks were on there to stop the springs dislocating when jacked? (Or were they just cut and held in place with jubilee clips?)

i'm no pansy if you want to come & find out for yourself pm me and i will gladly meet you somwhere don't comment in future on my threads unless you have something worth saying

nath..... you make me laugh!

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Imo opinion 60mm isn't too low for every day driving, however it will **** up the handling unless you have camber correction top mounts and rear beam.

If you don't mind bouncing off the bump stops. You virtually remove all of the dampers travel. It'll not be able to dampen the impact from driving on our 'wonderful' road network, thus comprimising handling!