318is normal lairyness.

Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:44 pm

Another vote for Kumho KU31s. I've had them on mine since I fitted the Hartges and they are a good tyre for the price with good dry/wet grip.

Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:05 pm

Alright mate, just thought i'd say nice car you picked up there, looked at it myself about 3 weeks back in leamington, hope you enjoy it!

Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:26 pm

nankangs are only good....in the heat...and almost slick. then they are stupidly grippy. not sure what tyres are on mine. but theres a few roundabouts where it will go broad sideways with very little effort :/

Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:33 am

I always buy Kumho's now, they're not sold as a budget, they are an intermediate tyre, the ones I got were only a tenner less than a firestone iirc, but they are pretty good and wear well too. I had a set of firestones and they only lasted a year, which is crap with the low miles I do!

Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:13 pm

Kumho are a budget tyre. Always have been. The only reason they are sold as anything else is because the seller wants a bigger margin. That's not to say are aren't any good. We sell alot of them and people seem to like them. They should be ALOT less than firestone though.

Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:26 pm

harry_p wrote:
daimlerman wrote:toe in/out at the rear is bad news,means that something is bent,beam or trailing arms....
All e30s have toe in at the rear as it helps with stability. Think of the 'toe in' snowplough stance they teach when you learn to ski.

Both toe in and negative camber increase proportionally the lower the rear suspension, which is why people make adjustable rear beams, so you can have a car thats lower and still has correct geometry. Or, so you can set the rear closer to straight if you accept it's going to be more lively

Point taken and noted.

BUT

E30 as standard does not have adjustment at the rear for toe or camber,so if either are present to an excessive degree,then something is bent!