My car slammed!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:56 am

Ive just picked up some 60mm lowwering springs so this is what it will look like when I fit them!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:06 am

Steve......you've forgot to add the neg camber to the rear wheels......

It would look nice lower, but not that much !!!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:16 am

kam-325i wrote:Steve......you've forgot to add the neg camber to the rear wheels......

It would look nice lower, but not that much !!!

Thats how low I want it!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:20 am

nice mate, dont think a 60mm drop will be quite that low at the back.... still looks good steve

Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:37 am

hmmm bit hard to tell seing as the pic is on gravel but have you lowereed it more on the back than the front? this will lead to some nasty handling. It also looks like u have excess camber on the rear so ull be needing a lot of new tyres .... Gap between the tyre and the arches on the front is very very ugly needs camber on the front to matcht he back also....

Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:39 am

WerkdE30 wrote:hmmm bit hard to tell seing as the pic is on gravel but have you lowereed it more on the back than the front? this will lead to some nasty handling. It also looks like u have excess camber on the rear so ull be needing a lot of new tyres .... Gap between the tyre and the arches on the front is very very ugly needs camber on the front to matcht he back also....

It a photoshop

So its a level drop!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:40 am

Hay, twiggy! I just put your mtec2 pods on my car!

Obviously your car is four door and mine is two! But you get the idea!
Im getting tec2 pods at the weekend! But there black! So I will have to wait to fit them!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:42 am

ohhhhh sorry my bad ... must be the surface the car is on or sumthin cuz it definatly looks lower at the back which u dont want or you will lose the great handling of the E30.

Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:32 am

looks good stevo

but not quite sure 60mm will go that low.....
good if it did

Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:34 am

eun wrote:looks good stevo

but not quite sure 60mm will go that low.....
good if it did

Well, if sixty mm dont go that low.............I might have to cut the springs!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:28 pm

This is 60mm

Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:41 pm

Thats what Im talking about!

I love low, low, low!

My photoshop wasn't far out, maybe the front is a bit lower in the photoshop but still nice to see the real 60mm job

thanks woody

Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:52 pm

the only problem is mate everyone is right they drive like a turd!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:54 pm

Woody, i'd say yours is loads more than 60mm, its daft how low that thing is. mind you, mine was in 4x4 mode when they were parked up together

Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:35 pm

woodysjw wrote:the only problem is mate everyone is right they drive like a turd!

I dont care how it drives as long as it's low!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:37 pm

i've got 2 spare m20 sumps!!!! you'll need them!!!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:38 pm

Kos wrote:i've got 2 spare m20 sumps!!!! you'll need them!!!

Dont be daft, The car only goes out in the dry!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:23 pm

I know it's only a photoshop, but that looks stupid.

Makes it look like you're carrying around a bunch of fat feckers and bags of cement!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:46 pm

watch out for tyre wear, as its inside wear, sometime you don't spot until its too late ( until you get pulled the old bill) you can get camber adjustment kits to reduce the negative camber so they drive alot better.

Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:50 pm

all 4 of my tyres get scrubbed out on the inside in no time

Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:00 pm

Shouldn't be a problem, I only did a thousand miles in it last year!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:03 pm

steve you are

mate i personally wouldnt do it again, i went 60mm on the sport remember...... never again buddy they drive like a turd as everyone says.... you loose that "BMW" quality mate...speed bumps...2mph "all the time" Pot holes :- rather you than me, raised drive???? if so you wont get it on! cant get ramps under it..... there are loads of bad points for this mod mate! but it does look good i admit and its myther you dont want mate! trust me ive been there, ive dropped all my e30's down to 60mm and my touring WILL NOT be the next one

Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:05 pm

you have just gotta tell them silly voices in your head to go away mate, eventually they will, if you wanna drop the car DONT go for the springs and uprated shocks, you need coilovers mate and you can have it any height you want, IMHO this is the best way!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:29 pm

the voices have been there to many years now! It must be done!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:58 pm

Do it mate u can always put it back

Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:01 pm

woodysjw wrote:Do it mate u can always put it back

Thats the plan, Up on the ramps.....change springs, drive down the road come back to ramps.......have a look, if to low.......up on ramps and swap back!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:05 pm

welcome to the world of scrape city!

Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:24 pm

Simon13 wrote:welcome to the world of scrape city!

Thank you kind Sir, I have always wanted my car low ever since the days of my Orion back in 1998

Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:32 pm

Who cares if it scrapes when it looks that good