E30 LOWERED 60ML 18INCH WHEELS ANY IDEAS

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Post Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:27 am

:cool: I HAVE LOWERED MY RIDE BY 60 MIL AND WAS PUTTING IN THE ORDER FOR SOME 18 INCH PINA REPS BUT THEY ARE 8J 18" WILL I GET ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ARCH, HAS ANY ONE DONE THIS IF SO WHATS THE RIDE LIKE AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR?
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Post Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:43 am

I think you might have the front tyres rubbing when turning and the rears rubbing when the back end is loaded.
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Post Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:47 am

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Post Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:57 am

MOODY wrote::IF SO WHATS THE RIDE LIKE AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR?[/b]
The ride will be as sophisticated as a go cart, and the handling will be akin to a Tesco shopping trolley.
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Post Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:23 pm

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Post Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:36 pm

Andy has a set of 18" Alpina reps on his Motorsport. He reckons they're okay, but then he hasn't lowered his car 60mm... :mad:

Scott Player has 18's on his E30 and he's lowered his 80mm or something daft like that... (see article in TBMW a few months ago)

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Post Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:59 pm

:cool: MY RIDE IS A BASE 320I WHICH I GOT FOR £180, M TEC KIT VADER INTERIOR,AND ITS GOT A C2 2.7 ALPINA ENGINE THE REAL DEAL, SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM WITH PERFORMANCE, NOT LIKE A SHOPPING TROLLEY, JUST NEED THE FINISHING TOUCHES THE WHEELS,
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Post Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:03 pm

MATE THE CAR WILL HANDLE LIKE A HEAP OF SHIT. NO GIVE IN THE TYRES AND WHEN THE CAR HITS IT'S LIMIT IT WILL SPIT U OUT INTO A HEDGE AND U WILL NEVER KNOW IT WAS COMING INNIT

GOOD LUCK ON THE RUBBING ISSUES!
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Post Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:11 pm

DO YOU REALLY THINK IT WILL HANDLE THAT BAD AS IT HAS KONI'S AT THE MO IT DRIVES LIKE A DREAM, MY OTHER PROJECT E30 M3 HAS 18" THAT DRIVES MINT BUT IT HAS GOT BIGGER ARCHES
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Post Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:31 pm

This is my 318is, dropped it by 40mm on koni dampers,running on 235/35/18's and believe me it doesn't ride like a bag of shit! having said that i have replaced most of the bushing with polyurthene bushes,and have a strut brace to stiffen every thing up slightly. reckon she could afford to be dropped by 60mm as it stands i havent had to mess with the arches, just had to fit some spacers to the front hub's as the inner rim of the wheel caught the mc pherson strut!
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Post Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:43 pm

:D thanks for the support will go ahead with it got nothing to lose its only a sunday car, your ride looks well looks clean and genuine, will post pics of my cars once they are done.
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Post Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:47 pm

like you say, What have you got to loose! give it a try.
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Post Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:08 pm

Do something about the size of that sig, please!
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Post Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:17 am

Brain... you mean Avatar... it's feckin huge! Change it!

Car looks nice though! :wink:
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Post Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:21 am

jagtech i think you're avatar is a tad on the large side 8O
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