BMW e36 - "On a budget" build.

[Beemerlover]

Hey man, just wanted to say: thats some really really good work you've done on your e36, i love it!
I also like this build thread of yours, you inspired me, i think i may even start my own thread when the time is right... btw have you ever considered painting your wheels gold? i think it may look cool, but it would have to be darker gold, not a very bright one. anyway, i hope that your car will serve you good man

[royalife]

amazing work done to this car! love everything about it!

[Evil Panda]

Loving it.

[InSpeedWeTrust]

Hey man, just wanted to say: thats some really really good work you've done on your e36, i love it!
I also like this build thread of yours, you inspired me, i think i may even start my own thread when the time is right... btw have you ever considered painting your wheels gold? i think it may look cool, but it would have to be darker gold, not a very bright one. anyway, i hope that your car will serve you good man

I did consider changing the color of the wheels, but I ended up liking more the silver every time. Considering the color of the car, I think that silver suits it best.

amazing work done to this car! love everything about it!

Loving it.

Thanks!

[EDM92]

This is simple and beautiful. Exactly how I would do it myself, good stuff.

[BenTen]

Whats in the boxes dude??

[Neoki]

wow.. i like where this is going, you keep making good improvements

thumbs up man

[InSpeedWeTrust]

Whats in the boxes dude??

Rims and some other goodies.


I'll update soon.

[InSpeedWeTrust]

Finally got some time to up-date this build thread.
So here we go...

rear camber arms







rear tires
Nankang NS-1
Specs: 215/40/17





hidden valve stems





and wheels
ESM 002.
Specs: Front 8.5 et20
Rear 10 et15










Onto the installation.

Started by mounting rear tires. Wasn't able to put them on the car for a few days due to the wheel's offset so had them laying in my living room and this made my gf pretty upset
This is how the stretch looks. 215 40 on 17".













After test-fitting the front wheels I decided that more camber was needed.




I went ahead and shimmed the girl out,.
Its a very cheap, ghetto fix but it does the job very good.









Went ahead and installed 205/40/17 tires on the front wheels and put them on the car.




Next on the list were the camber arms.















Took some pics with the camber before alignment just for the sake of it...
It was around -8 degrees camber, and the arms were not stretched at their max...








Anyways, placed it on the bed and took a proper alignment.

No pictures on the ramp but I set the rear camber to -5.5 degrees.
In the front the camber is -3.8 degrees.






The rear lip is resting on the fender and the front needs spacers and more low.

Next on the list was a set of polyurethane bumpstops for the rear, and 15mm spacers for the front.


















And finally this is how it sits



Cheers.

[SanderZ]

So nice!

[Tommy604604]

Love the fitment! but I cant say im a big fan of ESMs.

[bostongrnM3]

looks good

[Stancyeze]

Looks awesome! Love the progress of this car. BTW, what camber arms are those?

[Minuki]

Fitment is on point! If I can get mine as half as good as this, I'll be happy.

[Spirit]

Very nice buddy