Thom's bagged E46 saloon/sedan - Airlift, BBS RF - UK Build

[BenVAG]

I'll look out for this at UD, its so nice!

[Thooooom]

so my wheels are finally on!

spend saturday sorting everything out as best i could. starting with adjusting the front top mounts to maximum negative camber to tuck the front wheels enough for me to turn. The rear arches have caused me a few issues, after a failed attempt at rolling them in the week, i decided to grind the second section of the lip off, making it much easier for me to fold it up. that didnt work either. so ive ended up grinding the entire inner lip out completely! probably not the most sensible idea but it was the only choice i had.

the rear lower arms have some very slight adjustment for camber, so ive maxed this out in the hope it would be enough without buying camber arms. im undecided if i want arms yet.

the front suspension is faultless! its rides unbelievably nice, and feels like a standard car most of the time despite being pretty stupidly low, ive still got the dampening set to the softest setting too. the rear im having mroe issues with, despite being on the hardest setting, there is still too much body roll around bends, causing the arches to just catch the side walls of the tyres. im currently debating whether to find someone who can make stiffer springs, add camber arms so that when the arch comes down it hits the lip of the wheel instead of the tyre, or whether to just live with it how it is.

chances are it will look like this for UD now, i havent got time to sort anything else.

anyway, some photos!




if anyone hasnt noticed, my nearside wing is rusted, the paint was bubbled up across the majority of the arch, but by far worst in one place. so now this is what it looks like :lol:



shows the wheels off really nice too

ive just embarked on my first proper journey in the car since fitting the wheels. im a bit on edge about the wheels, not sure whether to leave the centre caps off for daily use, just to save people trying to take them. driving wise its still so nice, girlfriend had nothing to moan about during the motorway drive last night haha, she said it looks broken but that was all. it even clears catseyes! which i wasnt expecting, my old car didnt and to me this looks lower.

next job is to sort the rear suspension issues. needs to be lowerrrrr

[austinscottphotography]

looking damn good man! you have a new follower on IG

[Spirit]

Nice build

[Tino21]

Its looks really good !!!! dialed up and lower itll be so mean.

Wheels colour flow nicely with the car.

[Thooooom]

tyres went on today with a little help from Dub Unit up in tamworth, big thanks to Matt for all the help fitting them, awesome guy.

stretch is pretty much spot on, really happy with my choices. this is the rear. fronts have smaller side walls so it looks a bit more thank this. perfect though



tried the wheels on as soon as i got home. theyre perfect! only got crap photos for now, this was just another test fit, ill be messing with the rear arches on saturday and fitting them properly then, still needs a bit of camber all round and a bit lower. but im really pleased with them.







front camber top mounts are still set to the centre, so ive got some adjustment there, i think a bit more camber and down a bit at the front, rear arches need grinding a bit and rolling a bit, theres a small amount of adjustment on the standard lower arms so im going to get as much camber from them as i can, not sure i need camber arms to be honest, theres loads naturally anyway.

height wise ive got roughly 2 inches clearance from the subframe at this height, so i can come down a bit more hopefully!

more updates on the weekend, i update my instagram regularly if people want to follow, username is thomwilliams_94

thanks!

[MadMax]

just saw a kinda finished picture on instagram...looks awesome !

[Minuki]

Rears should fit fine with some camber and rolled arches

[austinscottphotography]

car guys always find a way to make it work

[Thooooom]

damn that looks good!!! looks like i won't be going wider than 9 in the rear...lol

hahah! its the low offset thats the issue. it is very wide though, more than i was expecting! thanks for the kind words though. ive put too much time and effort into them to give up now. i'll make it work.... i think.

[austinscottphotography]

damn that looks good!!! looks like i won't be going wider than 9 in the rear...lol

[Thooooom]

Roll, slight pull and camber arms for the rears and youll have no problem.

Im building a set with similiar specs for mine...cant wait to get everything together...yours look awesome !

looks awesome !

thanks guys. yeah roll and slight pull is the plan! arches are a bit delicate though due to the common rust starting to seep through on the inside. i'll have to see what i can do!

[MadMax]

looks awesome !

[Tino21]

Roll, slight pull and camber arms for the rears and youll have no problem.

Im building a set with similiar specs for mine...cant wait to get everything together...yours look awesome !

[Thooooom]

more photos as promised! also some test fits shots. went fairly well, the rears are a bit wider than i was expecting, so might have a few issues there. mostly worried about police though.

anyway

so new specs are
fronts 17x9 et 19
rears 17x9.5 et 13








and test fit photos







so yeah, not sure what to think so far, front is spot on, i still have about 2 degrees of camber adjustment on the top mount so they'll sit spot on, the rears might be a bit more difficult, hopefully i'll get there. kind of just wish i went 9" all round though haha.

fitting tyres tomorrow!