BMW E39 523iA Touring LPG

[Dr.AK]

bummer, are there helper springs in the back or not?

Nope, just one single long spring. The E39 Touring's system is kinda similar to the E36s rear suspension, but a bit more retarded...

Most people shy away from swapping the rear springs, but once you've done it and figured out how it works it's a piece of cake, but definitely not something I'd recommend for someone who's inexperienced with wrenching!

You have to drop the exhaust then drop the subframe one side at a time to pull out the springs. If you do that, you can get them out in about 30 minutes per side.




I did spend some time today on primering my front lip.

Also ordered new 3.25 inch lips for the front 10x17s. The old ones have very slight bends which I will have straightened, then I will use them for the rears on the winterwheels.

Also finally ordered tires!

[SanderZ]

ok different from my e39 sedan then.

[Dr.AK]

Sprayed the wheels this morning before I left for work. Pretty satisfied with how they came out. Not perfect, there's one small run on a spoke which I'll have to sand down and polish out, but apart from that they're fine!

[P78]

these look real good bas

[Markus]

wird ja langsam immer weiter so

und mit jedem mal werden die Lackieregebnisse besser

[Dr.AK]

wird ja langsam immer weiter so

und mit jedem mal werden die Lackieregebnisse besser

Vorallem echt mit jedem Mal ein neues "AHA!"-Erlebnis Hatte ja immer Probleme, dass der Lack nicht richtig gedeckt hat. War ein Anmischfehler...

[Dr.AK]

Just went by the shop again to pull off the tape and just couldn't resist sticking a lip on... looks 100x better in gloss white than in the original flat white I had done originally a few months back.





Oh, and my tires finally came in!

[Dr.AK]

So,

got the tires on the rear wheels because I want to do silly stuff with my fenders.








Stuck them on the car with 45mm adapters, so this is 11.25x17 ET -26. I may or may not choose to go with different size adapters. I'll also be dialing in some camber. But first some different springs to get the rear low.

[SanderZ]

too wide

[Dr.AK]

Yup. That was with 45mm adapters.

I did some playing around in the garage just now and I found a setup that I'm happy with.

30mm adapters instead of 45mm adapters, so that gives me a final offset of -11. Should fit without too much hassle. I could have made it work with the 45mm adapters too with some more fender work, but I think the 30mm will work out nicely.

[h3llk1t3]

Le Poke <3

[SanderZ]

much better!!

[OrangeBlue]

Perfect, now hurry and put the fronts on!

[Dr.AK]

Still waiting on new lips. Hope they arrive this week!

[OrangeBlue]

That sucks man.

I'm surprised 17s work so well, my buddy has a sedan and they look super small...