E28 Guys!

[325racer]

No pics yet, but I just got some BMW M system 1 Turbine wheels. They came with 205/40/17, but at my currently stock ride height they were way to short of a tire.

I know these won't "Poke" (I'm new at this whole stance thing, my background is racing) but I fit my old street tires from my racecar. 245/40/17, had to roll the rear fenders to eliminate any rubbing, and massage the spring perch a little. They fit fine at stock height and I think will still fit well once I lower. Not going to low for now. Someday I'm planning a V8 swap and airbags after that.

But now I'm thinking B&G or Spax springs.

[RJTeeter]

Lower it more! Hah
I'm tuckin 16s in the rear... You can do it easily.



By the way, I'm so jealous of your airdam. Mines off a freakin Volvo 240. lol

Sorry to hi-jack but what are you lowered on?

[itsbrokeagain]

had a talk with Mike a few days ago...

Going to order Professor SP1s, 10.5 et10 and see where things progress.

Hopefully by end of April I will be able to order them, right now the car needs brakes first

[RyanH]

Lower it more! Hah
I'm tuckin 16s in the rear... You can do it easily.



By the way, I'm so jealous of your airdam. Mines off a freakin Volvo 240. lol

Thanks for sharing this, I just pulled some 16's off an E28. What size tire are you using?
I know the stock tire from an e28 is going to be too tall. Now I cant wait for a drop.

[itsbrokeagain]

Im actually looking at going with either the Work CR Kai or the Professor SP1s..cant go wrong with either.

Get them in 17s and go from there. 10s in the back? maybe...gonna require some work

[itsbrokeagain]

Tuckin' in the back is where the pros is at!

But seriously, car looks amazing man. Keep it up. I understand wanting the fender gap equal.

I love me some low rear arch tuckage though.

Depending on how mine goes it might be missin some tire when I get done with it

[M.Burroughs]

Tuckin' in the back is where the pros is at!

But seriously, car looks amazing man. Keep it up. I understand wanting the fender gap equal.

I love me some low rear arch tuckage though.

[Zack01GC]

I like rake. These older BMW's rear arches are lower than the front ones, so when the car is level it looks like it's lower in the back regardless.

[itsbrokeagain]

Oh don't worry, it's only so high in the back right now because I can't fit my current setup if I go lower. Once I get some more stretch going on, I'll be bringing it down. I just don't want to tuck rim because I'd rather be flush in the back.

I kinda like the rake.

I removed some rake out of my car last week..had to install new rear strut hats from ripping one apart on the Belt Parkway here, so while I had the assembly apart i moved the snap ring down one notch on the Bilsteins. Car looks a little more level, and now looks lowered in the back (before it was like stock ride height).

My alignment is a mess though, 4k miles on new falkens and the inners are gettin worn out fast. And I have very little camber in the car...

[CSBolger]

i could never stand that much rear rake.

my quarter of an inch rake drives me insane.

Oh don't worry, it's only so high in the back right now because I can't fit my current setup if I go lower. Once I get some more stretch going on, I'll be bringing it down. I just don't want to tuck rim because I'd rather be flush in the back.

[Richard_Gud.]

i could never stand that much rear rake.

my quarter of an inch rake drives me insane.

[CSBolger]

Not nearly as bad as it looks.

PM inbound.

[itsbrokeagain]

Thanks! The fenders are definitely rolled. I need to take care of a pretty bad uneven spot on the right rear, in fact. I need to get the other tires on before I put the 20mm spacers on. The 15s are OK, but a 20 is better. Long term, I think I'll be running a 25mm in the back with 215/45s. That will leave me at +1 in the rear.

Definitely modify the trailing arms. I'm kicking myself for not doing it.

No worries on the suspension trial and error; I'm being stubborn and trying to fit a bit more tire than I should in there, haha!

Oh you saw that stupid thread? Dude's got schizophrenia or something - he was talking massive amounts of shit, then apologizing to me. Whatever, I like my "ricey" car. Haha.

Dude, the BBS spoiler will work with Euro bumpers. DO IT!

to be honest Im scared to hack the body up...was it really hard to do the euro conversion?

if you want send me a PM on here or on the E28forum..i saw the threads on ppl doing it and I was like wow cuttin and welding..i didnt want to mess up a perfectly intact body lol..

[CSBolger]

I'm only going down one setting - I don't want to tuck rim. I'd rather be flush all the way around.

Rake is totally cool with me.

Props for being that low, though!

[BadSeed]

Lower it more! Hah
I'm tuckin 16s in the rear... You can do it easily.



By the way, I'm so jealous of your airdam. Mines off a freakin Volvo 240. lol