Shorty 1 Report post Posted August 12, 2007 What a nice collection! love that black M325 not to mention the tourings! Yea how the hell do you have two silver tourings in the same place at the same time? I have always wanted one!!! they are just soooo cool and different. Here is a pic of my E30 I put the bodykit on it and lowered it on jamex lowring springs, Im not sure how low it dropped though. But I could only just get it in the garage at night with out cracking the sump. Also a pic of my current beema, my E36 318 manual coupe, its lowered on superlow bilstein springs but once again im not sure how much it has dropped sorry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nz320i 0 Report post Posted August 12, 2007 thought ur e36 was a 328?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 hey what is the ofset on an e30 please? thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 Around 20-25 for standard rims. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 what about 17s and 18s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 (edited) It's not the diameter, it's the width, but I'll assume for now that you'll be buying either 17x7 18x7 or 17x8 18x8 Then you'll want betwteen 20 and 35 for 7" rims if you want to run them without spacers. (35 max). My 17x7's are 20 and because the car is low I had to mildly roll the guards as it was hitting them even under crouch when taking off (esp with my old soft springs). I have heaps of clearnace from the struts. 8" wide you'll definately want 20 or less. Prob is then you are going to have to roll the guards - esp. for 17's and 18's. If you are running say 16x8's the high sidewall of the tyre will allow you to run stretch on the tyres and get away with wider wheels without rolling the guards in some cases. Also remeber that no matter the wheel you will probably have to have hubcentric rings made or all the weight will be on the studs not the hub (bad and illegal). These range in cost from $15-20 ea for nylon to $50ea for milled alloy - what i have. They alloy ones are nicer and last longer, but the nylon ones are fine. Edited August 13, 2007 by bravo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fai+H777 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Lo-lo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cainchapman 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Not intentionally lowered, but I guess it counts. Fastest way to do it too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Lo-lo yeah k that is low!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Not intentionally lowered, but I guess it counts. Fastest way to do it too. haha yeah very tru n very low haha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1043 Report post Posted August 22, 2007 looks awesome man .. nice work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1043 Report post Posted August 22, 2007 Not intentionally lowered, but I guess it counts. Fastest way to do it too. Hows the rebuild going ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted August 22, 2007 i like lowering bmws esp e36 because they tuck the back wheels nice , personal opinion bodykits are nice to a certain degree but for bmws an quality they arent cheap eg a full rieger kit , i no way wil go lower than 50ml as it will be a pain but i will happy with 75 lol (personal opinion) Dude,my E36 (318 4dr)chassis rail sits ~130mm from ground at the front and ~150mm at the back.So with your 100mm drop that leaves you with 30mm in the front and 50mm in the back. Not being a dick,just saying...Catseyes watch out! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jammasterjames 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2007 on Jamex... not low enuff to get the big mad props on tha west side of Auckland, but wit tha current wheels...shouldn't go lower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cainchapman 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2007 All rebuilt, done the SI Endurance series already. Came 2nd overall too. Currently waiting for a motor rebuild. And if anyone answers when the SI BMW series is, it might show up for that too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mavrick 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2007 my E30 15x8 0 offset, will be decked by next week on coilovers, has eibach's in it now. Looks mint, what sort of wheels are they? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ED1RTY 2 Report post Posted August 22, 2007 Ebay Sportline wheels? Have seen these on Rev, was actually waiting for someone in NZ to pony up and get them!! 3 peice imitations FTL though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
togate 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2007 got the wheels cheap anyway, be cool if they were 3 piece...meh! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ED1RTY 2 Report post Posted August 22, 2007 Yea thats kind of why I was wondering when someone was going to get em!! Did you buy them off ebay or buy them already imported? I see some one has got some on Trademe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wms 1 Report post Posted August 24, 2007 Still off the bumpstops yet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nz320i 0 Report post Posted August 26, 2007 So you bought the 15x8's! i was so tempted do yuo have a pic of the car from behind so i can see how far outside the gaurds they go? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted August 26, 2007 (edited) Not intentionally lowered, but I guess it counts. Fastest way to do it too. There's a pic of the car about 1/1000th of a second before the one in your pic on this month of the Holcim calendar. Was on the wall at the landscape supplies place when I went in there on Saturday. Edited August 26, 2007 by bravo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PBOY23 0 Report post Posted August 26, 2007 (edited) my E30 15x8 0 offset, will be decked by next week on coilovers, has eibach's in it now. saw you in mission bay those wheels are very wide for that car/ if you lower it will you have to flare your gaurds? looks all good a bit more racer compared to typical e30s cruzin desprung on 17 advantis Edited August 26, 2007 by PBOY Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cainchapman 0 Report post Posted August 26, 2007 This photo? I'll have to go and find someone who has the calendar. Thanks for the tip. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted August 26, 2007 That's the one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites