Suspension help

[InvIs Inc]

Hi all,

I have a 323ci 1999 e46 and i'm running on 19 inch hm2's with a stagered set up i have had the rear arches rolled and i am desperate to lower but i dont want to have any rubbing with ppl in back or when driving the back roads of scotland (some pretty steep ups and downs out there its like a roller coaster).

Could someone tell me what the best supsension kit is for me and how low 2 go without ripping my front off at every car park, speed bump, and steep hill i
come to?

P.s. anyone know any good bmw specialist in scotland? the bmw garages suck! i'm telling you anytime a mention mod to any of them they act like im talking another language :confused:

Thanks

Cris

[InvIs Inc]

P.s. im new.

P.p.s just got a mod finished today i supa glossed all my windows at pentagon tint on light smoked them all round think i'll get away with it witout gettin pulled? :rolleyes:

[444bhp Ray]

put some pics up of your car my man [ok [cool & welcome :)

[peppernick]

When you say stagger I would take it that you staggered the rear tyres at 255/35 to the 225/40 fronts. The HM2 19" for the standard E46 fitment I believe is 8.5" wide. Hamann wheels have very forgiving offsets so I really doubt the rears would rub. Eibach Pro-Kit would be my choice.

[330ciSport]

Cris, where abouts in scotland are you?

I can point you in the right direction in Edinburgh if thats any use.

[rossi46]

wish i could help you, good luck. :)

[InvIs Inc]

When you say stagger I would take it that you staggered the rear tyres at 255/35 to the 225/40 fronts. The HM2 19" for the standard E46 fitment I believe is 8.5" wide. Hamann wheels have very forgiving offsets so I really doubt the rears would rub. Eibach Pro-Kit would be my choice.

No the front is riding on alloy 8.5j x 19" and tyre 235/35/19

and the rear

alloy 10j x 19" tyre 265/30/19 on yokohama's front and rear

will get pics up soon as poss guys check back soon..

most ppl seem 2 be saying eibach but are they strong enough and were should i buy?

im in glasgow.

cheers guys [ok

[peppernick]

No the front is riding on alloy 8.5j x 19" and tyre 235/35/19

and the rear

alloy 10j x 19" tyre 265/30/19 on yokohama's front and rear

will get pics up soon as poss guys check back soon..

most ppl seem 2 be saying eibach but are they strong enough and were should i buy?

im in glasgow.

cheers guys [ok
Wow, you went for the hardcore rear :eek: They are available but unless you specially request them, you usually end up with the 8.5s all round. Now the fat rears might pose a problem with the drop. It will be impossible to tell you unless someone has done it before using the same equipment. It will also depend on your rear camber, spring rates and tyre wall profile. AFAIK, the AVS Sport has very square side walls that are not very arch friendly.

If you take a pic of your present tyre/arch clearance (close up), might give us a better idea how much room you've got to play with.

Eibach springs available from Teddy (SSDD Motorsport) and I'm sure he'll be more than willing to post them to you.

[330ciSport]

See http://www.bmwcarclubforum.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=8863&PN=1

I think they're near Motherwell.

[InvIs Inc]

will get pics up asap peppernick thanks for your help guys keep checkin back.

330 cheers for that i will give them a bell.
u got a msn addy?

btw this is best forum by far ive been 2 to. i was starting to feel like a lepper.

thanks again guys. :D

[BigFas]

Just wanted to add my welcome invisible. sounds like you have an awesome set up going on.

Just a thought, and hopefully the others will chip in here.

From what I understand you're currently not getting any rubbing at all on the rears. Why not just lower the front on Eibachs and keep the rears stock. I have no idea if this is detrimental to handling or everyday driveability, I'm just throwing it out there as an idea.

Alternatively, I've heard some people using "bump stops". Something which sits in the coil itself and just provides a hard stop, not allowing the spring to compress any more. this can be set by yourself to ensure that you a) get a nice eibach drop and b) not get any rubbing but the detriment is that some of the more harsher bumps will be felt a lot more!

[Afif]

ok this is going to be no help but i had no idea that 265 with 19's with 10j was possible let alone drop the car aswell! (whats the offset on those rims?)

Neways welcome to the forum mate :D.

[InvIs Inc]

Thanks for the welcome guys im not sure how i find out what my offset is.... :confused:

you guys kno where i can buy cheap gruppe M air filter and rouge engineering dms exhaust, replica electric m3 mirrors (and can electric 1's be fitted when i only have manualy 1's fitted at the moment) and replica csl boot and rep or original m3 bonnet? [hmm

This suspension sounds like its gunna be a real pain [bang .

btw thanks fas. i like ur wee display pic u gotta show me how i can make summit cool aswell.

just read everything i typed there..... does any1 else get the feeling im gunna be a pain :rolleyes: