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WiscoE90

looking good man! Glad the tires worked out for ya!

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patsbimmer1 said:

Looks great!

I would definitely go with a coilover. You would be surprised how "functional" they are on a day to day basis. I had the same concerns before I put mine on and I don't regret a day of it!

Earl said:

I also suggest coilovers versus lowering springs

Yeah, the price for new springs + shocks/struts would equal out to the amount of coilovers for the most part so thats what im going to try and go for

WiscoE90 said:

looking good man! Glad the tires worked out for ya!

Thanks again dude!

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No, it doesnt have anything to do with the Dacia Sandero. I did however get front rubber and get them mounted on the wheels.

225/40/18 Sumitomo HTR ZIII for the fronts

255/35/18 Falken 452's for the rear

The combination of both of these tires rides great. I cant tell a difference between these and wheels I had on prior. Not loud at all and definitely more responsive, Ive never had performance tires before.

Upon getting the wheels on, I immediately had mixed emotions. I was excited to finally get these on my car, but was instantly disappointed by how much fender gap I have in the front. I knew it was going to be like that, I just couldnt visualize what it would actually look like. The rear fitment Im alright with, maybe an inch or so between tire and fender, but the front is much greater and is very distracting for me. At times I just want to take the wheels off because it bothers me THAT much, but Im gonna leave them on because they look alright.

The tires came while I was at work so I had my brother drive them out to me so I could get them put on immediately.

The new rubber

Getting them mounted and balanced. Working at bergstrom has its perks, like free mounting and balancing

First pick off the lift

And why im disappointed

Here are a couple decent pictures

IMG_2114 by durty30, on Flickr

IMG_2110 by durty30, on Flickr

I have to do the bushings next, but after that I might look for a set of used lowering springs

Earl

It is definitely sitting way high in the front. I would recommend coilovers instead of lowering springs however=)

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Im not going to have the money for them this summer. I could afford a ~150 set of springs not a 700 dollar set of coils

Earl

I honestly would say get racelands over a set of lowering springs=)

suspenceful

Racelands FTW! Get some and sell them used. Some cheap kid will always buy used Racelands. Plus you can raise them in the winter and sell them next year if you decide to upgrade.

The car will look so much better lowered. You know the difference it made on my E36...

jc43089

I would just get lowering springs rather then cheap coils, even my basic eibach shock/spring kit is a huge performance increase from stock, and the ride quality is great too. I have not ridden in a car with Racelands but you do get what you pay for.

Earl

Wii sayin' racelands fo da popus uv lowrin' dawg=D

jc43089

^I think? It all depends what your goal is, if you want to be slammed go for it. If you want a performance ride they may not be the best choice. I have very little fender gap, but I am not tucking either.

This is all I could find for a quick pic

patsbimmer1

It needs to be lowered but let me be the first to say... DAMN THAT LOOKS GOOD! Nice score with the wheels on there!

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So this needs to happen

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I ordered them yesterday

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Recent orders:

Smoked corners from Khoalty

Front disc's and pads from BMA

WI bmw logo sticker from here

RamRod E28

jc43089 said:

^I think? It all depends what your goal is, if you want to be slammed go for it. If you want a performance ride they may not be the best choice. I have very little fender gap, but I am not tucking either.

This is all I could find for a quick pic

But first,,, let me find a quick pic!!!

RamRod E28

And wait a minute... Smoked corners on a car from the same dood that was knocking mine??? Couldn't say I told ya it'd look great!

Earl

He is doing smoked, not blacked out=)

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Ramze46 said:

And wait a minute... Smoked corners on a car from the same dood that was knocking mine??? Couldn't say I told ya it'd look great!

Theres a difference between buying smoked corners and using night shade like a ricer

suspenceful

Come to my house and lets cut your springs...

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328ci said:

Theres a difference between buying smoked corners and using night shade like a ricer

Ok... Yes I used nightshades on my tails but I had smoked fronts that I purchased and easy on the ricer thing... That kinda stings man

suspenceful said:

Come to my house and lets cut your springs...

Ain't nothing wrong wit dat!

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