Worried I am making an Error in Purchasing Springs
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wait for Tirerack to get the H&R sports springs and koni to be available. I had 166s with stock suspension and the ride was like stock. I would switch out to aftermarket shocks after 35000 miles.
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Originally Posted by alpinewhite' post='650524' date='Aug 20 2008, 01:26 AM
wait for Tirerack to get the H&R sports springs and koni to be available. I had 166s with stock suspension and the ride was like stock. I would switch out to aftermarket shocks after 35000 miles.
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I would recommend you wait for the sports or go with eibach or dinan instead. the expensive part of suspension work isn't the springs, it's the labor, and you don't want to have to do it several times. BTDT- I went through three suspensions on my E36 before I was happy.
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The Koni shock will be no prob with the H&R race springs.. also I think if you keep your 19" 166's you shouldn't have to roll the fenders. If you had 20's I'd be more concerned but with 19"s you should be ok
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I've heard that the knoi sports pair well with the H&R sport springs.
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kind of a side-bar, but it's just funny to me how I bought 167's (19's with M6 offset) and I can't run with the 285/35 tires on them because they are too big a diameter and will rub apparently...... but they when people put the correct tire size on (275/30) the first then becomes, how do I drop it?
just seems like I could have removed 3/4 of an inch and saved a ton of money by just using the stock M6 tires.
just seems like I could have removed 3/4 of an inch and saved a ton of money by just using the stock M6 tires.
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Originally Posted by Tbone550i' post='650698' date='Aug 20 2008, 08:52 AM
kind of a side-bar, but it's just funny to me how I bought 167's (19's with M6 offset) and I can't run with the 285/35 tires on them because they are too big a diameter and will rub apparently...... but they when people put the correct tire size on (275/30) the first then becomes, how do I drop it?
just seems like I could have removed 3/4 of an inch and saved a ton of money by just using the stock M6 tires.
just seems like I could have removed 3/4 of an inch and saved a ton of money by just using the stock M6 tires.
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Originally Posted by 525iEnjoy' post='650714' date='Aug 20 2008, 09:19 AM
When running a 285/35 run a 32mm off set in the rear, Its close butt it works!
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yes. but if you want 12 inches of tread you need to run a non agressive offset. Ofcourse you could have the fenders flared and have the best of both worlds!
Here is a pic from mine before, look how close the fender lip is to the tire..just about a fingers worth up and down the maybe 2mm side to side (tire tread to edge of fender)
Here is a pic from mine before, look how close the fender lip is to the tire..just about a fingers worth up and down the maybe 2mm side to side (tire tread to edge of fender)