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  • hootie
    Grease Monkey
    • Jun 2008
    • 362

    #46
    Originally posted by wolfgangstbd
    if you have the mad money http://www.gttechnic.com/catalog.html

    theres a drysump about 2/3 way down haha
    At that point I would just throw in an M50/S50


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    • namsayin
      E30 Mastermind
      • Mar 2009
      • 1568

      #47
      Originally posted by hootie
      At that point I would just throw in an M50/S50
      for you, even though its not an m42 you get the point



      i drove around like that and killed the shit out of my skidplate on the one drive i had with it.

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      • hootie
        Grease Monkey
        • Jun 2008
        • 362

        #48
        Originally posted by namsayin
        for you, even though its not an m42 you get the point



        i drove around like that and killed the shit out of my skidplate on the one drive i had with it.
        See but you are so much lower than me. My front still has about 3/4 inch of fender gap that I am trying to hide. I just can't seem to do it unless I go lower.


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        • namsayin
          E30 Mastermind
          • Mar 2009
          • 1568

          #49
          Originally posted by hootie
          See but you are so much lower than me. My front still has about 3/4 inch of fender gap that I am trying to hide. I just can't seem to do it unless I go lower.
          camber plates will definitely help you hide that gap!

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          • hootie
            Grease Monkey
            • Jun 2008
            • 362

            #50
            Originally posted by namsayin
            camber plates will definitely help you hide that gap!
            Already running GC camber plates...


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            • e304me
              E30 Fanatic
              • Feb 2006
              • 1374

              #51
              Everyone tries to slam the shit out of their cars but you are in fact making it handle worse not better. The more you lower it the more the roll center is lowered thus the car rolls more not less

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              • wolfgangstbd
                E30 Modder
                • Oct 2008
                • 960

                #52
                the reason most cars handle worse is because you mess with the suspension geometry

                The location of the geometric roll center is solely dictated by the suspension geometry. The SAE definition of the force based roll center is "The point in the transverse vertical plane through any pair of wheel centers at which lateral forces may be applied to the sprung mass without producing suspension roll".

                its old news most people that lower their cars dont care
                Last edited by wolfgangstbd; 08-30-2009, 10:29 AM.

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                • hootie
                  Grease Monkey
                  • Jun 2008
                  • 362

                  #53
                  Originally posted by e304me
                  Everyone tries to slam the shit out of their cars but you are in fact making it handle worse not better. The more you lower it the more the roll center is lowered thus the car rolls more not less
                  I have a separate race car for a reason. You actually think I would track a 318 anyway?


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                  • e30nub
                    E30 Mastermind
                    • Jun 2008
                    • 1741

                    #54
                    Originally posted by wolfgangstbd
                    the reason most cars handle worse is because you mess with the suspension geometry

                    The location of the geometric roll center is solely dictated by the suspension geometry. The SAE definition of the force based roll center is "The point in the transverse vertical plane through any pair of wheel centers at which lateral forces may be applied to the sprung mass without producing suspension roll".

                    its old news most people that lower their cars dont care
                    I can google too! haha
                    -Pierre
                    1987 535is
                    1988 325is

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                    • wolfgangstbd
                      E30 Modder
                      • Oct 2008
                      • 960

                      #55
                      it was to just get a definition

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                      • e30nub
                        E30 Mastermind
                        • Jun 2008
                        • 1741

                        #56
                        Originally posted by wolfgangstbd
                        it was to just get a definition
                        Haha I was totally messing with you! I obviously did the same to find out.
                        -Pierre
                        1987 535is
                        1988 325is

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                        • kenika65
                          E30 Fanatic
                          • Aug 2007
                          • 1336

                          #57


                          Bad ass not a bad price either, counting the amount of money I have spent on oil pans and oil......

                          1986 325es (69k) Garage Queen Buy It Now 10k;1986 325es (track rat) 2.7i How-To & 1.1/1.3Motronic UpGrade
                          1991 318is (daily driver) 1991 318is M42 Maintenance How-To;1989 325i (parts car)

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                          • ejnight
                            Forum Sponsor
                            • Apr 2007
                            • 3488

                            #58
                            Give one of my skid plates a shot. This is one on a 318is with an m42.

                            Custom Made Skid Plates For Sale.
                            http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=111469
                            http://raceskids.com/

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                            • wolfgangstbd
                              E30 Modder
                              • Oct 2008
                              • 960

                              #59
                              did you remake them? i heard most m42 pans hang low but i never really looked into it

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                              • ejnight
                                Forum Sponsor
                                • Apr 2007
                                • 3488

                                #60
                                Originally posted by wolfgangstbd
                                did you remake them? i heard most m42 pans hang low but i never really looked into it
                                They do and I did. All my skid plates as custom for the motor you are running.
                                Custom Made Skid Plates For Sale.
                                http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=111469
                                http://raceskids.com/

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