Prior to asking all for advice – I will like to clarify - to all - I am a complete noob.
I have 1990 325i
H&R sport cup kit
BBS RX wheels P215/40 ZR17
My problem is uneven tire wear (as all would expect without a correction kit/modification). I have PM’d multiple forks online here asking advise/questions (if you are one of those reading now – thanks again for your time and help) but now I figured to go ahead and ask all for advice. Here is my situation/questions.
I plan to drive this car across country in the near future – I have decided not to drive it so low considering I might damage something (or just oil pan) and wear out my tires completely - and have since been thinking to raise the vehicle. My question is: if I go back to stock springs (any – ‘is’ ‘i’ ‘m3’ ‘e’) how bad will an e30 look considering the size of these wheels/tires w/OEM springs? (I did find one good example but later I noticed it was an ix – not sure if that makes a difference?) And can I even put OEM springs back onto this kit?
Or – can I just downgrade from the cup kit series and buy the touring kit/any other kit (or just springs - anything) to make it ‘not so low’ while minimizing this tire wear (almost completely) and having it also look notably decent. I have found e30’s that look great with 17’s that are not as low as mine. Though I am completely satisfied with the way my car looks with these wheels/kit – but again, I have to drive it across country with belongings and I’m sure at this point I’ll wear these tires out completely and/or damage something (Georgia to California if anyone is wondering…).
Basically - I need advice on what options I have for springs/kits/anything/ to allow minimal tire wear for this journey without suffering the looks of my car with these wheels. I’m willing to change tire size and obviously springs, but not the wheels – I love these things….
Thanks in advance for all willing to help/give advice.
I have 1990 325i
H&R sport cup kit
BBS RX wheels P215/40 ZR17
My problem is uneven tire wear (as all would expect without a correction kit/modification). I have PM’d multiple forks online here asking advise/questions (if you are one of those reading now – thanks again for your time and help) but now I figured to go ahead and ask all for advice. Here is my situation/questions.
I plan to drive this car across country in the near future – I have decided not to drive it so low considering I might damage something (or just oil pan) and wear out my tires completely - and have since been thinking to raise the vehicle. My question is: if I go back to stock springs (any – ‘is’ ‘i’ ‘m3’ ‘e’) how bad will an e30 look considering the size of these wheels/tires w/OEM springs? (I did find one good example but later I noticed it was an ix – not sure if that makes a difference?) And can I even put OEM springs back onto this kit?
Or – can I just downgrade from the cup kit series and buy the touring kit/any other kit (or just springs - anything) to make it ‘not so low’ while minimizing this tire wear (almost completely) and having it also look notably decent. I have found e30’s that look great with 17’s that are not as low as mine. Though I am completely satisfied with the way my car looks with these wheels/kit – but again, I have to drive it across country with belongings and I’m sure at this point I’ll wear these tires out completely and/or damage something (Georgia to California if anyone is wondering…).
Basically - I need advice on what options I have for springs/kits/anything/ to allow minimal tire wear for this journey without suffering the looks of my car with these wheels. I’m willing to change tire size and obviously springs, but not the wheels – I love these things….
Thanks in advance for all willing to help/give advice.
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