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    325is lowered

    hello my front tires are in really bad shape, the inner part is almost gone, I can see the wires, I just put these yoko's about 6 months ago and the damn front wheels are tilted all the way, inwards.
    I'm thinking of replacing the shocks and the struct mount since the old ones are flat.
    is there any other thing I should replaced while doing these?
    I'm doing the rear suspension too even do the rear tires are ok.
    or I might just sell the car,
    is a '88 325is auto 195K with custom interior, exhaust pipe, kenwood stereo, black leather interior, car is red

    #2
    If you have lowered the car significantly the resulting camber gain will cause rapid wear of the inside edges of the front tires. You can reduce that affect by setting zero toe on the front at the expense of directional stability. Meaning that the you have to drive the car 100% of the time as it will have a tendency to wander. Or you can install adjustable camber plates and dial out the excessive camber.
    The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
    Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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      #3
      adjustable camber plates? where and how hard or easy is to install these plates? first time I heard about these plates, and car has been lowered for years. I just think it needs shocks/mounts etc...

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        #4
        Did you align the car after you lowered it? What spring are you lowered on?

        Lowering give you a little negative camber in the front but It shouldn't burn through tires in 6 months. Typically a lowered E30 will burn through rear tires quite a bit faster than front tires due to the fact that they gain toe as well as negative camber from lowering.

        I suspect that your problem is from more than just lowering the car.

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          #5
          I have no idea what kind of shocks or springs a have, but I was under the car today looking at the front end and the engine mounts are bad, one is cut in half, control arms and stabilizer links look good, but I have steering fluid leak somewhere, I can't see from where with all the mess, and antifreeze leaking somewhere too, it looks like it has hit bottom very hard.
          looking at the price parts it does not look cheap.
          somewhere around $300 to $500 on parts, I can do the job.
          I don't know I think I'm gonna sell it and have someone else deal with it.

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            #6
            Sell it, because it's a lot of work man!
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