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  • tk-421
    Wrencher
    • Sep 2011
    • 291
    #1

    Cheap ways to reduce unsprung weight?

    What's a cost effective wheel/tire set that would make a big difference in unsprung weight vs OEM (i.e. bottlecaps)?
    1990 E30 325i sedan - Gletscherblau (280) over Indigo cloth (0271)
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    • 325ix
      R3V OG
      • Aug 2009
      • 7783
      #2
      TRM C1's from tire rack.

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        • FunfGan
          R3V Elite
          • Jan 2011
          • 4958
          #3
          Originally posted by 325ix
          TRM C1's from tire rack.
          Add some dunlop dizezza star specs and you'll be very happy. The Dunlops are fairly cheap and incredibly grippy. Drive the hell out of my car even in the rain, and I have yet to even get the back end to feel light.


          Go here be happy!

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            • iamsam
              Advanced Member
              • Jun 2008
              • 172
              #4
              remove brake calipers

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                • einstein57
                  R3V OG
                  • Jun 2007
                  • 10780
                  #5
                  konig wideopens 15x8 et20. Look much better then C1s, Tons of lip, lots of finish options available and are lighter at 13.6lbs.

                  http://www.good-win-racing.com/Mazda...t/21-1014.html


                  Last edited by einstein57; 10-28-2011, 05:55 PM.
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                    • Sagaris
                      R3VLimited
                      • Sep 2009
                      • 2243
                      #6
                      Nice to see people on R3V that value performance over "fitment".
                      -I am not a fan of cross-drilled rotors, but they should provide a slight decrease in mass.
                      -Run a smaller tire size

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                        • einstein57
                          R3V OG
                          • Jun 2007
                          • 10780
                          #7
                          BBK should help if your financially inclined. Those aluminum calipers are pretty darn light. e30 m3 aluminum control arms. Running coilovers with shortened strut tube and shorter stuts. Although if your already running bilstein sports they are inverted. Inverted rear shocks are good. ABS delete so you can get rid of the reference sensors and rings.

                          I'm super cheap so i got some drag dr46s. Paid around $712 shipped with dunlop direzzas mounted and balanced and hub rings from discount tire direct. Then i received a $70 visa card.
                          Drag DR-46
                          15x7 +10 4-100 ~ 2.80" LIP (13.35lbs.)

                          Available Finishes:
                          Gloss Black with Machined Lip
                          Gold with Machined Lip
                          Red with Machined Lip
                          White with Machined Lip

                          Last edited by einstein57; 10-28-2011, 06:21 PM.
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                            • trackjunkie21
                              No R3VLimiter
                              • Jan 2010
                              • 3962
                              #8
                              take springs out, now there are no more springs to be weighed.
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                              Originally posted by Wh33lhop
                              VANOS: sometimes you just need to go full retard.

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                                • LivingLegend06
                                  E30 Mastermind
                                  • Dec 2006
                                  • 1604
                                  #9
                                  Titanium lug nuts
                                  /thread

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                                    • bmwguy325is
                                      E30 Fanatic
                                      • May 2011
                                      • 1262
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by LivingLegend06
                                      Titanium lug nuts
                                      /thread
                                      Originally posted by trackjunkie21
                                      take springs out, now there are no more springs to be weighed.
                                      Originally posted by iamcreepingdeath
                                      remove brake calipers
                                      Volk RE30 9.2 lbs
                                      OR
                                      Like on mythbusters use lumber as a wheel
                                      Last edited by bmwguy325is; 11-03-2011, 11:48 AM.
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                                        • oxymoron
                                          Grease Monkey
                                          • Nov 2011
                                          • 356
                                          #11
                                          direzzas are such good bang for buck.
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