Hey!

[MikeE30325i]

Sorry i havent been on in a while. my work got hit with a crazy ass virus and the internet got shutoff and i cant get on and i can barely use a computer so yeah.


but anyways is there an easy way to change the toe in on the tires? cause mine is uber fucked up and everyone wants a lot of money to fix it. any ideas? thanks a lot.

p.s. the 325es is coming along pretty damn good. and i can finally shift better! hahahahaha

l8

[Jand3rson]

Sorry i havent been on in a while.

Somehow, we managed to survive.

but anyways is there an easy way to change the toe in on the tires?

Yeah, there is. Take it to an alignment shop and pay the professionals to do it. You can't do it yourself.

[Alecs MacDonald]

Yeah, there is. Take it to an alignment shop and pay the professionals to do it. You can't do it yourself.

I am afraid he means the rear toe.

[Jand3rson]

There are no toe/alignment adjustment points on the rear of an E30. All alignment adjustments are in the front.

[MikeE30325i]

oh damnit, that sucks i figured the forum would go into hibernation or something! hahah lol

well i would take it to 'the professionals' but no one will touch my car due to the damage it sustained. they dont want the liability. so i am trying to figure out a way to do it myself. so the car doesnt shake like a crazy fuck at 45 miles an hour.

[Jand3rson]

well i would take it to 'the professionals' but no one will touch my car due to the damage it sustained. they dont want the liability. so i am trying to figure out a way to do it myself. so the car doesnt shake like a crazy fuck at 45 miles an hour.

That's not your alignment, that's most likely either bad front wheel bearings or bad control arm bushings / ball joints.

[DEV0 E30]

Stop throwing away money on something with damage that can't be easily repaired. Buy my shell.

[Avus E30]

so the car doesnt shake like a crazy fuck at 45 miles an hour.

I had a small bend in a wheel that appeared only in a certain mph range

[MikeE30325i]

Stop throwing away money on something with damage that can't be easily repaired. Buy my shell.

i seriously would have already bought it by now, but my paresnts bitch that i have 2 cars already, they would kill me if i brought home a third.....i have to wait til i move out so i can have more! only a few months to go

[MikeE30325i]

I had a small bend in a wheel that appeared only in a certain mph range

hhhmm that might be it but the tire is significantly bent in.

[MikeE30325i]

That's not your alignment, that's most likely either bad front wheel bearings or bad control arm bushings / ball joints.

hhmmm then that is workable. what do you think it is most likely?

[Alecs MacDonald]

Help us out here. What "damage was sustained"? Did you smack a curb or something? Front or rearend? Toe problems on the rearend are from either bent trailing arms or a tweaked subframe, no ajustments can be made to fix that, its just a matter of replacing the damaged parts.

[Jand3rson]

Put your car up on jackstands and spin the front wheels. Listen for a metallic spinning or grinding noise. Grab the wheel with both hands and shake it back and forth, up and down If there's play in the hub in any direction, it's the wheel bearings. As for the control arm bushings or ball joints, if they're never been replaced in the life of the car, it's time to replace them. Replace the entire control arm, it has new ball joints installed, and replace the control arm bushings, as well. Also, check your tie-rod ends and ball joints.

[MikeE30325i]

Help us out here. What "damage was sustained"? Did you smack a curb or something? Front or rearend? Toe problems on the rearend are from either bent trailing arms or a tweaked subframe, no ajustments can be made to fix that, its just a matter of replacing the damaged parts.

oh my bad i didnt know you didnt know the saga of my e30. well some lady hit a ground-mounted concrete pole with the car. i got it for 50 dollars. and the whole front end is fucked over. so it is the front end, and i havent done any damage to it yet.

[MikeE30325i]

Put your car up on jackstands and spin the front wheels. Listen for a metallic spinning or grinding noise. Grab the wheel with both hands and shake it back and forth, up and down If there's play in the hub in any direction, it's the wheel bearings. As for the control arm bushings or ball joints, if they're never been replaced in the life of the car, it's time to replace them. Replace the entire control arm, it has new ball joints installed, and replace the control arm bushings, as well. Also, check your tie-rod ends and ball joints.

thanks a lot Eurospeed. i will check it this weekend and inform you about it on monday. thanks!