mostly done for this season

[cbouchez]

it looks great man!

How is the FK ride?

[Motorsports]

Love the stance. looks sick.

[e30damen]

Hell yeah! Money stance!

[Wishno87]

Car looks great debadged. Very clean back end.

[OOMPH!]

I logged in just to say I love what you did so far.... I would go lower in the front and rear and possibly get smoked turn signals and side markers. Nice work.

[naplesE30]

I hate stretch.....wider tires! Nice looking car and very impressive for one year. Ive had mine 2yrs and still havent got around to lowering it.

[sticksdaman]

How many threads left approximately? Any further impressions on the setup? How do the rates handle driving around that low?

I Love the car, Im excited about the progress you've made.

[e30polak]

I love it! Mad props on the wheels and fitment! :pimp:

I think a different shade of gold would look better IMO.

[8380 Labs]

thanks for the kind words everyone.

to answer some questions:

-the FKs ride really nicely. when i was on the stockies with the bigger tires it was still decently low and it rode and handled amazing, plus there was a lot of ground clearance so it was worry free. as of right now i've got about 10 threads (1.25") left up front and the rears are almost bottomed out. i need to remove the perch lock ring in the back to get another 1/2" out of it. the ride is a lot more harsh down this far with the small tires, but just for reference rides lightyears better than my vw did on coils. i do plan on adjusting the height a bit more.

-the gold color on the wheels is not really what i would prefer, but i wanted to avoid having to take the lips off...it was a budget refurb. i would have preferred silver or light grey. i knew id end up dropping more money than i wanted to on them if i did that, and these are just temporary, im probably gonna sell them over the winter.

-overall this is just a temporary look, a way to make it look decent and have some fun while i was taking care of maintenance and refreshing stuff that really needed taken care of. i've got some more stuff to take care of this winter, but i got the interior mostly sorted out. the water leaks solved, suspension up front totally refreshed, and a ton of other odds and ends. drive shaft, rear subframe, and engine will be addressed over the winter months.

[Moto-Mucci]

What rates are you running?

[8380 Labs]

i have no idea.

i have the dampening set to half stiff, thats about all i can tell you.

[Moto-Mucci]

Hmm, looks like the Koni coilovers are 342/407 ...but not sure if those are what you were talking about.
There arent any FK coils on there.

Spring---------------------Front(lb/in.)-------------Rear(lb/in.)

Stock 325i*-----------------------106------------------------245
Stock 325is*----------------------118------------------------265
Stock 325ix*----------------------106------------------------308
Stock M3*-------------------------114------------------------314
Stock M3--------------------------140------------------------250
Dinan Sport-----------------------172------------------------300
H&R OE Sport---------------------180------------------------380
H&R Sport-------------------------180------------------------380
H&R Sport (29664)---------------200------------------------285
H&R Race-------------------------315------------------------ 570
H&R Coilovers***----------------340------------------------380
Eibach Pro-Kit--------------------102-------------------------277
Eibach Race----------------------160-------------------------445
IE SIII----------------------------315-------------------------570 [Group Buy - $285]
Koni Coilovers-------------------342-------------------------407
Cosmo Coilovers----------------450-------------------------560
Tokico----------------------------165-------------------------265
TMS J-Stock**-------------------680------------------------1026
Alpina(est.)---------------------~200-----------------------~350
FK 60/60 cup kit-----------------379--------------------------379
Vogtland Standard***--------115/197-----------------------360
Vogtland CS***---------------137/200-----------------------400
Vogtland--------------------------225--------------------------360
Intrax-----------------------------126--------------------------250

[stale30]

now we're fuckiN talking dude :D
That just looks as awsome as it gets..imo :D