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  • Zinno_e30
    E30 Addict
    • Jul 2010
    • 553

    #1

    Got rake?

    Just 1..

  • rares
    Mod Crazy
    • May 2010
    • 730

    #2
    niiiiiiiiiiiiiice!!!! now that's rake
    sigpic

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    • grippymonkey
      Mod Crazy
      • Jun 2011
      • 759

      #3
      definitely... throw a 4" spring in the back to drop it down and call it a day!
      GRIPPY'S*GARAGE

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      • ScHpAnKy
        E30 Mastermind
        • May 2009
        • 1573

        #4
        we match!


        I desperately want to get rid of the rake, but I can't decide what to roll in the back since the arches are so high

        Originally posted by grippymonkey
        definitely... throw a 4" spring in the back to drop it down and call it a day!
        open to ideas, what do you have in mind?

        91 318i | 87 535iS

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        • Zinno_e30
          E30 Addict
          • Jul 2010
          • 553

          #5
          I actually love the rake -- 17x9.5 going on the rears :)

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          • Nsquared97
            E30 Mastermind
            • Sep 2010
            • 1656

            #6
            Any more pics? I love E30 with a bit of rake to 'em. Keep us posted with your progress!

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            • grippymonkey
              Mod Crazy
              • Jun 2011
              • 759

              #7
              Originally posted by ScHpAnKy
              open to ideas, what do you have in mind?


              that'll give you some info... I found that for early model E30's a 5" length was usually still a little high. It seems the people that went with 4" length on high arch E30's had a nice drop. You would want a 2" ID spring size. It also depends on spring rates because a stiff spring will not compress much at all. If it were me I'd do a 4" in a 650lb rate and just play with spring pad sizes to get the rear height you wanted.
              GRIPPY'S*GARAGE

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              • Thehemiman
                E30 Addict
                • Apr 2009
                • 533

                #8
                I'm a fan of a little bit of rake myself..
                1988 325i Vert
                1991 318is Slicktop

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                • Simon S
                  No R3VLimiter
                  • Oct 2004
                  • 3758

                  #9
                  I like some rake -
                  but would definitely think about removing rear spring pads on that early model..
                  -----Zen and the Art of e30 Maintenance - / - Zen TOC - / - Zen Summary

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                  • FunfGan
                    R3V Elite
                    • Jan 2011
                    • 4958

                    #10
                    Should I saw it...? Because dragcar. Looks good though! Def needs a lil less spring pad in the rear though...


                    Go here be happy!

                    Ratchet Garage e30 V8 build.

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                    • kid325e
                      R3V OG
                      • Sep 2007
                      • 6421

                      #11
                      Love it! How does it ride?

                      Sent from my LG-P999 using Tapatalk
                      clutchCTRL!
                      Move with a purpose.
                      - 1991 325iX 4dr/5spd
                      - 1976 2002 SlickTop/2.7i M20/G260
                      - 2000 323i AT
                      2016 Mazda CX3 Sport AWD

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                      • devon.818
                        Banned
                        • Feb 2011
                        • 2937

                        #12
                        you need better wheels man. will set it off. i like it, i guess its the muscle car lil kid deep down in side me that yerns for big V8's in bad ass chevy's. ahhh i miss my dad's chevelle SS so bad...wow major side track lol.

                        anyway i dig it bro. more pics?

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                        • Zinno_e30
                          E30 Addict
                          • Jul 2010
                          • 553

                          #13
                          No new pictures at the moment:

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                          • Paukert11
                            E30 Fanatic
                            • Nov 2008
                            • 1295

                            #14
                            Good look. just a little in the rear and I would leave it. I miss my early model.

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                            • CHIF8008
                              No R3VLimiter
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 3447

                              #15
                              just get wide, 3 piece bottle caps for the rear and run 325's :D done
                              -FREEDOM- is cruisin at 80, windows down and listening to the perfect song-thinking "this is it"
                              -The Beauty in the Tragedy-
                              MECHANIC SMASH!!- (you all know you do it)
                              Got Drop?? ;-)
                              Originally posted by JinormusJ
                              But of course
                              E30s are know to be notoriously really really really ridiculously good looking

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