Woah... Is that an M7 bro?

[Slow4Door]

^THIS^
I love e32's and this is a gorgeous car, the M-Systems look awesome! Now drop it and profit!

I would love to own a 5-speed 735 someday!

[freeride53]

I am in love with this car. So beautiful. Manual tranny is just like damn.

edit: Don't even lower it.

[dinanm3atl]

Thanks guys :)

Nice car, but needs to be lowered IMO :)

Just put some 19's on my 32 and TBH the ride is better than the 16's I had on it previously. I've had 15's, 16's, 18's and now 19's.

No offense meant but going from 50-55 series sidewalls to 30-35 series sidewalls on 19" wheels does not ride better. Less sidewall on the same suspension setup will not ride better.

It doesn't look bad but I think 17s are the best. Understated but something a bit nice is what I prefer. Some kind of drop is definitely coming :)

"Worth" is a relative thing. I think it would actually be awesome to have some revs to go along with all that torque. Can I say it's worth the time and effort and $$$ and would significantly add to the resale value? No. Without getting too far in to the execution of the swap I just think it would be cool.

It would be worth it for sure. Awesome really. Just not interested in that.

[303e30]

Why are you guys suggesting a S38 in a 7 series? Hardly worth the time and money. Not to mention that this is a rare 5 speed car and of course M30 engines are bulletproof!

I like this car a lot and can't wait to see it dropped!

Because the title of the thread says M7 so for that to happen it either needs an s38 or s62 swap or a nice turbo m30 build for it to be an "M7" . Till then its just a really cool 7 series and there is nothing wrong with that. :D

[acolella76]

Hey Halston I know where you can get a really good deal on an S38. Best part is the guy probably won't even know it's missing.

[BMW2JZ]

Thanks guys :)

No offense meant but going from 50-55 series sidewalls to 30-35 series sidewalls on 19" wheels does not ride better. Less sidewall on the same suspension setup will not ride better.

It doesn't look bad but I think 17s are the best. Understated but something a bit nice is what I prefer. Some kind of drop is definitely coming :)

It would be worth it for sure. Awesome really. Just not interested in that.

No offence taken, I was very concerned before puchasing 19's that they'd ruin the ride. I'm picky when it comes to ride comfort in the 7 and pretty much every mechanical component on my car has been replaced in the last few years to ensure it's as good as it can be. I am still suprised that it rides so well on the 19's and I can say it does ride smoother now than it did on the 16's (regardless of what 'should' happen). To give you a little mroe insight, I removed the Bistein B8's from the front of the car due to the harshness that created on sharp initial bump and replaced with some Sachs inserts, I have changed front spring rates a couple of times and even tried a custom set of eurothane strut tops to try and get teh ride to a point I was happy with.

On a side note, I would have loved to put a nice set of BBS 17's on it, but can't justify the massive cost it would have been to get a set over to Aust, refurbed and fitted.

[Mr. Tasty]

This thing is especially good at getting Popeyes at lunch

sweet im sigg'd!


Very clean!

[dinanm3atl]

Hey Halston I know where you can get a really good deal on an S38. Best part is the guy probably won't even know it's missing.

My m30 starts every time immediately though.

[downforce22]

My brothers e32 from last years meet in Pagosa Springs :nice:

[einstein57]

Those tires look pretty narrow for 245s. My 235/40s are wider then those. Looking good though.

[Ryann]

Nice!! However I must say that drop or no drop, the wheel choice does not work for me. Kind of like putting lipless 17" e36 wheels on an e30. Doesn't look right.

[agent]

Looking good, H! I think it needs these Mille Miglias though:

[dinanm3atl]

My brothers e32 from last years meet in Pagosa Springs :nice:

Nice. What suspension is it on?

Those tires look pretty narrow for 245s. My 235/40s are wider then those. Looking good though.

From a photo? It's an all-season tire so it runs more true to size. Compared to a performance oriented tire it might look less wide I guess? The 245 star specs on my M3 are more like 255 but they always do that.

Nice!! However I must say that drop or no drop, the wheel choice does not work for me. Kind of like putting lipless 17" e36 wheels on an e30. Doesn't look right.

There are better choices but for 550 off local Craigslist I am not going to turn down. Not in the condition they are in.

[downforce22]

Nice. What suspension is it on?


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stock actually, front springs cut 1 coil iirc. Rubs a bit on hard braking. I think his sls in the rear has a problem cause its bouncy but im not sure that it changes the ride height at all

[dinanm3atl]

Ah OK. I don't have SLS luckily.