New Member - 1989 325ix and Evo

[AWDBOB]

No problem, i will probably copy your front coil conversion so im gonna need those too :)

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[Nisse Järnet]

No problem, i will probably copy your front coil conversion so im gonna need those too :)

[AWDBOB]

Heres a link with glad nut numbers from KONI :)

http://www.koniracing.com/8611.cfm

This one, right? M48 x 1.50 Part nr. 73.25.01.003.1

That was a HUGE help. I've been looking everywhere. Thanks, man.

Also, I got these:

[Nisse Järnet]

Heres a link with glad nut numbers from KONI :)

http://www.koniracing.com/8611.cfm

This one, right? M48 x 1.50 Part nr. 73.25.01.003.1

[AWDBOB]

interested to see how this turns out. At some point, someone did a fender flare/side rub strip delete on my iX probably around the time they put the plastic bumpers on it.

It looks terrible, and they welded every rub strip hole closed (but didn't paint the inside...)


I bet yours will look MUCH better than mine for about a million reasons, but I do like the width that the flares add to the car, and they close up a lot of the wheel gap.

I have a good friend who is great at body work who is helping me do the car, so it should turn out pretty well, or at least that's the hope!

Oh my gosh, previous owner mistakes are something I know far too much about......so I send my condolences.

As far as wheel gap, I definitely see what you're saying. I don't like the way they throw off the sleek E30 'i' body lines, but I think on the right car they look fantastic. I have a surprise wheel choice I'm keeping secret that, when on, will aesthetically explain the reasons behind my flare delete.



I do, however, have some more information on the GC situation.

Went outside to throw them on, only to find that of the "good" wheel bearings that came on my housings, one was totally shot. Coincidentally, on that side (from beating the hell out of it), the PO couldn't get his rotor off so he beat it senselessly until it broke, leaving the allen bolt and a piece of his rotor stuck to the mating surface as an obvious sign of what happened.

Also, there IS a special gland nut for the Koni struts. Now I need to find out where to get them. These race Konis use a spacer, around which the special Koni gland nut falls and secures nicely. You can use the OEM gland nut without the spacer, but it is NOT a snug fit, so I wouldn't recommend it.

[Northern]

interested to see how this turns out. At some point, someone did a fender flare/side rub strip delete on my iX probably around the time they put the plastic bumpers on it.

It looks terrible, and they welded every rub strip hole closed (but didn't paint the inside...)


I bet yours will look MUCH better than mine for about a million reasons, but I do like the width that the flares add to the car, and they close up a lot of the wheel gap.

[AWDBOB]

Looks great!

Thanks man!

gorgeous. set of these in my future for sure.

:up: I'd say it'd be a good investment!

awesome work! can't wait to see pics of it installed. Did you fix the front end damage yet?

I'm extremely excited! Got a lead on some RS001s here in Philly that I think I'm going to be picking up tonight or tomorrow too, so that's equally as exciting!

As far as body damage, I sourced a valance, a hood, and a passenger fender, and they're all at the body shop getting redone. However, I still need to find a drivers fender (for the flare delete).

I got a gallon of Rage Gold to start welding/grinding/smoothing shut the holes from my rear flares and side skirts, so I'll be sanding and grinding my life away soon. Everything but the roof, trunk, and doors is going to have new shiny paint on it, so I think it will come down to painting the entire car, as it won't be much more at all at that point.

[audiquattrot]

awesome work! can't wait to see pics of it installed. Did you fix the front end damage yet?

[bradnic]

gorgeous. set of these in my future for sure.

[Nisse Järnet]

Looks great!

[AWDBOB]

Shortened housings! Done by JMFab, and like always, the work is great.

[AWDBOB]

those look great. at $203 a piece I might follow suit if my billies are indeed broken. my housings are shortened 2" so I'd have to make a spacer but that's not a big deal.

Hopefully the beginning of next week I'll be able to update with ride quality and such.

[nando]

They're so pretty!

those look great. at $203 a piece I might follow suit if my billies are indeed broken. my housings are shortened 2" so I'd have to make a spacer but that's not a big deal.

[AWDBOB]

A friend of mine unfortunately just totalled his mint silver ix identical to mine two nights ago. I will ask him if hes willing to sell the parts u need. Not sure if you're willing to make the drive to NYC tho

As unfortunate as that is, definitely let him know I'm interested. I am more than willing to make the trip to NYC!

[audiquattrot]

These are the shortened race Konis! 2.1" shorter while having otherwise the same dimensions as the normal length iX Koni struts (PN: 8610 1436RACE). Thus, for my Ground Control setup, I have to shorten the strut housing 2.1". This way I can go low while still retaining stock suspension travel! Plus these guys are 5 way adj and are valved better than the Bilsteins for running a stiff spring.

My housings are at JMFab at the moment, so hopefully Monday or so I'll get to throw them on!

And yeah, I wasn't terribly happy about the VC. However, I just located a 5sp swap that I'm trying to pull the trigger on here and PA, but the owner is jerking me around and it's quite frustrating, seeing as they are so difficult to come by.

A friend of mine unfortunately just totalled his mint silver ix identical to mine two nights ago. I will ask him if hes willing to sell the parts u need. Not sure if you're willing to make the drive to NYC tho