Hello! White late model coupe from the bay

[DaveDel82]

Very clean car man... great wheel choice imo, I almost went with those as well

[Toodaloo]

Looks great... post up some more pictures! I've been considering wheels for the past couple months now and that style has been a consideration. Where are you in the Bay? I'm in Mountain View, I'd love to meet up some time so I can get an in person idea of what the car looks like!

Sexy pics! ;D

I decided to go take some photos as requested by a few of you, check them out on flickr for the full quality! https://www.flickr.com/photos/122431...h/16591902377/

[sayed ali]

very nice :p

[Toodaloo]

Looks great... post up some more pictures! I've been considering wheels for the past couple months now and that style has been a consideration. Where are you in the Bay? I'm in Mountain View, I'd love to meet up some time so I can get an in person idea of what the car looks like!

I'll take some nice shots over the weekend and post some! I'll be going down to sf Thursday evening to sell my old struts, so if you're local, my buddy David ad I can swing by and we can talk cars!

Bravo!

Are you running yellow lamin-x on the fogs?

Thank you! Nope, my fogs were so chipped up and pitted over time I didn't want to use any vinyl on them. I figured I would d it the cheap way and I think it turned out better than if I were to use some sort of overlay. I used a krylon stained glass paint that I've used before on my WRX's high beams. I started out with thin coats and slowly built up to thick wet coats and it actually filled in a lot of the chips and pitting. Looks great! http://www.amazon.com/Krylon-9024-St...ef=pd_sxp_f_pt

Nice, what wheels are these?

They're klutch SL1's! I love the style because it reminds me of an Enkei 92 with DEEP lips. (3.5 and 4 inch) The specs are 16x8 et15 front and 16x9 et18 rear.

I threw my 15mm h&r spacers on the front (basically 16x8 et0) and added a degree of camber to get the right look I was going for, and heck, front camber is beneficial to an extent due to the rake in corners. More grip up front! I haven't gotten an alignment yet but the front camber should be right around 4 and the rear at 3-4 degrees as well. Its a bit much in the rear for my liking, but there's really no way around it other than an adjustable subframe. I think I may add a 10mm spacer on the rear to get some more aggressive looking fitment. Not sure yet!

At the end of the day, this is a street car/ my daily driver that I like to throw into corners on the twisties. I'm fine with a bit of camber since it gives me the look I'm going for. When I take it to autocross next month I'll raise it an inch front and rear to correct the roll center and get some more grip and better turn in.

I'll have photos up this weekend! Stay posted :ST1G:

[partner103]

Nice, what wheels are these?

[littlehandegan]

Bravo!

Are you running yellow lamin-x on the fogs?

[dadsbmw]

Looks great... post up some more pictures! I've been considering wheels for the past couple months now and that style has been a consideration. Where are you in the Bay? I'm in Mountain View, I'd love to meet up some time so I can get an in person idea of what the car looks like!

[CRBR30]

Such good progress! I'm hoping I can get a renown wheel soon

[Toodaloo]

I was a little worried about a 215 on a 9" but it doesnt look that bad. I have a 215 on a 7" haha

Haha I was too! But after doing some research it seemed to be right. Coming from a subaru, the stock wheels were 17x7 with a 215/45 which was basically a flat sidewall. I also had 17x9 wheels on that car with a 255 (mega meat!!) and it seemed like the ideal tire was a 225 for the perfect amount of stretch. So I was timid with the 215 on a 9. I couldn't be happier with how the tires look on the wheel referring to size and fitment. The rim almost doesn't even poke out and it looks great to my taste.

[2mAn]

I was a little worried about a 215 on a 9" but it doesnt look that bad. I have a 215 on a 7" haha

[Toodaloo]

Car is looking clean, and the stretch/stance doesn't look ridiculous which is a nice change of pace.

Did the coil overs have any miles on them when you got them? Might settle a little more as you drive on them.

Thank You! I personally like like look of properly stanced out cars (no ridiculous stretch or camber) so that's really the lowest I'll ever go. Plus our cars simply look weird any lower. The wheel well shape is just too big and leaves too much open space between the body and lower section of the wheel.
As for the stretch, a 215/40 on a 9" wheel is certainly not bad at all. Apparently they didn't even have to use the bead blaster, it simply popped on when they added air.

The coilovers were brand new. So they may just end up getting better over the next few hundred miles!

[CPTFelch]

Car is looking clean, and the stretch/stance doesn't look ridiculous which is a nice change of pace.

Did the coil overs have any miles on them when you got them? Might settle a little more as you drive on them.

[Toodaloo]

Hello! White late model coupe from the bay

I figured I'd update those following my thread! I installed my Megan coilovers I purchased from another member and here are a few shots of how it went.



The day I got the coilovers in the mail, I headed to my fathers friends shop who is an amazing metal work craftsman who just finished working on a project (decorative railing) for Bill gates' front door.



We cut off the strut housings I got from David (d-rezzed) and left 2 inches for the coilover sleeves to fit onto. Then, attempting to fit the sleeve on, we found that the inside diameter of the sleeve and housing were exactly the same.
Even those of you with small brains know a 1 inch cylinder wont fit into a 1 inch hole. There have to be some kind of tolerances.
So we decided to use a 5 ton press to fit them on snugly. The first one went in perfectly and went on quite easy. However the second simply went on without the use of the press! Darn Germans with imperfect strut housings! (Just kidding) it was a difference within thousandths of an inch.

We welded them up with mig and I later painted them to prevent rust.
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The installation process was straightforward and easy after that. Just transfer the hubs and bearings from the old struts to the new. (Sadly mine were done and I had to use David's old ones) I'll get to replacing the hubs in the summer.



The day before I installed the coilovers, I went shopping around town to see who I could convince to stretch a 215/40/16 on my 16x9 wheels. Nobody would do it including the shop my buddy works at. I finally convinced the manager at a big brand shop to do it. The only tires in the size I desired were some cheap nexens. Ideally I like to go with a bigger proven brand with a better compound, but I got the rear tires replaced fairly cheap.



For now I left the 205/45/16's on the 8" wide wheels in the front as they still have a little life left.

Adjusting the coils to find my desired height. Don't forget anti seize!



Here's how it looks!





(Since these photos I've removed the rear adjuster locking collar for some extra low.) Some remove both the locking collar and adjuster however I didn't want it that low.

The previous owner who bought the coilovers opted for a 160mm 10k front spring and 10k 5" rear swift spring. I know the rates are "wrong" but it was a great deal and I'll eventually swap the front spring to an 8k to balance the car out a little more. Handling wise, the car feels like it's on rails and is super flat throughout the corners. Honestly, a little too flat for my liking. I've lost a bit of cornering confidence and am hoping the added dive of the softer spring up front will allow me a little more natural handling. As of right now on rough roads, taking corners gets a little bumpy and the car wants to wallow/ a bit in the front and I don't like that one bit. 8k spring coming soon...

Currently the car is sitting pretty low for my standards but looks exactly how I like it. I might raise it in the future. Who knows.

I'm worrying a little too much about my oil pan so I think I'll end up going with a skid plate to give me some warning and an added layer of protection.

That's it for now.

Andrei

[Toodaloo]

Hello! White late model coupe from the bay

Thanks guys!

Update: coilovers coming in the mail today and I'll probably be heading to the South Bay tomorrow to pick up some wheels off of another e30 forum member on Facebook! I wanted firmer rates and more adjustability when it comes to ride height and dampening to make the car fit my needs. I'll post photos of the welding process and installation!

[pandaboo911]

Another clean e30 in the bay area, love it. Sweet mods