My E30 w/ S50

[Hick]

dude, that thing looks like a death trap! Fix the suspension

[Jordan]

Nope, suspension, wheels, tires, lighting. Don't care about the sheet metal valance.

[Van Westervelt]

I'm going to be spending +- $6500 on the car in parts alone over the next month...

I hope for your sake that 6500 buys the metal lower valance for this car that you dont care about how it looks.

[Sean]

Oh but at least I didn't steal parts of my bodykit! I'm going to be spending +- $6500 on the car in parts alone over the next month... after which it will be well sorted, and I won't have stolen any of it!!!

I plan to have negative camber, positive caster, wheels & tires that fit, and no bent frame!!!

But, Jordan, bent frames add character!

[Jordan]

At least it's not a 318 with a $2000 body kit.

Oh but at least I didn't steal parts of my bodykit! I'm going to be spending +- $6500 on the car in parts alone over the next month... after which it will be well sorted, and I won't have stolen any of it!!!

I plan to have negative camber, positive caster, wheels & tires that fit, and no bent frame!!!

[E30MPOWER]

They were free tires so I couldn't say no. Someone was putting 19 on his car and gave them to me. Next set of tires will be 215/40/17. All the wiring have been secured. I did the same that someone did in the forum. I put all the plastic that goes in the E30M3.

[Van Westervelt]

225/45/17 is wrong size should be 225/40/17

That size is available in all of one tire. 215/40/17 or 235/40/17 is what you want to have.

Nice s50 install. Secure all that wiring that is just flopping around tho.

[dirty30]

Nice to see a four door get the S50 treatment, are those 540i sport wheels?

[Garageaholic]

Those are dunlops. I think I have the same exact tire, but half the amount of rubber on that. Those are monster truck style!

[vlad]

225/45/17 is wrong size should be 225/40/17

[E30MPOWER]

Heys guys, I really care about my car. I love E30s. I took my car to Soulspeed in Austin and had it corner balanced and aligned. But a couple months after that the tie rod on the driver side broke while I was going 50 MPH and that side of the chassis was slightly bent upwards thus giving the car about 2.5 degrees of positive camber. They were able to fix the caster but even with the camber plates I installed later, I was told it was too much. Does anyone knows of a place in the San Antonio/Austin area that can do a pull to the chassis to straighthen it.

At least so far the car drives straight, there is no cupping or uneven wear on the tires, no other problems since the 5 lug nut conversion. But that side is annoying.

[Sean]

You don't even know what caster is.... ZING!

And I don't care what it is either.

Ignorance is bliss, whats it like being so clueless? Those oversize tires make the car look like its standing on its tippy toes! ... and it looks like you have positive camber front and rear! Put the stock suspension/wheels/tires back on before you kill us all!

Yea, I'm ghonna have to agree with Jordan on this one. Seriously dude...you should care.

Engine install looks very clean though. :)

[Spiff325iS]

At least it's not a 318 with a $2000 body kit.

Zing. But I really like the car, and I think that wheel choice can work just fine if the camber is adjusted a bit. I don't think car is misguided at all. It looks like it has gone through a fair amount of work and I bet it pulls really well. Looks great, I just think it needs some camber adjustment, but other then that..I'll take one!

[MR 325]

Ignorance is bliss, whats it like being so clueless? Those oversize tires make the car look like its standing on its tippy toes! ... and it looks like you have positive camber front and rear! Put the stock suspension/wheels/tires back on before you kill us all!

At least it's not a 318 with a $2000 body kit.

[scabzzzz]

First pic looks like he's gonna pop a wheelie...

:) Car looks nice though.