Elevate's E30 Evolution

[tak7]

Very nice car, love the colour combo. Orange splitter maybe?

[Lof8]

Looks good! It must hurt just a little to take a grinder to a Wilwood caliper. ;)

Lol. I just saw this. It hurt a bit, but the calipers were almost the cheapest part of the brakes. I think $130 ish per caliper. It hurt a little ;) They're no AP's.

[Lof8]

Lof8,

Thanks for the info! Are you running 15x7 or 15x8 wheels?

It's funny...my car is sort of a twin of yours. `88 325 Schwarz sedan with a 24V engine and TRMs. Coilovers with Konis, etc... I'm on 550/650s, though...

15x8. Your spring rates might work nicely. Test them hard before considering a stiffer setup. It seems these cars like to roll/squat/move a little bit.

[Lof8]

Very nice car, love the colour combo. Orange splitter maybe?

I might try that orange splitter!

[kingston]

Thanks for the info! Still really happy with the Sport kit?

[Lof8]

For years, I was running IE3 springs with a coil cut in the front with bilstein sport shocks and some fixed IE camber plates. The car handled like a dream. For $2000 in GC suspension upgrades, I did not see a huge improvement. It was an improvement, once I dialed it in a bit, but not worth $2k. The IE3 Bilstein setup is killer for its price.

[kingston]

Sorry, I meant the Sport BBK! Looking at buying the same kit...

[Lof8]

Thanks for the info! Still really happy with the Sport kit?

The sport kit is great for the pad life and braking abilities.. My $30 rotors lasted 2 DE's pulling double driver duty - which is fair. But they started to crack. Heavy Duty rotors are available for $130 each!! I bought a replacement set of $30 cheapies. I will dish out for the HD rotors next time. I just want a setup that will last 6 months or a year, damnit!

[kingston]

The sport kit is great for the pad life and braking abilities.. My $30 rotors lasted 2 DE's pulling double driver duty - which is fair. But they started to crack. Heavy Duty rotors are available for $130 each!! I bought a replacement set of $30 cheapies. I will dish out for the HD rotors next time. I just want a setup that will last 6 months or a year, damnit!

Dude, you are a wealth of information! Thank you!!

[kingston]

Lof8,

Are you running spacers behind the TRMs? Yours are a lot more flush than mine (mine are only 15x7, though)...

Thanks!

[Lof8]

Lof8,

Are you running spacers behind the TRMs? Yours are a lot more flush than mine (mine are only 15x7, though)...

Thanks!

Mine are 15x8 all around with a 5mm spacer at the rears.

[kingston]

I'm much happier with the look of mine now. 8mm spacers in the rear, 5mm up front. S52 swap starts tomorrow. Can't wait.

Thanks again for all the info & encouragement!

[giantkeeper]

Great setup! The feedback I've heard on the street kit is that they overheat on the track. I'll give them a run this fall in AZ and then look at upgrading either to the sport kit or installing brake ducts.

Great work !

[Lof8]

I'm much happier with the look of mine now. 8mm spacers in the rear, 5mm up front. S52 swap starts tomorrow. Can't wait.



Thanks again for all the info & encouragement!

Good luck with the swap!

Great setup! The feedback I've heard on the street kit is that they overheat on the track. I'll give them a run this fall in AZ and then look at upgrading either to the sport kit or installing brake ducts.



Great work !

I wasn't experiencing overheating with my street kit, but the surface of the pads was relatively small and thickness of the pad material was also lacking. I would eat a set of pads every track day. I'm coming up on my third track day with the sport kit pads and I'm less than half way through them. Much better!

[squidmaster]

great thread and work, car looks great