'88 Henna M3 project

[IronJoe]

Haven't made many changes to the car of late, just been driving and enjoying it every chance I get!

I just cleaned it up a bit and yesterday I did some simple maintenance (plugs/cap/rotor) and it's running better than ever. I still kiss the redline every time I drive it!

Car show season is here, so I'll be doing another paint correction detail in the next week or so.

From last year's picnic:



Added a Raid Turbo steering wheel, black with red stitching.



From last weekend after a spirited drive, chasing an E93 M3 through the twisties:

[2mAn]

Did you get the wheel from that steering wheel whore Abe?

[M-technik-3]

Looking very pretty in the sun.

[Court M3]

Love everything about this car.

[IronJoe]

Got a few nice pictures of my car from the Old School Reunion last weekend.




And got some love on one of the Jalopnik Oppositelock sub-blogs:

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/the-old-school-reunion-2014-1588034572

Looking forward to the Leavenworth Drive and the E30 Picnic!!

[NBP_M3]

Hi , love what you have done with the Car .
I have a 1988 Zinnoberrot M3 and have a question regarding the style 5 Wheels , did you needed a wheel spacer ?
Mine is stock , and found different answers on the web on this matter.
Thanks for your help .

Nick

[markseven]

Hi , love what you have done with the Car .
I have a 1988 Zinnoberrot M3 and have a question regarding the style 5 Wheels , did you needed a wheel spacer ?
Mine is stock , and found different answers on the web on this matter.
Thanks for your help .

Nick

E38 Style 5s need at least a 3mm spacer to clear the front caliper rattle clip. Or simply remove the rattle clip.

[NBP_M3]

E38 Style 5s need at least a 3mm spacer to clear the front caliper rattle clip. Or simply remove the rattle clip.

Thanks Mark , today I tryed fitting the new Wheels and as you said by nothing doesnt clear the brake shim (not sure if its the same as caliper rattle clip).

Will buy 5mm hubcentric spacer and new bolts from turner , Any other idea ?

[IronJoe]

Hi , love what you have done with the Car .
I have a 1988 Zinnoberrot M3 and have a question regarding the style 5 Wheels , did you needed a wheel spacer ?
Mine is stock , and found different answers on the web on this matter.
Thanks for your help .

Nick

Thanks for the note! Yeah I removed the front anti-rattle clips and I run a 3mm spacer on all four corners.

[NBP_M3]

Thanks for the note! Yeah I removed the front anti-rattle clips and I run a 3mm spacer on all four corners.

Thanks for your reply Joe.

Do you think with 5 mm spacers will be OK without removing anti rattle clips?

[NBP_M3]

I tested the wheels, and in fact the rub against the rattle clip.
Reading Turner Motorsport page found that at least I need 12,5 mm spacers because of the hubcentric lip.

I'm a noob on this matter, just dont want to take the rattle clip out neither when I'm finished installing the tires found that it's rubs against the fender.

A friend of mine used to have the same rims on a M3 E30 and never needed to install anything.

Very confused here

Any help its appreciated

[jhaurimn]

I run 3mm spacers with the rattle clips still installed. No issues. You should be running 225/45/16 tires.

[NBP_M3]

I run 3mm spacers with the rattle clips still installed. No issues. You should be running 225/45/16 tires.

Thanks, do you have any vibration?

This note on Turner Motorsport: "3mm spacer note: a 3mm spacer sits on the existing hub lip but leaves less than 3mm of lip for the wheel to rest on. Therefore, wheels that have a bevel around the center bore will not engage the hub lip and may reseult in a vibration".

I double check my rim and it does have the bavel around, so acording to them I should use 12mm to fit the hub lib correctly and avoid any vibration.

What do you folks think?

[markseven]

Thanks, do you have any vibration?

This note on Turner Motorsport: "3mm spacer note: a 3mm spacer sits on the existing hub lip but leaves less than 3mm of lip for the wheel to rest on. Therefore, wheels that have a bevel around the center bore will not engage the hub lip and may reseult in a vibration".

I double check my rim and it does have the bavel around, so acording to them I should use 12mm to fit the hub lib correctly and avoid any vibration.

What do you folks think?

I am pretty much a purist, but given the options, Turner Hub Extenders or no rattle clip, I prefer direct fit with no rattle clip.

FWIW you can get 10mm hubcentric and wheel centric spacers. That said, I would not run 10mm spacers front or rear.

[NBP_M3]

I am pretty much a purist, but given the options, Turner Hub Extenders or no rattle clip, I prefer direct fit with no rattle clip.

FWIW you can get 10mm hubcentric and wheel centric spacers. That said, I would not run 10mm spacers front or rear.

Thanks Mark, what would be the cons of taking the rattle clip ? Joe here stated that he took them out and was using 3mm spacers.

Any idea on how to do it safetly?

thanks

ps. sorry if I'm going out of topic on this thread