1991 318is from California on wide 15's

[grippymonkey]

No new installs yet. I've been a little busy lately, but I was able to take Saturday to go up the coast highway. Here's a photo to keep your interest.

[grippymonkey]

Thanks to a member on here that made these super heavy duty rear shock tower/trunk braces. It made a nice improvement on the handling and rear stability of the car.

raw metal...


this is with some black paint on it and installed...

[grippymonkey]

Dude, that's a really nice shot! Car's looking great!

Thank you!

looking good man!
quick question, because you used shorter camaro shocks in the rear, did that help lower the vehicle?

It didn't help lower it, but it helped with the lowering process. It is definitely shorter than before. It doesn't let the spring droop like it would before. So when you jack the car up all the way the H&R race spring in the rear (no spring pads) is still held in there with no chance of falling out or anything fishy like that.

Wow nice job and awesome info on the Camaro shocks, what shocks did you use for the front? I like your stance and I have some IE stage 3 springs sitting in my garage waiting for some shocks

I just bought a pair of new standard KYB's for the fronts because the old BMW strut inserts were toast. They are definitely not stiff enough for my liking, but for $80 for both I didn't care for a temp fix. I am hoping to find another custom option for the fronts, but I haven't found anything yet. The guy here on R3V that helped me out with the Camaro rears is also browsing for front options. I have a friend building an old Celica/Supra, and I got an idea from his build for the E30. When his new stuff comes in I am hoping to get some measurements and see if it'll work or not. If I can't come up with anything I'll be going with Koni's or Bilsteins like everyone else :nice:

[siazul]

Wow nice job and awesome info on the Camaro shocks, what shocks did you use for the front? I like your stance and I have some IE stage 3 springs sitting in my garage waiting for some shocks

[danfine]

looking good man!
quick question, because you used shorter camaro shocks in the rear, did that help lower the vehicle?

[kingston]

Dude, that's a really nice shot! Car's looking great!

[grippymonkey]

picture from a show I went to yesterday

[grippymonkey]

naw man... I didn't have the extra time to do that today, and I just wanted the car to look good for an event I am going to tomorrow (that's why I hung the door instead). That will probably be next weeks project. I am hoping to pick up some seatrails and buckets soon, and then get the inside stripped down. After that it'll be swapping out the old LSD for a new one and hitting the track.


just for kicks...
me messing around in my STI earlier this year

http://youtu.be/qmZ1NRcvzwc

[KenC]

Did you install the solid transmission mounts yet?

[grippymonkey]

I love the weekends. My E30 looks a little different after each one. I was able to throw the new/old door on today.

[grippymonkey]

I wetsanded and polished up the new/old door to replace the dented original one. It is missing some clear and will definitely need some paint down the road, but it is more than good enough to rock for the time being.

[orcgrinder]

looking good man! Dig the blog BTW!

[danfine]

i think i may need to get a pair of those rear shocks, thanks for the info!

[kingston]

82-02 KYB Camaro rear shocks are all the same part #

http://www.carpartsdiscount.com/auto...ml?3593=117389

Wow, that's progress ;)

Thanks for the info!

[grippymonkey]

I have one full coil cut in front, KYB camaro rears, KYB fronts (soon to be bilstein for more firmness, although no complaints with the KYB's), Race Springs, No spring pads, and E90 Drop Hats. Sway bars and such will come later. The car handles really well. I can toss it around corners way harder than I would expect to be honest. I really had to try hard to get this car to drift even with really tossing it into corners and clutch kicking. I will be going to 650lb springs next in the rear to add a little more firmness.

Let me know if you have anymore questions.