Offroad E30

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Had a slight fuel issue

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Fixed the exhaust for the second time, runs so much smoother with the flange actually attached to something

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Edit #2: Bilstein 5165 shocks have a 9.4" travel with a 14.2/23.6, and a 9.8" 14.6/24.4. And they are bushing mounted so they might even fit right into the stock mounts! http://www.shockwarehouse.com/news/bilstein_5165.cfm

wow thats perfect!

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Took the bimmer out again. Found a neat technical trail with lots of steep climbs. I need to build a skid plate for the fuel tank next because i hit more than once. The vert springs really made a difference and there is almost no rubbing even with a passenger in the back seat.

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I was curious about that when I saw your pic. The measurements were roughly 13.75" compressed and 22.5" extended so about 9.25" of travel. Fox doesn't have a shock that lines up with that and I'm going to have to make a mount that will lower the upper mount about .5". So the question is should i go with more droop or more bump :/

A 10" shock from fox is 16" comp is 26 ext
A 8" shock is 13.8 but only is 21.8 extended which is what I have already
And there is an 8.5" 14.3 - 22.8

Tough decision.

I always err on the side of more travel/higher lift rather than less travel/lower. I would rather have a 10 inch shock for 9.5 inches of travel and be forced to raise the car, than to have the shock be the limiting factor on travel. If the limit straps break, and the suspension pulls on the 8.5 shock, then you will ruin them real fast. Of course there are other problems with using the 10 inch shock and having more droop, like CV axle travel (my problem right now)

If you wanna get REALLY crazy you could make your own shock towers to raise the mount point a few inches. I've been seriously considering cutting off the top of the shock towers HIK Fabrication made me for this very reason.

Edit: Upon further measurements, I'm almost certainly going to be raising the shock towers. Dangit!

Edit #2: Bilstein 5165 shocks have a 9.4" travel with a 14.2/23.6, and a 9.8" 14.6/24.4. And they are bushing mounted so they might even fit right into the stock mounts! http://www.shockwarehouse.com/news/bilstein_5165.cfm

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I was curious about that when I saw your pic. The measurements were roughly 13.75" compressed and 22.5" extended so about 9.25" of travel. Fox doesn't have a shock that lines up with that and I'm going to have to make a mount that will lower the upper mount about .5". So the question is should i go with more droop or more bump :/

A 10" shock from fox is 16" comp is 26 ext
A 8" shock is 13.8 but only is 21.8 extended which is what I have already
And there is an 8.5" 14.3 - 22.8

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Took the spring out and did some measuring for new rear shocks. In that pic there is still about 1/2" before the tire rubs.

Jeeeeeez. You're making me regret those trailing arm reinforcements. My tire can't go nearly that high.

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Took the spring out and did some measuring for new rear shocks. In that pic there is still about 1/2" before the tire rubs.

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Took it out on Sunday, did great! Next step is to replace all four shocks and fix the exhaust.
I'm not sure which shocks I'm going to get. I need a 3" or 4" longer shock for the rear and stock length for the front. I am currently running billy hds in the front but one is blown pretty bad.

The exhaust has had a leak at the flange for awhile and I recently shoved a rock through the muffler.

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Bump! any updates? Still debating doing this to my 86 327i since I picked upa 89 325i

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ever think of taking that on a drive? check out www.drive4corners.com later this summer! would be great to see this thing in person at a meet!

Been looking at this, quite a drive from Phoenix, already have a trip to Austin planned for v8 super cars

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Another shot from Florence

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https://youtu.be/NDBvOXy7CZA

Tucson Rally Cross #1

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ever think of taking that on a drive? check out www.drive4corners.com later this summer! would be great to see this thing in person at a meet!

[Simon S]

sorry dude.. going to have to pull you over..

.. you're having too much fun in an e30..