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  • maddman139
    Noobie
    • Jun 2011
    • 20

    #256
    Chris i wish we would have met before i left phoenix we could have been offroad homies just long distance now

    here's my zombE30 still wearing AZ plates







    Last edited by maddman139; 02-18-2016, 01:31 PM.

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    • AZRRC
      Wrencher
      • Sep 2012
      • 260

      #257
      Hopefully i will post some photos in the desert this weekend. Added hood pins and did a tune up.

      I need to build a new exhaust as it leaks in a few places and i have welded the flex pipe a few times and it breaks constantly.
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      89 325i Offroad
      89 325i
      05 C240 Wagon

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      • Ether-D
        R3VLimited
        • Sep 2011
        • 2838

        #258
        Awesome read. I used info from this thread to whip myself up a lifted e30. I used Yokohama geolandars in 205 70 15 paired with the e30 vert springs up front and e36 vert springs out back but with a 3/4" spacer on top for an added 1 1/2" of fender gap. The yokos didn't need any clearancing of the rear fender. I can get under the car without a jack now. It's a late model, and the rear fender sits at 28" off the ground. The front is 27". Thanks for your research!
        Originally posted by Andy.B
        Whenever I am about to make a particularly questionable decision regarding a worryingly cheap diy solution, I just ask myself, "What would Ether-D do?"
        1987 325iS m30b34 Muscle car (Engine electrical phase)
        ~~~~~~~~~~
        I was born on 3/25…
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        • AZRRC
          Wrencher
          • Sep 2012
          • 260

          #259
          Originally posted by Ether-D
          Awesome read. I used info from this thread to whip myself up a lifted e30. I used Yokohama geolandars in 205 70 15 paired with the e30 vert springs up front and e36 vert springs out back but with a 3/4" spacer on top for an added 1 1/2" of fender gap. The yokos didn't need any clearancing of the rear fender. I can get under the car without a jack now. It's a late model, and the rear fender sits at 28" off the ground. The front is 27". Thanks for your research!
          Post up some pics!
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          89 325i Offroad
          89 325i
          05 C240 Wagon

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          • Ether-D
            R3VLimited
            • Sep 2011
            • 2838

            #260
            Hate to make you click, but I can't figure out how to post pics from my phone.





            Originally posted by Andy.B
            Whenever I am about to make a particularly questionable decision regarding a worryingly cheap diy solution, I just ask myself, "What would Ether-D do?"
            1987 325iS m30b34 Muscle car (Engine electrical phase)
            ~~~~~~~~~~
            I was born on 3/25…
            ~~~~~~~~~~

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            • stonea
              R3VLimited
              • Jan 2012
              • 2892

              #261
              I want to do this, but I really don't need another e30...
              My Garage
              2001 Z3 2.5i Steel Gray/Black (Lexi)
              1988 325ix Diamond Schwartz/Black (Izzy)
              1989 325i Cirrus Blue/Houndstooth (Stitch)
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              • Ether-D
                R3VLimited
                • Sep 2011
                • 2838

                #262
                Originally posted by stonea
                I want to do this, but I really don't need another e30...
                This is how I justify another e30. :)
                Originally posted by Andy.B
                Whenever I am about to make a particularly questionable decision regarding a worryingly cheap diy solution, I just ask myself, "What would Ether-D do?"
                1987 325iS m30b34 Muscle car (Engine electrical phase)
                ~~~~~~~~~~
                I was born on 3/25…
                ~~~~~~~~~~

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                • Streichholzschächtelchen
                  E30 Mastermind
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 1670

                  #263
                  I saw your post stating you are still rocking e30 control arms. what would the advantage be with e46 arms? Currently building a rally e30 myself, already got meaty tires, flaps and fogs. Suspension is next.
                  Jah bless! :pimp:

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                  • AllydNYC
                    Grease Monkey
                    • Aug 2013
                    • 350

                    #264
                    Fellow AZ guy checking in.

                    E30: '91 318is - M52/ZF320 | Azev A 16X7.5 | H&R Race/Bilstein | Completely refreshed suspension/brakes/drivetrain


                    An Associate/Bachelors degree is America's most overrated product

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                    • nighthawk
                      Member
                      • Oct 2013
                      • 70

                      #265
                      Where those the tires I saw on your roof racks a week or 2 ago? You followed me down carters creek where I turned on Coleman.

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                      • maddman139
                        Noobie
                        • Jun 2011
                        • 20

                        #266
                        Originally posted by Streichholzschächtelchen
                        I saw your post stating you are still rocking e30 control arms. what would the advantage be with e46 arms? Currently building a rally e30 myself, already got meaty tires, flaps and fogs. Suspension is next.

                        e46 arm push out the track width ~1in on each side for better clearance for big meats and slightly more travel



                        here is a comparison of all e30 e36 and e46 LCAs

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                        • Ether-D
                          R3VLimited
                          • Sep 2011
                          • 2838

                          #267
                          Originally posted by nighthawk
                          Where those the tires I saw on your roof racks a week or 2 ago? You followed me down carters creek where I turned on Coleman.
                          Them are them!
                          Originally posted by Andy.B
                          Whenever I am about to make a particularly questionable decision regarding a worryingly cheap diy solution, I just ask myself, "What would Ether-D do?"
                          1987 325iS m30b34 Muscle car (Engine electrical phase)
                          ~~~~~~~~~~
                          I was born on 3/25…
                          ~~~~~~~~~~

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                          • bangn
                            Mod Crazy
                            • Sep 2011
                            • 760

                            #268
                            so cool. Needs rocksliders now!
                            Boris - 89 E30 325i
                            84- E30 323i

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                            • AZRRC
                              Wrencher
                              • Sep 2012
                              • 260

                              #269
                              Offroad E30





                              Haven't had much time to take this thing out lately but expect some off-road pictures soon.


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                              89 325i Offroad
                              89 325i
                              05 C240 Wagon

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                              • Kershaw
                                R3V OG
                                • Feb 2010
                                • 11822

                                #270
                                Looks beastly!
                                AWD > RWD

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