3 wheels?

[JGood]

Nope, never. Stock sways, H&R Race springs, Bilsteins, Azenis.

I would guess it would be a little easier on R-comps. Or... if I was fast.

It's not any easier to lift a wheel on r-comps with that same setup... at least not V710's or V700's...




Sway bars are what limits the droop on e30's and cause a wheel to lift.

[Jordan]

Sway bars are what limits the droop on e30's and cause a wheel to lift.

Short konis with small stack height camber plates also results in fully off the ground jacked up.. 1.5in of tire to fender clearance.

I know this from my old e30. I never had any pictures but several people saw it lift the inside wheel 1-2 inches fully off the ground a couple times... weeeee.

[Teaguer]

Not that it's a great thing, but shows certain characteristics regarding cars suspension setup. VW's do something similar with rear wheel.

Most BMW's that track with bigger sway bars or stiff suspensions will lift the inside front wheel under hard cornering .

E30's with stock or soft spring rates will lift the inside rear wheel during trail braking ....just like v-dubs and many front drivers .

Dude , you actually had to get a pic of an '64 Impala lowrider from Germany ?!

[AlarmedBread]

Not quite...

e30's with stock or soft spring rates will lift the inside rear wheel during trail braking ....just like v-dubs and many front drivers .

:o

[xLibelle]

wheres the thread of the work you did on that car, including the markers between the headlights?

[Hick]

My set up:

H&R sports, Bil Sports, iC front bar, disconnected rear bar, camberplates [maybe 2 degrees neg] And big steam rollers 225/50-14 Hoosier A3S05's [more like 245's]

Got air because of a hip in the road, otherwise i get kinda close according to some of the course workers.

Next season im going to SM and doing the following: '95 M3 rack, H&R race springs, Vorschlag camber plates, COP conversion and possibly a 28mm front bar.

[10/10ths]

Next season im going to SM and doing the following: '95 M3 rack, H&R race springs, Vorschlag camber plates, COP conversion and possibly a 28mm front bar.

The M3 Rack is a sweet upgrade, especially if/when you run tighter courses.
How is your tire wear at -2 camber? It wasnt enough on my 325i on Hoosiers back when I had stock diamater springs, but your car might not suffer from as much camber change during cornering with the front end being lighter.
With -3 1/2 degrees front on my car, temps say I could STILL use a bit more...wear is very good though.

Justin

[nando]

The M3 Rack is a sweet upgrade, especially if/when you run tighter courses.
How is your tire wear at -2 camber? It wasnt enough on my 325i on Hoosiers back when I had stock diamater springs, but your car might not suffer from as much camber change during cornering with the front end being lighter.
With -3 1/2 degrees front on my car, temps say I could STILL use a bit more...wear is very good though.

Justin

did you put in an M3 rack? btw you're missing out on the UBC slush series - my plans for world domination haven't quite come to fruition yet, but i'm less than one point from the lead in SM. pray for rain! :p

[10/10ths]

did you put in an M3 rack? btw you're missing out on the UBC slush series - my plans for world domination haven't quite come to fruition yet, but i'm less than one point from the lead in SM. pray for rain! :p

I thought you knew about the rack, late 2006 when we were running the salt lot (tightest autocross ever), I thought I needed it to compete for FTD on that lot...I didn't get the rack in time for round #6 but I got FTD anyway :nice:

First time out with the new rack was the first time Bundy beat me in my car, Enduro at Everett. Took some getting used to.

I missed the first 2 Pitt Meadows events...:???: Sounds like your kickin ass. I really like that lot, I think it suits my car pretty well. I may as well pray for rain with you, havent had that many wet events over the last couple of years. Remember our first CSCC year autocrossing, 2003, I think there was one dry event!

Justin

[nando]

it's a nice lot, and a lot less stressful than driving to everett. I hate driving to everett :p

[AlarmedBread]

wheres the thread of the work you did on that car, including the markers between the headlights?

soon to be updated!

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=90884

Car is going to see lots of track/autox time next season, maybe I'll get some good 3wheelin' shots to share :D


How about some dirt?

[gearheadE30]

dude, that's crazy!!! What kind of vdub is that?

[Hick]

The M3 Rack is a sweet upgrade, especially if/when you run tighter courses.
How is your tire wear at -2 camber? It wasnt enough on my 325i on Hoosiers back when I had stock diamater springs, but your car might not suffer from as much camber change during cornering with the front end being lighter.
With -3 1/2 degrees front on my car, temps say I could STILL use a bit more...wear is very good though.

Justin

Not very well. I could see a ton of roll over so i took it 'fairly easy' on them at the few events where the first run took out marks on the shoulder of the tire. I didnt want to kill them, they need to last another season [hopefully]. Temps did well, i could get a good deal of heat in them.

My pops has an 88 M3 so i know what a 'quicker' rack can do, and those are even lower in ratio than E30M3 racks so i can only imagine.

dude, that's crazy!!! What kind of vdub is that?

Looks like a Mk1 Jetta

[Hick]

Or this one: Stock worn out suspension and 205 Kumhos

[2002maniac]

setup:

GC 400/650
bilstien sports
vorshlag plates
Cabrio front bar, M3 rear
Z3 rack
solid offset cabs