Be Em Double You E46 330ci

Nef wrote:

I am now the proud (and stupid) owner of a set of genuine BBS's.

Sizes are; 8x18,5x120,ET26 Front

9X18,5X120,ET24 Rear

Freshly refurbed aswell, Just have the small drawback of affording tyres, lol

Sorry just saw this

Ha ha. Thanks mate. Decided I'm getting tyres now. Think I'm going for 215/40-18 all around.

decided to go with 40s in the end then mate, think thats good choice

those are lovely ken! you moved house?

matty_mk1 wrote:

decided to go with 40s in the end then mate, think thats good choice

Yeah. Seen pics of the wheels on the previous owners car. Have to go too low to eliminate most of the arch gap. So hoping 40's won't be too bad. Would 45's look stupid?. Lol

Nah Joe, pics were taking at my girlfriends house. Thanks mate.

Oh hells yeah

Yeah 45s will look too big mate, 40s all the way.

Phuck it. Ha. Looks like I'll be ordering some tyres fairly soon then.

Had the time today to clean the car and fit the wheels i acquired a while ago, Unfortunately i cant go as low as id like without somehow modding the suspension, Currently fully down on the front and have about 5mm left on the rear. :( How can i go lower?

Currently running 215 front and rear but would ideally like a 225 on the rear. So, heres a few pics.





Will hopefully get some better pics tomo if i get time, This was also parked up next to me.

wheels look good

can you not take the assister springs out the coilies? or have you already done that?

billybug wrote:

wheels look good

can you not take the assister springs out the coilies? or have you already done that?

Thanks mate. Not sure. Pretty sure they're still in there. May be a job for Lupton. Lol.

Took a couple more pics today.

Looks really good mate

Thanks max.

On the front shocks I have what looks like 2 adjuster things, would it be possible to remove one for more lows. Would it also be possible to completely remove the adjuster on the rear?

Is there just 1 single spring on the front? and yes you can remove the whole adjuster on the rear, but i wouldnt untill you figure out a way to get the front down first.

Nef wrote:

Thanks max.

On the front shocks I have what looks like 2 adjuster things, would it be possible to remove one for more lows. Would it also be possible to completely remove the adjuster on the rear?

I just looked at your first page where you put up a picture of the suspention and it seems they're not built the same as most of the common (aka cheap) coilover kits, which is a bit of a bummer. To get the front lower you may have to get some custom springs made up for them. As for the rears it depends on how they are adjusted, I can't work it out from the pic.

I'll get Lupton on the case. Lol. I'm sure I can remove one of the two adjusters from the front.

Nef wrote:

I'll get Lupton on the case. Lol. I'm sure I can remove one of the two adjusters from the front.

if that dosnt bring it down enough, you could alway get lowered top mounts i think they can bring it down 5 or 10mm

Nef wrote:

I'll get Lupton on the case. Lol. I'm sure I can remove one of the two adjusters from the front.

You mean the adjuster rings? ive been thinking about it with mine, but id only do it if you drill and use and grub screw on the remaining ring like Ap/Kw/Weitecs etc

matty_mk1 wrote:

Nef wrote:

I'll get Lupton on the case. Lol. I'm sure I can remove one of the two adjusters from the front.

You mean the adjuster rings? ive been thinking about it with mine, but id only do it if you drill and use and grub screw on the remaining ring like Ap/Kw/Weitecs etc

I always thought it's a bit sketchy when people remove one of the rings, but that's a really good idea.
Surely if you drilled it though, the shock would leak? I'm probably completely wrong there...

Stampers wrote:

matty_mk1 wrote:

Nef wrote:

I'll get Lupton on the case. Lol. I'm sure I can remove one of the two adjusters from the front.

You mean the adjuster rings? ive been thinking about it with mine, but id only do it if you drill and use and grub screw on the remaining ring like Ap/Kw/Weitecs etc

I always thought it's a bit sketchy when people remove one of the rings, but that's a really good idea.
Surely if you drilled it though, the shock would leak? I'm probably completely wrong there...

Only the lockring, not the actual strut you silly billy!

its definatly worth giving a go, but the lockrings are generally cheap aluminum so might be hard to get a decent thread in

you could also see if you can find some lockrings/spring seats from a coilover conversion kit

it would give you more thread to allows them to sit lower

i had some, but my mate needed them;

Yeah just the lockring stampers


And weitecs only have plastic adjusters and the thread is crap on them, but the grub screw only has to be finger tight to stop it moving. Ill be doing it if my Topmounts dont drop it abit like im expecting.

Now have the car sitting how i want it on the rear, Its now about 25-35mm lower on the back and 10-15mm lower on the front, Personally want it down a touch more on the front but will have to see. I could however downsize the tyre, so maybe a 205/40-18 or a 215/35-18 on the front will have to do, Or Mattys grub screw idea or the lowered top mounts.


Heres a s**te picture, until i get some more tonight.



BIG THANKS TO CHRIS

Nef wrote:

Now have the car sitting how i want it on the rear, Its now about 25-35mm lower on the back and 10-15mm lower on the front, Personally want it down a touch more on the front but will have to see. I could however downsize the tyre, so maybe a 205/40-18 or a 215/35-18 on the front will have to do, Or Mattys grub screw idea or the lowered top mounts.


Heres a s**te picture, until i get some more tonight.



BIG THANKS TO CHRIS

Looking MUCH better there dude. As you said bring the front down another 10-15mm and it will be perfect. I would think 205-40 (or even 35) should make quite a bit of difference.