[disco!!!!]

the loud, low and slow project (8J STYLE 5s NOW FITTED)

alrighty
ive had the 318is since november and i have done a fair amount of work to her already including:
one full service
one coil pack
one set of ht leads
camshaft sensor
lambda sensor
full exhaust
rocker cover, front plate and oil filter housing gaskets
thermostat
mtec front and rear bumpers
mtec side skirts
and not to mention the fairly disaterous results from when i sent it to the bodyshop (it will get sorted on friday)

in the recent weeks i have fitted a set of height adjustable suspension and some new brakes here are some photos

here it is before work started the rear had been lowered before i bought it -60mm i think and standard suspension on the front, it looked pish

here it is with the front suspension done and lowered as much as they would go, it was still the standard rears with the lowering springs

then due to the front springs taking lumps out of my alloys they had to get raised to 4x4 esque comedy suspension (i should have my other wheels back soon so i will be able to lower it properly then)

the car was raised high enough so the spring platforms would clear the tyres on the front. even with the helper spring totally compressed there is only a balls hair of space between the front tyres and the spring platform

the other night if fitted some new front discs and pads as they were fandangoed

whilst doing that i tried to check the state of the abs sensor and found out as soon as i touched it, it fell apart in my hands :hissyfit got to sort that this weekend

the photos are post bodyshop
when i bought it, it didnt have the mtec kit on it

 

[steve23002]

Good luck for Friday disco..:thumbsup
Made good progress with the car mate...:cool

 

[318i]

what suspension coilovers/springs are you using and what width/et wheels are they taking chucks out of?
im looking to lower at some point and dont want any contact between the wheel and suspension, ill probably be running 235/45 17s (7j et35) on hot-tuning coilovers. (unless someone says its not a good mix of tyre and alloy)
yours look good lowered, did you try going over speed bumps?

 

[mboon]

Dont slam it too much mate, you will only cause camber problems and possibly have to replace suspension parts more often, lower a little on some 18's or somethin but not too much.

You done a fair amount of work there fella, good job. Next stop, alloys If it was me, I would go with gen M3 wheels

 

[disco!!!!]

what suspension coilovers/springs are you using and what width/et wheels are they taking chucks out of?
im looking to lower at some point and dont want any contact between the wheel and suspension, ill probably be running 235/45 17s (7j et35) on hot-tuning coilovers. (unless someone says its not a good mix of tyre and alloy)
yours look good lowered, did you try going over speed bumps?

its the hottuning coilies im using and the wheels are 7"x15" style 27's (et 47) with 205/60 profile tyres, ive had to raise the front suspension as high as it would go so the spring plates would clear the tyres and even then there is only a ball hair of space :jaw-dropping.
i didnt try any speed bumps on the basis the car struggled to get out of the garage.
im not sure they will fit it would be best to ask in the forum as you might find someone who has done it. however im my opinion 235's are a bit too wide a tyre to be running on 7" wheels

Dont slam it too much mate, you will only cause camber problems and possibly have to replace suspension parts more often, lower a little on some 18's or somethin but not too much.

You done a fair amount of work there fella, good job. Next stop, alloys If it was me, I would go with gen M3 wheels

well the idea of getting the coilies was to slam it as much as i could :awesome and i already have got a set of wheels well actually i got the wheels ages ago but they have been away getting refurbished for what seem like ages going to have to get the cove to pull his finger out of his behind and get them back to me

will be going to the bodyshop tomorrow to try and get some coin back as i don't want him working on the car anymore :mad

 

[318i]

et47 will run close to the shock, any chance of posting a pic of the coilovers fitted if you put steering on full lock, as on the advert for them it is a generic pic and not of the actual shocks
cheers

 

[mboon]

OK I dont advise this as I didnt like doing it.

But when you kit konis adjustables to a Escort Cosworth and run 18" wheels they catch just like yours do. They solve this (they being all the top tunners) by either taking a hammer to the spring cup and bending it up round, or you can get a grinder and grind part of the cup away.

I went for beating it with a hammer and to be honest, its brutel but works a treat.

 

[disco!!!!]

got the wheels back
good times

i finally got the wheels back after 4 1/2 months of shenanigans to be honest they aren't that great there is pitting in the polished sections of all of the wheels and the paint isnt fantastic, he did do a good job of getting the dunt out though.
but im not to fussed at the moment im going to fire them back together and i think about christmas time im going to strip them and redo everything
they look good from a distance though along with the rest of the car :rofl

 

[BMW IOW]

I'm looking forward to see them all finished up and on the car mate.

Looking good

 

[disco!!!!]

i got a bit more work done tonight in the form of new rear discs and pads

the handbrake needs adjustment but im going to do that tomorrow, whilst i was doing the rear brakes i waxoyled the arches (dont buy the spray one as it went literally everywhere incuding my face) and i removed the original sill covers in preperation of the mtec covers being fitted but i need to drill the front wings for the mountings :eek

i stripped the style 5s again and took a grinder+flap disc to the pitting and i have started to flatten back the polished sections with p80 :frown its going to take me ages so i bought another set of wheels which should be getting collected tomorrow all going well
and that will mean i dont have to put up with the style 27s and all of their shenanigans and i can finally lower it :thumbsup
good times

 

[twiggo]

good progress mate can't wait to see the style 5's!

 

[disco!!!!]

good progress mate can't wait to see the style 5's!

neither can i but i cant wait that long so i bought another set of wheels in the form of a set of 328 sport flavour style 5s (thanks plumb :thumbsup) that have just been picked up today so i should have them in a couple of days just to throw on the now so i can lower it
good times

 

[drew16387]

looking good its need abit of red i think red and black go together sooo well

 

[disco!!!!]

looking good its need abit of red i think red and black go together sooo well

its been under consideration for a while now i might just paint these after i get the other ones finished

 

[Cavs]

Looking good fella

 

[gwanhaz]

liking the stance

 

[disco!!!!]

ive edited the thread

here is a better pic

these wheels are just to tide me over just now the coilovers are on their lowest setting so there is a ball hairs amount of space between the front tyres and the springs

 

[Joe9087]

Love those wheels mate :thumbsup

 

[kirk1981]

hell thats i mint car there mate good work.how much was the coilys?

 

[plumb]

Those wheels awesome, better than they did on mine, no fancy putting the center on then :confused