Randeaux/Rando/John/jr - '06 Cic ZHP; Southern California
"ZHP or not, I still like you"
ZHP Performance Package, Cold Weather Package, Leather, Jet Black/Black/BlackCube, NAV, Anthracite Black "my individual" interior trim
ESS Stage 1 Twin Screw Supercharger, Sprint Booster, BMW Perf Intake, Magnaflow Exhaust, Dinan TB & STEP S/W, UCC Sway Bars, Apex EC-7 18x8.5 ET38
Suspension: AST 44100 dampers, Bimmerworld front adjustable end links, Swift springs (8K front, 10K rear), Vorshlag camber plates
Dynavin D99+, Hardwire V1 (w/V1 Connection), BSW Stage 1 Speakers, Kicker Amp/Subwoofer
BMW Performance Strut Brace, Orion V2 Angel Eyes, No-holes License Plate, SMG Paddle Shift Mod, Besian VANOS, Gold DISA, Fan Delete, M3 Side Mirrors
Note: Actual car no longer resembles signature picture
Well it isn't on suspension with no sways. I was running 550/650 in lb/ft without sways no problem. But after I added sways, it was a lot harsher, at least for street use. It was great on the track though. I dropped down to 8k/10k swift (so like 450/560 in lb/ft) and it feels better. His Hotchkis sways are even beefier than the Turners I'm running, so not sure how he'd like it. But then again, my car is different so it's not like it translates over.
Well it's definitely possible. And honestly, I would go ahead and go for it. You will need a reference spring anyways to figure out if you want more or less spring rate. Heck, you might like what you got. Or you only just replace only front/rear. It's hard to pick a spring rate tbh without actually trying it. Like some people like like 700/800 rates for street use. Man, I can't do that shit lol
I’m not sure what spare tire replacements cost, and this might be more than you want to spend, but have you ever seen the Apex “blemished” price list? They sell cosmetically imperfect wheels for really cheap (I think I’ve seen some Arc-18s for well under $100). Pair that with a 17” tire and you can have a full size spare for $200.
If I did a lot of highway driving, or frequently had a kid with me, I’d definitely lean towards that option.
Emma - 2005 BMW 330ci ZHP 6MT Estorilblau Individual
Sportline 8s 18x8.5F - 18x9.5R | APEX ARC-8 18x8.5 Square | aFe Intake | 135i Brembo F/R Calipers | 26mm Front/20mm Rear Sway Bars | Z4 Mirror
M3 Dead Pedal | Lexus ES300 Yellow Fog Light Retrofit | Koni Yellows/H&R Springs | Llumar CTX 40% | Coby Tri-Stitch Wheel & Boots
Awaiting Install: M3 Wing Mirrors
Good to know. There has to be a market for space saver-sized tires still.
Edit: For those wondering, the stock space-saver tire size is 125/80R17
Hah, of course APEX does factory "seconds." I'll have to look into it, thanks for the heads up! Side note: do 8.5" width wheels fit in our trunk? I recall some issue when people were trying to fit full size width rear wheels into their trunks.
They used to post a spreadsheet of the current blemished inventory on the M3forum classifieds, but I haven’t tried go to that website since it went berserk a while back. Is it even still a website?
I can fit my 8.5” front with 225/40-18 in the trunk-well, but I don’t think I’ve tried with the 235/40. It rubs the plastic trim *just a touch* when you’re putting it in/taking it out, but it’s not bad at all.
Emma - 2005 BMW 330ci ZHP 6MT Estorilblau Individual
Sportline 8s 18x8.5F - 18x9.5R | APEX ARC-8 18x8.5 Square | aFe Intake | 135i Brembo F/R Calipers | 26mm Front/20mm Rear Sway Bars | Z4 Mirror
M3 Dead Pedal | Lexus ES300 Yellow Fog Light Retrofit | Koni Yellows/H&R Springs | Llumar CTX 40% | Coby Tri-Stitch Wheel & Boots
Awaiting Install: M3 Wing Mirrors
The new forum is NAM3Forum
Has anyone had a low-frequency resonance type sound from their brakes? I had my Hawk HPS pads worn down to ~30%, so swapped the fronts back to stock for a bit, but I've just re-installed the HPS this evening. Went for a quick drive, and the front brakes make what sounds like a low-frequency resonance when at very low speeds. At first I was concerned the calipers were sticking, but when I re-installed the guide pins, I made sure that the caliper could still slide on them when it was installed, and after the drive the front wheels near the hubs were ever so slightly warmer than the rear (so not scalding hot which is indicative of a sticking caliper).
I have a video here, the sound can be heard starting at 0:55 when I start off slowly from a standstill. The sound generally stops around ~10 km/h. Unfortunately audio quality is quite bad since my phone was on its mount, but you can still hear what I'm talking about
One possible cause I'm thinking of is the anti-squeal shim - it has come loose from the pad, and consistently falls off whenever the pads are uninstalled. I just pressed it back on and installed the pads with it. Given the caliper doesn't seem to be sticking, I may just give it some mileage (& more braking events) and see if it disappears. I have a ~1 hr drive each way to autox tomorrow
Last edited by t.er; 07-25-2020 at 06:14 PM.