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[BMWCurves]

Thanks! I have to think hard about what else I want to do - nothing comes to mind that I haven't yet already put into motion. I'm sure I'll think of something. lol



shrug
Less than BMW's $180 alignment I'm sure...

I think San looked for me at some point and it was ~$160.

[derbo]

I have that feeling too. I'll test fit them when it stops raining. They have forecasted rain every single day this week.

The thing I'm worried about now is that in order to do an alignment, I have to replace a tie rod. I have both ready to go, but still...
Also, my friend who helped install them told me that I'll need camber plates to get a proper alignment on the car. I don't want to go crazy with alignments. Because of my conservative requirements, Derek recommended a -2 degree front, -1 degree rear setup, with 0 degrees toe front and 0.1 degrees rear. Would I be able to achieve these alignment specs without camber plates? I don't want to drop $400 on those plates right now, especially with the track event ever looming.

I have -1.5 on the front of Sketchi with the pins still in the upper mounts.

Car is lowered.

If I remove the pins, pretty sure I can get -2.0.

Rear is set at -1.8 and the range is between -1.8 to -2.2 if you want everything to be in the allowed range.

Toe is set to just factory specs. I didn't want 0 toe on the front. Some people like it since it makes the car more twitchy.

BP, sounds like you should be able to get what I want in the front with the pins knocked out. Since your car is a track car too, I still stand by my suggested settings for your car.

[johnrando]

Good stuff BP!

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[az3579]

BBS wheels have been mounted. Verdict: the car is drivable, though it needs some fine tuning.

I get a rub in the back on the deepest of bumps. I'm talking epic dip in the road kind of bump, which we have one of right near my house on the highway. I go through there every day, so I'm gonna have to figure out where to go from here. So far it's fine on pretty much every type of road surface I've tried, so it is usable for daily driving.

I'm thinking my next set of tires will probably be greeted with a new set of wheels...

Unfortunately, the BBS' have been nothing but trouble since I got them. I love the size, but I do not like the offset or the weight, and they've had a very rough life from the previous owner(s). I don't care about weight from a performance perspective because I don't feel the difference in performance between these and my track wheels. There is a huge difference, however, with regards to wheel changes. I damn near hurt myself lifting one of these today. I'm reminded of this every time I swap wheels, which is at least 4 times a year.

Damn I love these wheels though...







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[Sockethead]

curious, what offset are you running? I can't remember

[az3579]

curious, what offset are you running? I can't remember

18x8.5 et35
255/35-18 Pilot Super Sport tires. These things are wiiiide shouldered.

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[Vas]

255 is pushing the limit of a 8.5 wide rim. As a result, the sidewall starts to bubble outwards. Should have went with 245 imo.

[az3579]

255 is pushing the limit of a 8.5 wide rim. As a result, the sidewall starts to bubble outwards. Should have went with 245 imo.

255 is perfect, dude... and it's factory size as well, so I maintain the same wheel diameter that the car was designed for. I've ran 255's on my track wheels for years on my 17x8.5 set. Also don't forget that Tire Rack also recommends 255 tires for 8.5" wheels.

The 245's are a decent bit smaller in diameter.

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[Vas]

Nah dude. 255 is right on the limit of a 8.5 wheel. Sure it can work and is factory on our cars but that doesn't mean it's correct.

Next time you are fitting a 255 section tire mounted, go see how difficult it is to get it on the rim.

Also tirerack has a wheel width range.

If you want to run a 255 go with a 9 inch wide rim.

It's like putting on a pair of pants trying to squeeze your fat ass in but you know the next size up works better and is more comfy.

[Sockethead]

I have et 35 all the way around on mine as well but I'm still running staggered setup with 8" up front and 9'' on the back. I have 255 on the back. I still rub on that pesky piece of plastic for the bumper mount but that seems to be the only place where its rubbing

I just noticed that you had the H&R red race springs and I have the blue sport springs I thought we were running the same setup back when we were comparing height now I know why you were sitting lower. The new height looks great BTW