I decided to hit downtown this evening to meet up with Karl. He said he would give me a ride with his new suspension in, so I took him up on the offer. I must admit, having a manual in a e36 makes a world of difference, so I am saving up for that to be my next major mod. Karl is a great guy, and highly recommended if you need some work done on your car. I might hit him up with a Inspection II here real quick actually. He's also looking up prices to build a fan delete kit for me. :redspot

Oh yah, the pics (PM me if you want high-res):

http://www.f7lans.com/rob/bmw/bumpintokarl/100_0494.jpg

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I like the height of your current suspension better..i have a race setup on mine and I wish it was lower...H&R or FK coilovers are the best way to go though ;)

Karl's suspension still needs some time to settle though. Plus he needs to get some new wheels on there too. :D

Yea the 16" wheels make the car look taller than it is.. Although right now his is taller.. But we are going to compare after a month is gone by.

Yea the 16" wheels make the car look taller than it is.. Although right now his is taller.. But we are going to compare after a month is gone by.


what did you end up going with karl? The bekkers?

Karl's suspension still needs some time to settle though. Plus he needs to get some new wheels on there too. :D


Robstah, love the car...what color is your interior? Doesn't look tan in the pics....looks more magma

what did you end up going with karl? The bekkers?
H&R race with Koni sports.. Bekkers was going to be another 3 weeks.

My car is like my sig pic and when I installed them new it was the same height. They don't go much lower maybe half a mm, you won't be able to tell. It's probably the wheels you hve on there but even then with my experience the smaller the wheel I have tried the lower my has seemed to be.

My car is like my sig pic and when I installed them new it was the same height. They don't go much lower maybe half a mm, you won't be able to tell. It's probably the wheels you hve on there but even then with my experience the smaller the wheel I have tried the lower my has seemed to be.
I do think it has dropped about 2 mm or so.. But I think most of it is an optical illusion. I am going to be test fitting some 17s next week.. I will post some pics then... :buttrock

nice!

haha rob u were like 5 minutes from my place haha im down the street from karl haha

I do think it has dropped about 2 mm or so.. But I think most of it is an optical illusion. I am going to be test fitting some 17s next week.. I will post some pics then... :buttrock


cool!

rob-do you have spacers on your vee?

Robstah, love the car...what color is your interior? Doesn't look tan in the pics....looks more magma

Nope, just plain ol' tan. You just gave me the idea to go with magma though. That would look awesome in there. Right now though, I do have a 2 tone setup with black, but I am thinking of replacing the door panel inserts with a color (I went with black), and I might just go magma. :D

haha rob u were like 5 minutes from my place haha im down the street from karl haha

Sweet. Only if I knew before, you probably could of stopped by.

rob-do you have spacers on your vee?

Nope, no spacers.

Nope, just plain ol' tan. You just gave me the idea to go with magma though. That would look awesome in there. Right now though, I do have a 2 tone setup with black, but I am thinking of replacing the door panel inserts with a color (I went with black), and I might just go magma. :D



Sweet. Only if I knew before, you probably could of stopped by.



Nope, no spacers.
Hmmm...they fill in great. Are they 8.5s all around?

Actually, I think they are 7.5s all the way around. I'll find out tomorrow.

Actually, I think they are 7.5s all the way around. I'll find out tomorrow.


I believe non-staggered is 7.5 all the way around. :)

Why does that bumper look familar Karl :D

Car and business is lookin good man... congrads

Why does that bumper look familar Karl :D

Car and business is lookin good man... congrads
Thanks man!!

Car on 17s.. These are the wheels that I am looking at buying.. What do you guys think..

Tires are crap though..
http://www.martin-performance.com/images/Car/DSCN2509.JPG

VERY NICE KARL !!!!!!!!!!! Buy them, I love either a five or six spoke design... very nice looking.

VERY NICE KARL !!!!!!!!!!! Buy them, I love either a five or six spoke design... very nice looking.
Thanks man! I am going to prob refinish them if I do get them...

Those 6 spokes do look pretty smooth on the E36.

Those look uber sexeh Karl! I wonder how those would look with black spokes and polished lips... Does your car seem lower at all? It looks lower.

Those look uber sexeh Karl! I wonder how those would look with black spokes and polished lips... Does your car seem lower at all? It looks lower.
I think it has dropped slightly.. I am still working on adjusting the settings on the Konis so I keep raising up and down.. :(

Those look awesome, Karl. I say take 'em.

Matt

robstah! i love ur car man :drool: :drool: get the acs rear on asap