10-03-2011, 07:24 PM
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bimmerfest Supporting Member
Location: Orlando, Florida
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 3,211
Mein Auto: '96 328iC, '04 325Ci
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Originally Posted by Tidan
LOL! I totally appreciate your candidness. And your rant has not reached deaf ears.
I've been holding off on the tires till I can wear out the current rears (they are still brand new except for one strip on the outside which was the inside, before I rotated them, and resulted from the previous owner running too much negative in the rear).
If it is indeed the tires, then it will be a great learning experience that also allowed me to upgrade the rest of the suspension and note the effects each piece had in the process.
I'm a chronic over thinking/analyzer and a good cold glass of water tossed in my face from time to time is a good thing. LOL! |
Sorry for sounding harsh! I just saw you putting so much time and work into this and just had a gut feeling it was being wasted because of the tire issue. The only "mod" i have on my car's suspension are initial release (1" drop) Koni STR.T struts and STR.T rear shocks. The tires are Falken Ziex 912's and I have zero understeer and just a slight tendency for oversteer if I'm turning AND braking very hard simultaneously. Handling was exactly the same when I had Kumho Supra Ecsta tires. Like Karl and others have indicated this is what you should expect as the norm for an E36 if everything is right.
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 '96 328iC "Marie"
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