The official E36 OT Thread!!

next year i will be lower. im buying some broadway static springs which will be compatible with the racelands adjusters and i will be tucking lots o rim. and a stiffer ride, e30 rear shocks too ins tea of riding on the bumpstops.

im making a skid plate to lower the front quite a bit. probably like .75 inches...? and removing the helper spring and front lip.
also getting 8.5 wheels up front with a 195-40/17 tire... which is INSANE stretch.

Originally Posted by Eight Thirty

next year i will be lower. im buying some broadway static springs which will be compatible with the racelands adjusters and i will be tucking lots o rim. and a stiffer ride, e30 rear shocks too ins tea of riding on the bumpstops.

im making a skid plate to lower the front quite a bit. probably like .75 inches...? and removing the helper spring and front lip.
also getting 8.5 wheels up front with a 195-40/17 tire... which is INSANE stretch.

you're going to need a second daily driver.

The stiffer the shock, the harder it is on the RSM. OEM style RSMs have a hard enough time coping with stock suspensions, so subjecting them to an aftermarket suspension makes it even worse. And of course, check for shock tower damage before ordering anything. No point in buying new RSMs if the noise is due to your shock tower having ripped out.

Originally Posted by TechieTechie

Tacos run rampant and a baby boom ensues. Is there a connection?





Story at 11.

Originally Posted by Kdoherty

for the spring/summer I am planning on going to an aggressive road stance with meaty rubber. no more dirty stancing for me

Originally Posted by Eight Thirty

next year i will be lower. im buying some broadway static springs which will be compatible with the racelands adjusters and i will be tucking lots o rim. and a stiffer ride, e30 rear shocks too ins tea of riding on the bumpstops.

im making a skid plate to lower the front quite a bit. probably like .75 inches...? and removing the helper spring and front lip.
also getting 8.5 wheels up front with a 195-40/17 tire... which is INSANE stretch.

Please please please don't have gap at the wheel lip.

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Originally Posted by cj.surr

Please please please don't have gap at the wheel lip.

I approve of this.

I fully support franklyns lowz.

Originally Posted by Poorboysracing

Wow Love the first one, exactly what I want! Shame someone ruined that (Daytona or techno) car :-/

I think you should get this.

Joe + y = Dakarpalooza.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1907568

If Joe bought a Dakar car we could get like 12 of them in a row at next year's Bimmerfest. That's assuming I don't show up at BFE in a VW because my E36 is in seventeen thousand pieces.

Originally Posted by Kdoherty

you're going to need a second daily driver.

Nope ill be fine with this. Im looking for a aston martin mini though so anyone to help with that would be cool. ill drive anywhere for it with a trailer and my e36.

Originally Posted by ZeGerman

The stiffer the shock, the harder it is on the RSM. OEM style RSMs have a hard enough time coping with stock suspensions, so subjecting them to an aftermarket suspension makes it even worse. And of course, check for shock tower damage before ordering anything. No point in buying new RSMs if the noise is due to your shock tower having ripped out.

karl the front right subframe mount is the one thats all sorts of ****ed up.

the subrframe that the differential is mounted too isnt mounted to the car in that area.

Originally Posted by cj.surr

Please please please don't have gap at the wheel lip.

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this acceptable?
http://tyrestretch.com/8.5_195_40_R17/

Originally Posted by jayjaya29

I approve of this.

Originally Posted by Poorboysracing

I fully support franklyns lowz.

i want to be the fabel of the e36 world.... ever see that?

Originally Posted by Eight Thirty

karl the front right subframe mount is the one thats all sorts of ****ed up.

the subrframe that the differential is mounted too isnt mounted to the car in that area.

Yeah, I was replying to Ken:

Originally Posted by Kdoherty

pretty sure one of my RSM's is about to buy the farm this is the second time in a year... It may be the other side of the car this time but honestly what the hell. I'll probably bite the bullet and buy some Bilstein shocks and the rouge mounts this time because the noises this thing makes back there are scary.

Originally Posted by SlimKlim

If Joe bought a Dakar car we could get like 12 of them in a row at next year's Bimmerfest. That's assuming I don't show up at BFE in a VW because my E36 is in seventeen thousand pieces.

Say it ain't so, Joe(y)....

Originally Posted by Eight Thirty

Nope ill be fine with this. Im looking for a aston martin mini though so anyone to help with that would be cool. ill drive anywhere for it with a trailer and my e36.


karl the front right subframe mount is the one thats all sorts of ****ed up.

the subrframe that the differential is mounted too isnt mounted to the car in that area.

this acceptable?
http://tyrestretch.com/8.5_195_40_R17/

I guess. Could be worse. You better be low as shiiit, though!


In other news, HOLY CHRIST. My dad has been driving around in an unregistered car for 1.5 YEARS and they didn't catch on until this past weekend. Shows something about CT law enforcement, I think. And we don't live in the middle of nowhere.

What happened was, the car was on lease, and the registration was good until 2013 (paper in the car). But he bought the car out of the lease in summer of last year. The title was transferred, but he never re-registered it. So it has been unregistered since then.

How do you insure a car without having valid registration?

Originally Posted by ZeGerman

How do you insure a car without having valid registration?

Works the opposite way in CT. You can't register a car unless it is insured.

Brainfart. Actually, I think that's the way it is everywhere.

Originally Posted by ZeGerman

How do you insure a car without having valid registration?

You can insure anything, and most states will drop your reg if you don't have insurance.

I have comp only on the E39 and liability and comp on the E36, neither are currently registered.

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Yeah you cant register a car unless it has insured first at least in mass


http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1920913

Okay, for those who wanted a picture
If you didn't, look anyway darnit!



Ohh and thanks to everyone for the congrats. Can't wait to get her in the E36! For now she'll ride in the Subaru.

Originally Posted by TheFinanceGuy

Okay, for those who wanted a picture
If you didn't, look anyway darnit!



Ohh and thanks to everyone for the congrats. Can't wait to get her in the E36! For now she'll ride in the Subaru.

Congrats Patrick!

Congrats Patrick! How long till she has a BMW?

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Originally Posted by TheFinanceGuy

Okay, for those who wanted a picture
If you didn't, look anyway darnit! Ohh and thanks to everyone for the congrats. Can't wait to get her in the E36! For now she'll ride in the Subaru.

Absolutely adorable. Congrats again. Does said baby have a name? (besides a Randy derivative)......

Originally Posted by TechieTechie

Absolutely adorable. Congrats again. Does said baby have a name? (besides a Randy derivative)......

I suggested Randi to my wife, but she squashed that quickly. In fact, she just "looked" at me...
Went with Stella Marie instead

Originally Posted by E36 Phantom

You can insure anything, and most states will drop your reg if you don't have insurance.

I have comp only on the E39 and liability and comp on the E36, neither are currently registered.

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But the E39 is currently a glorified tool bench and storage area...

Did you get the exhaust on and the clutch bled?


Patrick: Stella Marie sounds wonderful.

Originally Posted by TheFinanceGuy

Went with Stella Artois instead

Good choice.




Beautiful name choice.

Originally Posted by petriej

But the E39 is currently a glorified tool bench and storage area...

Did you get the exhaust on and the clutch bled?


Patrick: Stella Marie sounds wonderful.

You hush.

And no, haven't touched it. Sunday all day in Fremont, and ended up at my dads office till 3 last night installing new systems and troubleshooting some of the network printers.Didn't even go home last night, crashed in Fremont for my 4 hours of sleep.

Hopefully can do something tonight.

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