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#1. Re: [E36M3] Tires for 18's - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 05:34:35 EDT From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Tires for 18's Lew, Drats! Sorry to hear about your tire availability problems. I never thought this would happen. I have long "toyed" with the idea of going to 18" wheels. 245/35-18 would be my first choice for tires. I'm sorry to hear that size is no longer available. I would NOT get the Goodyears. I've seen them. They don't look impressive at all. Plus, my opinion is Goodyear sacrifices traction for long life. I'll bet Goodyears will last longer than any other tire. Good for Interstate driving buy I'd rather have better traction and shorter tire life. Two other options. You could try 255/35-18. I see TireRack has 13 of them listed for sale. I'm pretty sure you can use that size on the rear. I've seen 255/40-17 and 255/35-17 used with no problems on the rear. The front might rub on the strut. If that is the case, then you could use spacers to move the tires out. The front has plenty of clearance at the fender. Only negative is you are starting to increase your tire diameter a good bit. You don't have a '95 M3 so you have a little shorter rear end ratio. The other way to go is 225/40-18. TireRack has 41 of them listed! That tire may appear smaller by looking at the numbers but I bet once you get it stretched onto the rim, it will look nearly as wide as your existing 235/35 MXX3 and performance will be virtually the same. Good luck! Let us know what you end up doing. Lowell Seaton '95 M3 - sticking with 17 wheels Dallas, Texas
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#2. Re: Subject: Koni Update - from Ron Katona
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 06:21:03 -0400 From: "Ron Katona" <rkatona@bellatlantic.net> Subject: Re: Subject: Koni Update David Hogg wrote: > * Maybe I'm imagining this, but seems as if it understeers a little > less/oversteers a little more (it was pretty neutral to start with). Is > this possible? Technically, in steady state cornering, no - the shocks are out of the equation once the car has settled into a cornering attitude. But they can have a big impact on corner entry and exit balance which can certainly make the car feel completely different. And if you set the shocks up to get the car to either rotate or push a lot on corner entry, then you might carry that balance into the steady state phase because you've overloaded one set of tires. And how often are we in pure steady state cornering with no steering or throttle input and no bumps or changes in surface to upset the car? So in reality, yes. -- Ron Katona
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#3. Re: [E36M3] paint haze problem - from Mdriver13@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 07:26:34 EDT From: Mdriver13@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] paint haze problem In a message dated 5/17/01 7:45:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, chester_p_wong@yahoo.com writes: Didn't ya post that a while ago? Don't tell me that you removed the haze and then did the same thing again!!! :) Chester, Your right, good memory ;-)) Well, the only people to respond asked if I got an answer....so I thought I'd try again for the collective bunch. Bob Gill 97 ///M3 coupe Philly Region SCCA AS Champion 1997 & 2000 #13 BSP 2001
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#4. Where to get Strut Brace - from bmw
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 04:31:30 -0700 (PDT) From: bmw <m3lawdawg@yahoo.com> Subject: Where to get Strut Brace Are there any other places to get the Motorsport upper strut brace besides Bekkers. Tony 95 M3 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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#5. RE: Rear camber - how much is too much? - from Legerlotz, Alan
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 08:47:50 -0400 From: "Legerlotz, Alan" <alegerlotz@kronos.com> Subject: RE: Rear camber - how much is too much? >> Just got my car back from getting a pre-track alignment and the front >>came out great with almost 0 toe and -2.5 camber. The rear however is also >>set to -2.5 camber which I think may be too much. Is it possible to have >>too much rear negative camber, at least in terms of cornering grip?. BTW, >>the car has stiff coil-overs and RD sway bars. My '96 328is is setup with -2.6 front and rear. The car sticks like glue and wears tires evenly when used on the track. I have found this to be a very good setup for track driving (I run Eibach springs and sways and bilstein sports). That being said, for street driving you're probably going to go through tires front and rear because you'll wear away the inside edges of the tires. Before making the car into a club racer/dedicated track car I had about -1.0 up front and 2.25 in the rear. The car handled well on the street, but there was definitely increased tire wear in the rear. -Al 1996 328is - #328 JS
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Tires for 18's - from Ben Liaw
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 09:08:58 -0400 From: "Ben Liaw" <ben@shortshifter.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Tires for 18's you can also try using 235/40R18s. although no ideal, they fit. 20 types on the tire rack website, starting at $128 (kumhos). ben liaw 95 M3 GT <-- 18" OZs with MXX3 235/35R18 (with 6 unmounted spares) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lew Becker" <lmbeckercfls@earthlink.net> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 3:44 AM Subject: [E36M3] Tires for 18's > Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 00:41:02 -0700 > From: "Lew Becker" <lmbeckercfls@earthlink.net> > Subject: Tires for 18's > > I'm running 235/35x18's MXX3's on 8.5's that are just about ready to be > replaced. The Tire Rack advises that 235/35x18's are almost impossible to > find (most 235x18's are a 40 series -- too tall on 18's); they only have 2 > Pilot Sports (no other brands) in stock, and with more on indefinite back > order. I jumped on the only 4 245/35 P Zero's they had in stock (almost the > same outside diameter as the stock 245/40x17's, with a cross section width > only .2" wider than the 235's); but they only had and sent me 4 Directionals > (which are only supposed to be run in front, as opposed to the Asymmetric > that can be run all around or in the rear with the Directionals in front). > They are now proposing to replace the P Zero's with Goodyear Eagle > Fiorano/F1's (the stock tire on Ferrari's F50, 550, 355, and 360) at a very > attractive price to make up for their initial mistake; but in the Tire > Rack's comparison chart of various max performance tires, this one rated > lowest in virtually all categories (Bridgestone SO2 PP's were #1 -- not > available in the sizes I can use, not even the SO3's). Anyone have any > experience with the Goodyears? > > Lew Becker > > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > DIR - sends a listing of files available in the list's GET directory. > GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the requested file(s). > > To issue a command/request to the server: > Send a message with the command you wish executed as the > subject of the message. > ************************************************************* > >
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#7. Repeat of Digest - from Carey Probst
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 09:49:26 -0400 From: "Carey Probst" <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> Subject: Repeat of Digest Anybody else enjoying rereading all the mails from the last couple days that seem to have been resent by the list? Now we get to reread from those who put the whole digest in the reply again. Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged Soon to be Hitched and Braced A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
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#8. Re: illuminated shift knob - from Mark Kelly
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 10:18:12 -0400 From: Mark Kelly <mark@garden.net> Subject: Re: illuminated shift knob Lee, I had a similar problem with my 98. The wires that led to the the led (ouch) got pinched when the factory installed the shifter, so it worked intermittently. Dealer replaced it under warranty. It should work when the headlights are one. mark >-------------------- 7 -------------------- >Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 23:27:19 -0700 >From: "Lee Conte" <leeconte@home.com> >Subject: illuminated shift knob > >I have an illuminated shift knob in my 98 M3 coupe. I am wondering what the >criteria are for when it lights up. I thought I saw it illuminate a few >times when the interior light came on, i.e., when turning the car off, but >then I made of point of noticing what happened when I got out the other >night and it didn't seem to illuminate. Then, tonight, after starting the >car I turned the dash light knob all the way up and the shift knob light >(which was off) illuminated slightly, but then when I started driving it >went out, no matter how the brightness knob was set. Later, a friend in the
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#9. Re: suspension... - from Mark Kelly
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 10:27:06 -0400 From: Mark Kelly <mark@garden.net> Subject: Re: suspension... Kit, Does the car sit lower with the H&R coilovers than it did with the H&R /Koni setup? I know coilovers are adjustable, but if you set them to the highest setting (ride height), would the car sit lower or higher than the H&R/Konis? I had H&R/Koni on my car for about 1 year, but I live in Jersey and the roads are terrible, so the suspension travel was inadequate. On top of that, I would bottom out going over speed bumps. -Mark >Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 14:22:51 -0700 >From: "Kit Wetzler" <kitwetzler@mindspring.com> >Subject: suspension... > > > Version 4.0: H&R springs + Koni shocks + UUC sway bars + TC Kline camber > > plates + Ground Control rear shock mounts + TC Kline aluminum monoball > > rear trailing arm bushings > >Short of the UUC sway bars (I have stock) and Kmac instead of TC Kline >camber plates, I had this exact suspension. I thought that it was alright, >but not great. The H&R springs lower the car to the point where I didn't >have enough suspension travel. The H&R coilovers are $1700. They're >expensive. They ride so much better than the H&Rs and Konis that I'd >*never* go back. My street car, with 255/40r17 kumhos, and a full interior, >with about 230 at the rear wheels was turning lap times only 3 seconds >slower than navid kahanghi's IP M3. That's with stock sway bars, too! And >a nutty driver. ;) > >The H&R coilovers handle better and ride better than the H&Rs + konis. I >really don't think that the H&R sports + konis are going to be any better >than bilsteins. > > -kit > 97 m3/4 > 01 cbr-0600 f4i
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#10. RE: [E36M3] Re: suspension... - from Seth Thomas
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 10:47:21 -0400 From: "Seth Thomas" <porsche993@mindspring.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: suspension... Mark Kelly Says: "On top of that, I would bottom out going over speed bumps." How big are the speed bumps in Jersey? I have a Koni D/A coilover setup on my car and it never bottoms out on speed bumps. And my car is low. Seth Thomas www.m3ltw.com
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#11. Re: [E36M3] Repeat of Digest - from Sue Kraft
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 09:40:58 -0500 From: Sue Kraft <skraft1@new.rr.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Repeat of Digest I'll check into it -- I'm getting 3 copies of everything... Suzy Carey Probst wrote: > Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 09:49:26 -0400 > From: "Carey Probst" <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> > Subject: Repeat of Digest > > Anybody else enjoying rereading all the mails from the last couple days that > seem to have been resent by the list? Now we get to reread from those who > put the whole digest in the reply again.