TiAg 128i M Sport, after suspension and detail

Pothole · 05-23-2014, 01:48 AM

Awesome car! Loving the wheels on her.

P1 · 05-24-2014, 06:05 PM

That looks really proper. Wish my 135i would have the fog lights.

128GP · 05-24-2014, 08:45 PM

thanks for the kind words everyone, i really appreciate it. I really do love this car. hope to keep it for a long time.

bNks334 · 05-29-2014, 09:41 PM

That is pretty much the suspension/tire setup I am looking into installing. You mention in another thread that you did not need camber plates. do you have any idea what your alignment specs look like? Can you achieve -1.5* camber with this setup without camber plates?

3002 tii · 05-29-2014, 10:36 PM

Looking good OP, where in NJ are you?

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Originally Posted by banks334

That is pretty much the suspension/tire setup I am looking into installing. You mention in another thread that you did not need camber plates. do you have any idea what your alignment specs look like? Can you achieve -1.5* camber with this setup without camber plates?

Unlikely, nothing in his list of hardware mentions pieces that would affect camber. Pulling the crash pins would get you -0.5* at best probably.

bNks334 · 05-30-2014, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 3002 tii

Looking good OP, where in NJ are you?

Unlikely, nothing in his list of hardware mentions pieces that would affect camber. Pulling the crash pins would get you -0.5* at best probably.

Right, but I have read that installing aftermarket dampeners can create additional positive camber.

I am also concerned with rubbing with the wider tires up front (235/35?40?/18) and aftermarket suspension with roughly a 1in drop (swift springs). I have read that camber plates raise the perch of the shock creating clearance for wider tires. With that being said, if I do install camber plates with a new strut setup, wont the camber plates negate any drop the springs provide? I think the 1in drop looks awesome and maintains best function!

3002 tii · 05-30-2014, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by banks334

Right, but I have read that installing aftermarket dampeners can create additional positive camber.

I am also concerned with rubbing with the wider tires up front (235/35?40?/18) and aftermarket suspension with roughly a 1in drop (swift springs). I have read that camber plates raise the perch of the shock creating clearance for wider tires. With that being said, if I do install camber plates with a new strut setup, wont the camber plates negate any drop the springs provide? I think the 1in drop looks awesome and maintains best function!

Lowering the car if anything would add negative camber but more so in the rear. The issue with 235/40 generally is that the overall diameter is about half inch taller, and less so about the width. Camber plates can add height but it's negligible.

bNks334 · 05-30-2014, 10:43 AM

Alright, awesome. There is so much info out there and on these forums, but it's hard to find out what actually works and whats for function over looks.

andrey_gta · 07-11-2014, 08:59 PM

Beautiful drop

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05-29-2014, 09:41 PM	#26
bNks334 Major 427 Rep 957 Posts Drives: '11 135i (N55) Join Date: May 2014 Location: New York iTrader: (1)	That is pretty much the suspension/tire setup I am looking into installing. You mention in another thread that you did not need camber plates. do you have any idea what your alignment specs look like? Can you achieve -1.5* camber with this setup without camber plates?
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05-30-2014, 10:43 AM	#30
bNks334 Major 427 Rep 957 Posts Drives: '11 135i (N55) Join Date: May 2014 Location: New York iTrader: (1)	Alright, awesome. There is so much info out there and on these forums, but it's hard to find out what actually works and whats for function over looks.
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07-11-2014, 08:59 PM	#31
andrey_gta Brigadier General 298 Rep 4,040 Posts Drives: 130i coupé ;) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bimmerpost iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 128i [10.00]	Beautiful drop __________________ 128i Sport 6MT converted to Euro 130i spec, 3.73 diff, tuned by evolve ~220 whp 207 wtq(ft-lb) SAE In-progress: //M front arm, M3 rack, e36M lip Wishlist: Coils, n55 mnts, headers, LSD, e60 finn diff "The 1-series is the last car that BMW engineered before the Germans, as a car-making culture, fell out of love with driving." - R&T 2013 135is
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