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[Maseroche]

That has to look like one of the best wheel combos that I've seen on an M3!

[jeff@autocouture]

Originally Posted by img

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=423572

very nice

[ring007]

Great look on your car.

[Darth335]

Those Wheels are Sexual Chocolate

[nuzey]

Oh man I love those wheels! Looks so good

[Malek@MRF]

Thanks for all the compliments guys, its much appreciated!

To answer some questions:

1) I will take better and bigger pics for all of you this coming week. I have another surprise for the M3 community as well.

2) Suspension is a ZCP equipped car. The details of the suspension modifications are posted in the original thread as well. But cliffs notes version is H&R springs, E36 M3 front bump stops and modified upper guide support and custom rear spring "pad" and no spring pad in the front, instead with a hand made thrust washer.

3) Car does not rub, but it needs to be realigned again, the toe seems a bit off. I will report back on the fitment of the wheels. The wheels have a 15mm spacer on the rear making it a net ET10 offset wheel from the original ET25. Fronts have no spacer.

4)The 275-35-19 tire should fit just fine as the 265 has plenty of clearance and has never rubbed on anything no matter what I have put the car through.

5) I will take more pictures of the color combo as well. Sadly enough, pictures never depict bamboo beige correctly, but I will do the best I can with the DSLR. Its a stunning combo that brings a touch of classy to an already aggressive exterior and personality the car naturally has.

6) Eibach springs are almost no different in drop in comparison to a ZCP car. It is very hard to tell the difference. The rear pretty much doesnt change at all. My favorite spring for the M3 out of all the ones we have worked with are the H&R's mated to E36 stops and the upper guide support modification. It suits the ZCP cars pretty much perfectly and non ZCP cars very well.

I also hope some of you will see it in person, it really looks so much better in real life, then again, the pictures were taken in low lighting and bad angles. I'll do a better job next time with the photos this week.

How I got the fitment to work? I actually calculated the camber angles of the car when the suspension compresses to understand how much room there is/isn't when the suspension is loaded. Naturally the suspension develops negative camber in the rear when compressed, so I used this to my advantage, but in order to maximize the looks and fitment, I had to know exactly how much it was going to camber inward, this way I could mathematically choose the proper fitments of spacer and tire. This was one of the harder parts.

As for the front, a camber kit will allow me to run a 275-35 without any issue, but I will test the rear wheels on the front for fun to make sure it fits without any sort of kit or modification. If it does, the 265-35 fronts will be removed and the car will be 100% squared up.

-Malek

[slicer]

Originally Posted by Malekreza11

As for the front, a camber kit will allow me to run a 275-35 without any issue, but I will test the rear wheels on the front for fun to make sure it fits without any sort of kit or modification. If it does, the 265-35 fronts will be removed and the car will be 100% squared up.

-Malek

I will be amazed if you are able to weasel a 275/35 in the front without rubbing. I have 275/30's on the front of my car with some rubbing on the fender liner at near full lock. Not a huge issue but I have to think a 275/35 will tear up the liner pretty bad. I don't see how any level of camber could fix that. I guess you could just limit your turning radius.

[kitw]

I'm shocked that this fits! it sure didn't on my E90 M3!

[Nexlevmm]

wow dude that rear looks beefy!

[kitw]

Originally Posted by slicer

I will be amazed if you are able to weasel a 275/35 in the front without rubbing. I have 275/30's on the front of my car with some rubbing on the fender liner at near full lock. Not a huge issue but I have to think a 275/35 will tear up the liner pretty bad. I don't see how any level of camber could fix that. I guess you could just limit your turning radius.

I wonder if the ZCP has a different fender liner, this is where my car rubbed too.

[kitw]

Originally Posted by Malekreza11

6) Eibach springs are almost no different in drop in comparison to a ZCP car. It is very hard to tell the difference.

My eibach Prokits were *waay* lower than ZCP, almost 1/2", more than a full "finger" of wheel gap, both front and rear. ZCP is about the same as my Dinan setup, after it settled.

[WERKE]

Look incredible; you'r the man

[Malek@MRF]

Originally Posted by kitw

My eibach Prokits were *waay* lower than ZCP, almost 1/2", more than a full "finger" of wheel gap, both front and rear. ZCP is about the same as my Dinan setup, after it settled.

Well, half an inch to 1 finger change in ride height is really a minor change. Like I said, its not substantial enough to warrant the change.

The ZCP springs are better suited to the EDC ZCP shocks as well. The H&R's are a far better choice for ZCP cars as far as aesthetics and performance.

[Malek@MRF]

Originally Posted by kitw

I wonder if the ZCP has a different fender liner, this is where my car rubbed too.

The fender liners are the exact same. There is no difference.

Your car may have different alignment settings than my car which will slightly effect lock to lock clearance inside the wheel well.

I can rack up the car sometime soon and get you my settings if it helps at all.

[WolfeS2K]

SICK......Good Job!

[WolfeS2K]

[/QUOTE]

My favorite...could use some better lighting but who cares!!

[Dntlvet]

nice

[kitw]

Originally Posted by Malekreza11

Well, half an inch to 1 finger change in ride height is really a minor change. Like I said, its not substantial enough to warrant the change.

The ZCP springs are better suited to the EDC ZCP shocks as well. The H&R's are a far better choice for ZCP cars as far as aesthetics and performance.

Have you looked at your front suspension to see how much travel you have left before you hit the stock? The ZCP suspension I measured had the same amount of travel as the regular car (due to a slightly shorter strut) which was 3/4". The H&R lower the car by over an inch, which means even with the shortened upper mounts, you are on the stops. That's why I wouldn't run H&Rs on any E9x.

The Eibachs with E36 M3 bumpstops on my regular EDC struts (about 1/4" longer than your ZCP struts in the front) had about 1/4" of travel before the stops. (3/4" travel + 1/2" from the e36 M3 bumpstop - 1" from the Eibachs) With shaved upper mounts, you have 1/2" which is almost enough. The Dinan suspension has 3/4" + 1/2" from the e36 m3 bumpstops + 1/4" from shaved upper mounts, - 3/4" lowering = stock travel)

I run -1.9 degrees of camber and zero toe up front. The tires don't rub on the side (and stock calls for a touch of toe in for stability up front). I didn't change SAI or caster.

You might have better roads where you around, I'd say 80% of the time, my Eibachs rode just fine. It was the larger bumps that really upset the car, the EDC shocks don't have enough rebound damping to control that much bumpstop usage. (since our stops are nice and progressive, they load up, but with the car that low, they loaded up too quickly.)

BTW... aesthetically, I really like the stance of your car. I just wish running that low was practical, I don't think I could run much thinner a stack height in the front without rubbing.

[Malek@MRF]

Originally Posted by kitw

Have you looked at your front suspension to see how much travel you have left before you hit the stock? The ZCP suspension I measured had the same amount of travel as the regular car (due to a slightly shorter strut) which was 3/4". The H&R lower the car by over an inch, which means even with the shortened upper mounts, you are on the stops. That's why I wouldn't run H&Rs on any E9x.

The Eibachs with E36 M3 bumpstops on my regular EDC struts (about 1/4" longer than your ZCP struts in the front) had about 1/4" of travel before the stops. (3/4" travel + 1/2" from the e36 M3 bumpstop - 1" from the Eibachs) With shaved upper mounts, you have 1/2" which is almost enough. The Dinan suspension has 3/4" + 1/2" from the e36 m3 bumpstops + 1/4" from shaved upper mounts, - 3/4" lowering = stock travel)

I run -1.9 degrees of camber and zero toe up front. The tires don't rub on the side (and stock calls for a touch of toe in for stability up front). I didn't change SAI or caster.

You might have better roads where you around, I'd say 80% of the time, my Eibachs rode just fine. It was the larger bumps that really upset the car, the EDC shocks don't have enough rebound damping to control that much bumpstop usage. (since our stops are nice and progressive, they load up, but with the car that low, they loaded up too quickly.)

BTW... aesthetically, I really like the stance of your car. I just wish running that low was practical, I don't think I could run much thinner a stack height in the front without rubbing.

There is a measured 13-14mm of shock travel on the front struts before it hits the stops. That is a good amount of functional travel for these dampers. We have done hours of extensive research on this aspect and would not be recommending this to the community if it made the car worse.

The car is not on the stops when at static position. Every car will hit the stops at some point, even stock. It is engineered this way. The factory stop is part of the suspension, they are not only used a safety measure for the dampers.

To make a clarification, the car is equipped with E36 M3 stops, modified supports, not one or the other.

If you were local, I could show you.

-Malek

[Mark's M]

Wow....love it!!! Very, very nicely done.

[Singletrack]

Looks great. Pictures never capture this properly either; bet it looks incredible in person. Did you do it more for looks or the track?

[Malek@MRF]

Originally Posted by Singletrack

Looks great. Pictures never capture this properly either; bet it looks incredible in person. Did you do it more for looks or the track?

A little combination of both. I knew that this setup would give the M3 additional grip up front and it was greatly for performance. I love the fact that it feels more athletic and willing now compared to before. The car feels like it is on its toes and responds better to my inputs and where I want it to go. While I was at it, I wanted to do something new, never done before and refreshing (to me at least). I have always had silver, polished or machined wheels, so I just wanted to step away from the standard classy timeless silver look.

It suits the car better this way aesthetically because my side grills are gloss black, the kidneys are gloss black, it has the BMW performance MkII spoiler and the stock shadow-line trim is gloss black. I just wanted the car to have a central consistent theme, and this was a good way to top it off for now. I will take better pictures. Just been swamped getting things ready for MFest and my booth at Bimmerfest.

I hope that explains my reasoning a little better.

-Malek