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    Posted: 04-December-2004 at 11:29

" And all because the lady loves "       18"   

now its just getting sexual!

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I bet he ran over Kittens too![/QUOTE]

 

       Nice one richard...    Made me laugh

               " And all because the lady loves "       18"   

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Originally posted by dt_evo dt_evo wrote:

I knew a guy once who ran standard rims on his e30 m3.


Everything was fine until one day he fitted 18s.


Within seconds his handling became so bad he crashed into a busload of nuns.


All because he ran 18s.



I bet he ran over Kittens too!
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Points: 14 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03-December-2004 at 18:41

I knew a guy once who ran standard rims on his e30 m3.

Everything was fine until one day he fitted 18s.

Within seconds his handling became so bad he crashed into a busload of nuns.

All because he ran 18s.
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Points: 971 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03-December-2004 at 16:45
When I read all this something occurs to me.

Its funny how when the car is virtually standard that its "Race car suspension" but when you start wanting to modify the car and change something to a more aggressive / focused setup the standard car is "nothing like the DTM cars"

Just made me chuckle

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Originally posted by 215DMX 215DMX wrote:

Daryl, what did you do regards air filter?

 

I had ITG make one up, they had done 1or 2 before.

Fits in the front of the snorkel, then i had a sandwich plate made to keep it all together.
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18's surely make the car handle better on the track?

You want the 15's/16's on the road.

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Points: 1780 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-December-2004 at 13:36
Daryl, what did you do regards air filter?
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Points: 2124 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-December-2004 at 13:03
Whatever about 18's....check out that sweet carbon intake, gots ta get me one for my car......absolute quality mate
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HERE, HERE !!!!!!!!!!    18" FOR ME !!!!!!!!    AND ONE OF THOSE GROUP A / DTM BADGES LIKE OFF A PROPER ///M3...  Click to view full size image
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In response to a DTM car having 18” wheels, yes – as others have mention a DTM car totally different animal to a E30 M3 road car and is used on super smooth german racetracks etc - there is no need to go into this discussion further.  I don’t want to & didn’t mean to offend anyone, sorry if i did.  I was just giving my opinion.  I used to have a E36 325 Coupe with 17” AC Schnitzer wheels, lowered with new eibach dampers, springs etc [plus AC schitnzer rear bumper spoiler, M-Tech kit etc].  It really looked the part, had a great stance [far nicer than any E36 M3 I ever saw] but it was a total nightmare on anything but really smooth A roads.

 

The 18” on the silver car posted certainly look the part, no denying that  & you could stick on the 15/16’s if you wanted to take your car to a track etc

 

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Personally I prefer 18" wheels for handling , the tyre walls are smaller so you dont get the tyre bending under so can corner faster , if it gets too firm with no 'springing effect' you could always fit softer springs , I prefer to run as bigger wheels as possible so you can run bigger brakes , so much better stopping.

With bigger diameter wheels , as the outside radius is flatter you will get more tyre on the ground , a bigger footprint if you like , so more grip.

I think the cars look awesome on 18's , each to his/her own , it would be a bit boring if we all liked the same thing

 

The only downside is our crap roads which you will get tramlining
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Points: 5445 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-December-2004 at 11:46
.....yes but DTM cars did run on 18" rims.
The road M3 might have something in common with a DTM car (the Badge?) but it's a completly different car under the skin and purpose build to race.Look here for some details.
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Points: 468 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-December-2004 at 11:19

Agreed

Circumvent the argument; have one set of 15/16'' for driving and the 18''s for show then we're all happy.
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Yes to true on all counts...

" She looks good though "
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Points: 791 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-December-2004 at 11:04
The point about 35 section tyres above all else is that they are bloody uncomfortable for day to day use.  Too firm - no "springing effect", but it's your car.  It's up to you.
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Points: 468 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-December-2004 at 11:01
IMHO these cars are all about the sensitivity of steering and suspension responses and this can be easily upset. Slap on some 18'' wheels and you'll dull those responses if not ruin them altogether. That said I can stand back and admire a great looking set of larger wheels on a car if that's your thing. I appreciate that looks are as important, if not more important, than how the car drives for some people. But not me.
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Points: 42 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-December-2004 at 10:45

Was not comparing a Group A / DTM car to a road car, just that at some level 18" wheels had been put on to ///M3s.

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Points: 468 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-December-2004 at 10:33

Yes, but the DTM track cars were massively strengthened to counter loadings arising under race conditions and running bigger wheel combinations and almost solid suspension. They also ran on surfaces somewhat smoother than good old British Tarmac.

Put on some 18'' race BBS wheels and your car will look fantastic. As for the ride and detrimental effect I can only guess it'll be awful.



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