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Please can you state what is written on the front and rear wheels regarding the ET, the rear 17 x 9" style 18 wheels were fitted to 5 series e39 cars and have an ET of 26, the z3 was fitted with 17 x 8.5" rears with an ET of 41
Many thanks
Bill
Hi Bill,
Quite right,
The rears are 8 1/2 x 17 1092508
Fronts 7 1/2 x 17 1182732
The new steels are 7 1/2 x 17 EH2 6783330 176001 34/10
Having pictures of your car to bounce ideas off is great,
I'm planning to fit some fondmetal 7 x 15" Jaguar alloys with an ET of 20, they will be 15mm wider at the front than yours and 23mm narrower if I swap to the Z4 hubs to bring the rear track in
Having pictures of your car to bounce ideas off is great,
I'm planning to fit some fondmetal 7 x 15" Jaguar alloys with an ET of 20, they will be 15mm wider at the front than yours and 23mm narrower if I swap to the Z4 hubs to bring the rear track in
Nice looking wheels, if you can get them to sit in the arches nicely, they'll look great, especially with the spinners.
Bob.
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I'm happy with the appearance and the way it sits in the arches so these are what I'm going with. A mix of modern tyre sizes and traditional looks.
Next job is to start adapting the centre towers to fit with the spinners.
Like all my projects, I need a lot of help from good mechanics/painter etc. I have the ideas but not always the ability. It's nice to be able to use this one whilst it's progressing.
Just a little note to say that I'm pleased with the lower suspension but after a very short distance one of the rear s/abs top mounts, which looked fine at the time, has failed. I've had both sides replaced to be on the safe side and would suggest you consider this yourself if lowering.
Do you think the mounts have broken because your new suspension is firmer than standard, or is it so low that it's bottoming out and transferring the load to the shell?
It's not been bottoming out so i assume it's a combination of firmer suspension and being pulled about when things were changed.
It's had genuine BMW replacement mounts fitted so hopefully it won't happen again.
Having just looked at the yellow one, and also appreciating its authenticity, Bob's car looks meaner, lower and more purposeful from where I am standing!! This looks like an improvement on the original lines!
Any one else agree?
Having just looked at the yellow one, and also appreciating its authenticity, Bob's car looks meaner, lower and more purposeful from where I am standing!! This looks like an improvement on the original lines!
Any one else agree?
I think that Dan and Chris have done a wonderful job, and as very good as it is, I can't see how it could look better than the original due to the constraints enforced by the Z3 such as position of windscreen, it's size, and angle, and those damn strut towers.
The 250GT Berlinetta has been voted by many for over 50 years as the prettiest car ever, and looking at 1953GT one can see why. That the Tribute SWB is as good as it is, is praise indeed to Chris and Dan's excellent work.
Tribute must have the best catalogue of pretty Italian cars of anyone apart from Pininfarina, and the fact that they continue to make new models that even Enzo didn't do, is fantastic.
Just a little note to say that I'm pleased with the lower suspension but after a very short distance one of the rear s/abs top mounts, which looked fine at the time, has failed. I've had both sides replaced to be on the safe side and would suggest you consider this yourself if lowering.
cheers, Bob.
A bit late to help you after the event, but a quick Google shows this is a common failure after fitting updated dampers, and that E46 M3 mounts are used as a reasonable cost upgrade.
Powerflex sell an upgraded polybush replacement, though they're £85 a pair http://www.powerflex.co.uk/road-series/products/Z3+%281994+-+2002%29-603/1.html
I've cut down the spinner towers and sleeved them inside and out to regain the strength. On the outside with a piece of alloy tube from a scrap light fitting and on the inside with guttering downpipe, and fixed with body panel glue.
The 5 large holes were opened out and will surround the wheel nuts but not interfere with them
The 5 smaller holes were drilled to line up with the small holes in the wheel. Short studs will be welded into the holes in the wheels and the towers will be held on with acorn nuts.
A bit of adjusting and some better paint and hopefully they'll look ok.
Cheers, Bob.
If anyone else wants towers to play about with. I should be able to get them for a reasonable price.
