Mike Goble
Well-Known Member
It dried up enough to go out and take things apart and test fit the E28 rear axle. Surprisingly, it lined up on all three stock mounting positions.
I guess it's I'll be putting some 255's on the rear in a while.
No offense, but why? There's absolutely no benefit to tires that wide on a Bav.
You're just adding more rolling resistance. Unless you really like the look of a wide tire, a 225 is more than you'll ever need. Actually a 205 is good for both economy and traction. It sounds like you're going more for looks though.
Well then, I don't think I'm gonna be the first guy here to modify my car just for looks. Also, the word 'need' seems a little out of place. Do we really 'need' leather seats, nice paint, 16" rims, lowering springs, euro bumpers, etc?
I got my inspiration from Bill Arnold, and he used 245's around. I only have 235's on the front so to average out like Bill I'll put 255's on the back. I already own the tires, Michelin PS2's, helluva deal off Craigslist in LA, so it's not any sort of a major investment.
Road racing in Mexico was a pretty good school for me as to tire selection, and I can't think of any instance where a smaller tire resulted in better times.
Seriously, WTF does this have to do with anything?In addition to my Bavaria, I have a 1967 Nova wagon, one of 2700 V-8 wagons made in 67, very rare, and it has a Golde folding cloth sunroof installed by the dealer in 1967, making it basically a one of a kind car.
Ok....back on track.. Mike, I assume you are changing just the diff right, not the complete subframe with diff attached? I was confused when shock talk was in the conversion changes. So it sounds as if the E28 diff will essentially bolt in to our coupes with minor changes to brake lines etc..Is that correct?
Ok....back on track.. Mike, I assume you are changing just the diff right, not the complete subframe with diff attached? I was confused when shock talk was in the conversion changes. So it sounds as if the E28 diff will essentially bolt in to our coupes with minor changes to brake lines etc..Is that correct?
I used the stock E28 trailing arms with the dogbone.Glad this came back around. I have read it earlier and have a question. What are the trailing arm options for the conversion? I am assuming The E3 trailing arms were retained in this case. Thanks!