NovaGTE
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Fitted them lastweek, noticed when i went over an uneven surface that the rear rubbed; thought thats rather odd
Anyway on sat night i had two lads in the back and it rubbed like mad, its Standard height and BMW offer 17's and 18's as factory upgrades. So on Sunday i jacked the car up, (as had a lil rattle i wanted to sort) removed the rear drivers wheel only to find a coil on my suspension had snapped so the car is lower one side than the other hence the rubbing.
Spent a fortune in the last month
£400 on replacement rear window
£140 on new Radiator
New wheels and tyres
New starter motor
And now have to get some new rear springs that are gonna cost £135
Im now skint
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MatthewR
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Thatsa biatch
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Red_SXi
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Can't you get Eibach or Apex springs etc? get a whole new set for about the price of just the rears?
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3CorsaMeal
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Originally posted by NovaGTE
Anyway on sat night i had two lads in the back
did they cost you much? 
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Sam16v
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thats why i would never get 17's... not worth the hassle.
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NovaGTE
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Originally posted by Red_Sxi
Can't you get Eibach or Apex springs etc? get a whole new set for about the price of just the rears?
Yeh but then it'll be lowered and i'll have the same rubbin problem, the only place i can find that sells standard convertible springs is BMW
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Red_SXi
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Originally posted by SXi-Sam
thats why i would never get 17's... not worth the hassle.
Or you can't afford 17's
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MatthewR
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you dont have to go mad with a new set of springs just get a 30 drop or summat
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Sam16v
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thats why i would never get 17's... not worth the hassle.
Or you can't afford 17's
I can afford them, but wouldnt afford the maintenance of them, tyres etc...
.... being a student & everything 
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NovaGTE
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Yeah but there 235/45/17 on the rear and i fear any drop will stop me havin people in the back as its quite low at the rear standard
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MatthewR
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tyres would cost to much aswell, hmmm definatly a biatch
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NovaGTE
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Originally posted by SXi-Sam
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Originally posted by Red_Sxi
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Originally posted by SXi-Sam
thats why i would never get 17's... not worth the hassle.
Or you can't afford 17's
I can afford them, but wouldnt afford the maintenance of them, tyres etc...
.... being a student & everything
Im a student aswell
Well i get part worn's for £25 each, loads of tred left and a top brand tyre
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Sam16v
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congratulations.
thats still £100 even for crap tyres... i bet u go thro them like theres no 2moro, especially if tracking is out.
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Nismo
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Shoud have kept the ATR
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NovaGTE
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yeah
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Jambo
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Originally posted by SXi-Sam
congratulations.
thats still £100 even for crap tyres... i bet u go thro them like theres no 2moro, especially if tracking is out.
17"s are no hassle, if you acxtually bother paying to get the tracking done the tyres will last.
NEVER skimp on buying tyres this is the most silly thing you can do, its the ONLY part between your car and the road, basically one of the most important things on a car. Could save your life!
And In reference to the post, and NovaGTEs comments, BMW offer 17"s + 18"s as standard+ upgrades on the E36 3-series. So theres nothing wrong with having that size wheel on the car.
Did you also know that irmscher offer a 17" wheel for the corsa b?
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Nath
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Originally posted by SXi-Sam
congratulations.
thats still £100 even for crap tyres... i bet u go thro them like theres no 2moro, especially if tracking is out.
Do you think he is referring to a Corsa?
He drives a Bimmer Convertible. 318 i believe.
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Paul H
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shouldn't have problems on 17's on a bimmer.we get 318's with 18's and even 19's with a drop that don't rub at all.are you sure there the right offset???
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NovaGTE
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Yeah they are E36 wheels, there only rubbin on one side because part of the spring on that side has snapped, hence the buying new springs
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Sam16v
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Originally posted by Nath
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Originally posted by SXi-Sam
congratulations.
thats still £100 even for crap tyres... i bet u go thro them like theres no 2moro, especially if tracking is out.
Do you think he is referring to a Corsa?
He drives a Bimmer Convertible. 318 i believe.
who u talkin about
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