» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | | 11-16-2011, 09:59 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 295 | Which top hats for Rokkor coilovers? Soo im buying a set of Rokkor Coilovers for my ti cause i want to slam it real low and i need top hats for the front, but im not sure which ones i need or where to get them. ive been told that the m3 top hats will work and the 325i top hats will work. can anyone enlighten me on this and if they have any suggestions on which to get and where? thanks -zach | | | 11-16-2011, 10:54 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: MD/PA/DC Posts: 1,629 | I would suggest caster camber plates. The stock parts do not allow adjustment, and with a ridiculous drop, you will need adjustability to get he alignment anywhere near spec. All non M E36 top hats are the same. __________________ No more ti. | | | 11-17-2011, 01:31 AM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 295 | Yea thats what i was thinking since im going pretty low i would need to be able to adjust the camber for allignment, Do they have to be from an e36 m3? because i have seen adjustable camber plates for like the 318i and other 3 series are they all able compatible or do only certain ones fit the ti? and any suggestions on where to buy them? thanks -zach | | | 11-17-2011, 02:59 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: MD/PA/DC Posts: 1,629 | All the E36 front end parts are the same. 318i,318is, 325, 328. Just get em for the E36 and you'll be fine. A note about the ti rear suspension. It's not adjustable, so when you slam it the camber and toe go way out of whack. There are weld in adjustment kits, just a PITA. __________________ No more ti. Last edited by familytruckster; 11-17-2011 at 03:01 AM. | | | 11-17-2011, 03:02 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 295 | awesome thanks, and also thank you for the bad start up thread i admire the help -zach | | | 12-21-2011, 04:58 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: West Palm Beach,Florida Posts: 261 | hey plank you should document the intillation and wats needed to see how i can do this later x) __________________ I<3MY TI | | | 12-21-2011, 06:43 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 874 | any E36 top hat will work, the installation is pretty straight forward im no mechanic and i did it myself took me a few hours and done. dont forget to buy new top hats and rear shock mounts. some ppl buy m3 top hats to help the camber. hella flush if you ever need help with something im just down the road :P LOL not literally but closer than many __________________ Mods: 325is zender spoiler, 3" carbon fiber antenna, 5% tints rear windows, black out grills, Fogged air intake, Ds1 wheels, Rokkor coilovers, bilstein rear shocks, blacked out tails and home made angel eyes | | | 12-22-2011, 02:29 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: West Palm Beach,Florida Posts: 261 | lol yea im jw wat ill need to install them __________________ I<3MY TI | | | 12-22-2011, 02:40 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 295 | Yea I could do a right up if I ever get around to it, and I'm still not positive if you have to use camber plates or not, I was told you do since its soo much of a drop but any e36 top hat will fit they are all compatible __________________ Aerodynamics are for those who can not build engines | | | 12-22-2011, 02:49 AM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: West Palm Beach,Florida Posts: 261 | Quote: Originally Posted by planksta Yea I could do a right up if I ever get around to it, and I'm still not positive if you have to use camber plates or not, I was told you do since its soo much of a drop but any e36 top hat will fit they are all compatible | idk if ill need them i put e39 rims on my car so the offset is there already __________________ I<3MY TI | | | 12-22-2011, 03:34 AM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 295 | dope!! see im going with a set of bbs rz's and im going with about a 15mm spacer in the rear and a 8mm in the front, so the offset is gunna be pretty close to the fenders but im gunna run stretched tires like a 205/40/16 and then just drop the bitch as close as i can without rubbin hahah, brian(eurohb) did basically the same thing only his spacers are a bit thicker, his car has great stance, and he used camber plates off an m3 to deal with the tremendous drop i may just buy a cheaper set of camber plates cause there really pricy __________________ Aerodynamics are for those who can not build engines | | | 12-22-2011, 05:19 AM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: West Palm Beach,Florida Posts: 261 | Quote: Originally Posted by planksta dope!! see im going with a set of bbs rz's and im going with about a 15mm spacer in the rear and a 8mm in the front, so the offset is gunna be pretty close to the fenders but im gunna run stretched tires like a 205/40/16 and then just drop the bitch as close as i can without rubbin hahah, brian(eurohb) did basically the same thing only his spacers are a bit thicker, his car has great stance, and he used camber plates off an m3 to deal with the tremendous drop i may just buy a cheaper set of camber plates cause there really pricy | u think ill need camber plates?? __________________ I<3MY TI | | | 12-22-2011, 05:37 AM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 295 | Quote: Originally Posted by HellaFlushTI u think ill need camber plates?? | See I have heard both ways, some ppl have told me that just the normal top hats will be fine and then others tell me that you need camber plates, I think its because some ppl have different offsets, the ppl with a normal offset get away with the normal top hats because it wont be that camber, but those like me who want to get a low offset and push the rims out need the camber plates or else the rims will be at to much of an angle and it will burn the tires to quickly on one side and cause alignment problems, anyway camber plates are recommended and its probably not a bad idea to have them so your alignment is not out of whack __________________ Aerodynamics are for those who can not build engines | | | 12-22-2011, 11:26 PM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 2,525 | Rim offset has a very minor, if any affect on the camber of the tire. What people are telling you is that if you have a low offset tire, it sticks out much farther, and if you have significant negative camber, it may cause the tire to rub as the outside edge of the wheel will be higher relative to the inside edge. To fix this, you have to dial out some of that negative camber or open up the wheel wells. If you aren't concerned about running really high negative camber on the street, don't worry about camber plates. The only way to know if it will fit is to find somebody with the same setup, or test it yourself. High amounts of negative camber on the street will cause the car to be darty at highway speeds driving in a straight line, could cause the front end to tramline, and will cause excessive tire wear on the inside of the tire. By darty and tramlining I mean that the tire will want to follow grooves in the road, and seem to want to pull from side to side, but not always to the same side as if the toe alignment was off. | | | 12-22-2011, 11:53 PM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 295 | What he said^^ haha very helpful tip, if that's the case they probably aren't that much of a necessity, which is good because I didn't really want to get them anyway __________________ Aerodynamics are for those who can not build engines | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |