E9X M3 Series ZCP wheels on E46 CSL?

[DazBlackCSL]

Wheel Tappers and Shunters Cul-de-Sac

Lol :wink:

[cslsuperfan]

fab paintwork

shimmy,
what's your secret with the coachwork?

cesil's looking brill, how can this be when you track more than a btcc driver.

:thumbs:

[3wheels3]

:hahaha:

Group purchase on household paint !

lol :hahaha:

[shimmy]

shimmy,
what's your secret with the coachwork?

cesil's looking brill, how can this be when you track more than a btcc driver.

:thumbs:

After 5 years I had to get a front end respray....but now even that's lookin dodgy

[AlexGTT]

shimmy,
what's your secret with the coachwork?

cesil's looking brill, how can this be when you track more than a btcc driver.

:thumbs:

Picture tells 1000 lies eh Shim? :smt023

[Niel333]

Maybe a stupid question, but is is ZCP wheels the same as on the 1M?

[shimmy]

shimmy,
what's your secret with the coachwork?

cesil's looking brill, how can this be when you track more than a btcc driver.

:thumbs:

Glendog does more miles than some well known and loved BTCC drivers and he's on a ship

Maybe a stupid question, but is is ZCP wheels the same as on the 1M?

I believe so.

[Niel333]

It looks great!

[cslsuperfan]

tyres stretched

shimmy,
forgive my thickness what do you mean by tyres looking stretched on the new rims.:wanker:

[shimmy]

shimmy,
forgive my thickness what do you mean by tyres looking stretched on the new rims.:wanker:

Not sure on the smiley ..... But it means that if you put say 235 tyres on a 8.5j rim the tyre sits vertical on the sidewall and you get rubber protecting the rim edge, but if you then out the same 235 tyre on a 9.0j rim the tyre has to stretch an extra 1/2 inch where it sits but it still has the same 235 tread width so the tyre wall angles out to the rim, making it looked stretched.

Very popular with the show and shine guys, they like to see the rim sticking out:thumbs:

[northernjim]

Not sure on the smiley .....its a wanker smiley Shimmy, you of allpeople should know that:hahaha: But it means that if you put say 235 tyres on a 8.5j rim the tyre sits vertical on the sidewall and you get rubber protecting the rim edge, but if you then out the same 235 tyre on a 9.0j rim the tyre has to stretch an extra 1/2 inch where it sits but it still has the same 235 tread width so the tyre wall angles out to the rim, making it looked stretched.

your 235's on a 9" should turn in very crisply now?


my car came with 225's on 8.5j, now on correct 8j its not so sharp ( like me some would say before you start:hahaha

[shimmy]

Here's paul46 car which shows what I mean.

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Here's paul46 car which shows what I mean.

Not the sort of thing you see on track day cars

[Niel333]

your 235's on a 9" should turn in very crisply now?


my car came with 225's on 8.5j, now on correct 8j its not so sharp ( like me some would say before you start:hahaha

So do I understand this correctly, a more streched setup will be better for track??

[northernjim]

So do I understand this correctly, a more streched setup will be better for track??

Not exactly. I'm no expert but as I understand it, you need the 'right' amount of stretch.... Too much and then the sidewalls cannot give you any compliance, too little and the tyre rolls around too much...

So 225 on 8.5 feels good ( on the road - not driving too fast) but I think it will lose grip on track before a car with 225 on 8"
235 is perfect on 8.5
255 on 8.5 will give you more braking ( as it's wider) but at the expense of cornering ( tyre is too wide to be held in place 'correctly' )

It depends on the brand, the suspension set up and how you like to drive too - this is what I think - and that could all be wrong :-D