99 z3 2.8l roadster

[Sijray21]

The z has some new shoes.

I had a desire for the Apex Arc8 wheels on the z3 for a while after seeing them on a few other z3s on the forums. I originally thought of the 17s as I thought it fit the car better, but that would've been mostly thinking about the track (which I'm not planning on doing). I definitely wanted the deeper profile all around with a staggered setup to fit the car better.

When the group buy for the 18s came up I jumped on it early. I installed the front camber kit specifically for this type of setup. I thought about just getting the wheels and adding tires later down the road, but since the Michelin PS4S were available with free mounting and balancing so I just got those too. The only other tire available to be mounted and balanced for free was much cheaper (Federal RSRR), but since it's mostly a street cruiser I wanted better characteristics for road noise. I tried to compare prices with lower priced tires online, but when factoring in m&b costs plus the lower quality tire I found the the differences to be marginal marginal. Plus I didn't have to worry about a shop scratching up the wheel's finish.

The bronze finish for the wheels was a preference of mine since the car is silver (not a color I like) and since I'm not willing to paint it or wrap it I wanted to add a bit more color to the car.

So far the suspension setup is:
Koni Sport shocks (set fairly soft)
H&R sport springs
KMAC Stage 1 camber plates (3* set to the front)
Apex Arc8 bronze wheels
18x9 et30 front wrapped in 235/40 Michelin PS4S
18x9.5 et 35 rear wrapped in 265/35 Michelin PS4S

I'll add better pictures after I clean her up and take her for a spin.

I'll tackle the welding issue soon, but since I need to drop everything of the powertrain behind the transmission plus the rear subframe for that I may look to repair/modify anything else there, too. I'm thinking of using that time to replace the shifter bushings, the seal for the gear selector, and possibly find an aftermarket exhaust system.