Safari? In the states? What are you looking at? Trash pandas?

 

Hardmotorsport built a safari style 330, check out that build

AC Schnitzer did an Xi back in the day too if you can find the specs on that one

 

Hardmotorsport built a safari style 330, check out that build

AC Schnitzer did an Xi back in the day too if you can find the specs on that one

I watched that whole video, that was kind of painful to watch. The start of the build with him crossthreading a wheel bolt, then dude just packed the entire inside of a fender with caulk for some reason? What on earth for? They have a welder and were filling in the gaps then just got out the ol' caulk gun and went ham. I'm all for a rally car but that poor thing didn't deserve that.

 

So, I watched part two and it really didn't get better nor did it look graceful offroad. That car is not long for this world at all.

So if you were going to do it there are better ways and the correct tools. Firstly before yoy go twisting a chassis like that, subframe reinforcements at minimum would be a must. A reinforcement of the strut mounts would also be in order. Being rwd a locker of some kind in the rear would be crucial as well, if you watch their second video you can see the car getting hung up constantly due to the open differential.

As far as tires are concerned, you can check how large you can clear before cutting yourself with a tape measure. Turn the wheels to full lock both directions and use a tape measure to see how much room you have. Then do the same with the suspension unloaded, and then at full compression at all 4 corners. Be sure to measure at the inside edge of the tire and the outside. Take the smallest measurement and multiply by two, and add it to the current diameter of your tires to get your max diameter. If you are going to cut, you can take the same measurements but factor in how much room each cut would add. The rest is just how skilled you are with body work.

Lift wise I'm not sure how high you can go before it will no longer align camber properly. Mabey an inch?

 

Those videos from hardmotorsport were painful to watch. I'm sure they were just hamming it up for the camera, but it just made them all look like a bunch of incompetent idiots.

 

Hey I trying to find a wide body kit for my 330i but I haven’t been able to find any body kits that are actually wide, had any one found anything like that or would I have to get it custom or do it myself?

 

Very hard to find custom body stuff nowadays being the e46 platform is over 20 years old now.

 

M3 fenders front and back? You’re going to have to cut the fenders in the rear no matter what you do if you want wider tires.

 

Yea I was planning on it I gonna try and run 255/55r17 with the rims having negative offset

 

I'm running 255/35/18's all around on a square set of Style 67's (fronts) on a mildly lowered 330xi. No rubbing at all.

 

Did you do anything to get them to fit or did you just through them on?

 

No modifications at all.

 

Nice

 

Any where I can get a lift kit for my 330i? I know it’s weird to want a lifted 330i but it’s my daily and I keep getting stuck in snow so I wanna lift it and put bigger tires on but I can’t seem to find a lift kit anywhere, any ideas?

 

stuck in snow

summer tires

weird to want a lifted 330i

asking for an accident.

Also sounds like you're looking at an irrational solution for an easily solved problem. If you truly want to build a Baja BMW then by all means do so.

Otherwise this seems like a troll post.

 

googled 'e46 lift kit'

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basically youre just going to add spacers to the strut mounts, rear shock mount, and spring pad
you might be able to mix and match e83 rear springs/arms, wagon spring, etc to get more lift.

 

there is a part number for 10mm rear spring rubber spring spacer

 

yes, rear spring pads:
5mm # 33 53 1 136 385
7.5mm # 33 53 1 136 386
9mm # 33 53 1 127 224
10mm # 33 53 1 136 387
14.5mm #33 53 1 094 754

also, e90 strut spacer ~20mm

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-bmw-parts/front-suspension-shim-priced-each/31306779671/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl8ibhI7h_QIV3TizAB3u9wc1EAQYAiABEgIqX_D_BwE

or a generic spacer (30mm)

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So you want this.....

 

Kinda yea lol

 

Maybe try snow tires instead

 

Maybe even some decent all seasons, I've got half worn Continentals and only got stuck once. Driving on summer tires in freezing temps is asking for an accident.

 

The tires I want to put on are 255/55/17 winter tires

 

When SUV's are the new trend, but you don't want to ditch your E46

 

Why not just lift the X3 or X5? haha

 

What tires are you currently getting stuck with?

 

205/45r17 summer tires that I have had for a while now

 

Well, that contributes significantly to you getting stuck, then. With RWD in a winter climate, you should install dedicated winter tires if you expect to remain mobile in snow deep enough where a lift would come into play. Lifting the car, on the other hand, will destroy the car's handling 100% of the time you drive, for a benefit you will need only .0001% of the time, and cost more.

 

I am not looking for a ton of lift and I know putting bigger tires on would give me some more lift but I was just exploring options

 

Hi I know i already made a discussion about this but I want to Safari my 2003 bmw 330i. I know it’s rear wheel drive but idc it makes for more fun and pisses people off, but I don’t know what I am doing cause there is no videos except for one channel and I didn’t really like the way they did it and they gave no information about how they did it. There are no lift kits out there except for suspension spacers and so I thought I could just take all the suspension parts off a x5 or x3 and just slap them on to the e46 but I don’t know how to do that or where to start and there ain’t nothing about anyone doing that so I don’t know what I am gonna do. I also can’t find any actual wide body kits for the e46 and the wheels I want to put on the car are 255/55/17or 18s so idk asking for ideas plz🙏