The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 386 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: FS: 2001 330ci Performance Package Re: FS: 2001 330ci Performance Package Experience with Kumho tires Re: Experience with Kumho tires Re: Experience with Kumho tires Re: Experience with Kumho tires Re: Experience with Kumho tires Re: Experience with Kumho tires Re: Experience with Kumho tires Re: Inner tie rod replacement - E36 Traling arm bushing
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 13:15:41 -0500 From: "Eric Giles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: FS: 2001 330ci Performance Package Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I also know that it is a Performance Package car and has M wheels, which I > do not believe are stock on the 330ci. Just an FYI-the performance package option was not available until the 2003 model year for the sedan, and '04 for the coupe. Your friends car has the sport package which came with the M Type 68 wheels. Is it steptronic or manual? Eric Giles '90 M3 '97 M3/4 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 15:17:02 -0400 From: Phil Marx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: "Stan Jackson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: FS: 2001 330ci Performance Package Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Interesting. I thought the performance package came out in 2003 on the sedan and not on the coupe until half-way through 2004. Could you have meant "sports package"? -Phil Stan Jackson Jr. wrote: >2001 BMW 330ci, silver with black interior, 85,000 miles, leather interior, >power sunroof, DVD in dash - also have original single CD radio that would >be included, has a few blemishes but otherwise in very good condition. >Asking $25,000. > >I also know that it is a Performance Package car and has M wheels, which I >do not believe are stock on the 330ci. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 14:33:01 -0700 From: Tom Childers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Experience with Kumho tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm sorry to ask this... I'm helping a friend get new tires for her 1991 325iC. She has 15 x 6.5 wheels, so we are looking at 205/50-15 tires, HR or VR rated. Kumho tires look inexpensive and and have good survey results on tirerack.com. I remember seeing comments on this list before about them, but for the life of me, I can't remember what folks have said. I'm looking at the ASX (WR-rated) for $64, 712's (VR) for $59 and 711's (HR) for $45. Dare I ask, does anyone have opinions, comments or war stories about Kumho tires? TIA, -tdc '88 M5 '98 M Roadster ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 17:05:52 -0700 From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Experience with Kumho tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Sat, Oct 02, 2004 at 02:33:01PM -0700, Tom Childers wrote: > Dare I ask, does anyone have opinions, comments or war stories about > Kumho tires? I just got a set of 712s for my e30 ragtop and they ride quietly and handle predictably. That being said, on the autox course they set up quite a howl for me and don't have near the stick that my old bald S-03s did. They are much more inexpensive though. I'll have to go back to my rally style turns to burn off more tread in a hurry so I can get back to something stickier. :) -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 22:26:57 -0400 From: Daniel Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Tom Childers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Experience with Kumho tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I currently have 712's on all three of my BMW's. I've even done 2 drivers schools in the E30 with them and they held up pretty well. No complaints really. Regards, Dan On Sat, 2 Oct 2004 14:33:01 -0700, Tom Childers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sorry to ask this... > > I'm helping a friend get new tires for her 1991 325iC. She has 15 x > 6.5 wheels, so we are looking at 205/50-15 tires, HR or VR rated. > > Kumho tires look inexpensive and and have good survey results on > tirerack.com. I remember seeing comments on this list before about > them, but for the life of me, I can't remember what folks have said. > I'm looking at the ASX (WR-rated) for $64, 712's (VR) for $59 and 711's > (HR) for $45. > > Dare I ask, does anyone have opinions, comments or war stories about > Kumho tires? > > TIA, > -tdc > > '88 M5 > '98 M Roadster ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:54:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Tom Childers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Experience with Kumho tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Daniel Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I currently have 712's on all three of my BMW's. I've even done 2 > drivers schools in the E30 with them and they held up pretty well. > No complaints really. I think if your friend is picky she? might not like the flat spotting if the car is parked for very long because you can feel it through the steering wheel, it goes away so just let her know. I beat the living tar out of my 712s at Putnam and they held up very well to the abuse. I was surprised as I wasn't too impressed with them on the street when I drove aggressively but after that school I would definitely recommend that tire. Price, as Rob mentioned, is the key here, you get a lot of performance for what you pay. I somehow doubt skinny 205 width tires on 6.5" rims will tramline much if any but I could be wrong. Carlos. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2004 22:41:42 -0400 From: matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Tom Childers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Experience with Kumho tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have about 15,000 on my 712s. They have become rather noisy and tramline quite a bit on the highway now. They also flat-spot when sitting for a long time. I drive my car about once a week and you can hear and feel the flat spots as they warm up and round back out. They were cheap and for that I cannot complain, but I would not buy them again. -Matt 1991 325iX Tom Childers wrote: > I'm sorry to ask this... > > I'm helping a friend get new tires for her 1991 325iC. She has 15 x > 6.5 wheels, so we are looking at 205/50-15 tires, HR or VR rated. > > Kumho tires look inexpensive and and have good survey results on > tirerack.com. I remember seeing comments on this list before about > them, but for the life of me, I can't remember what folks have said. > I'm looking at the ASX (WR-rated) for $64, 712's (VR) for $59 and > 711's (HR) for $45. > > Dare I ask, does anyone have opinions, comments or war stories about > Kumho tires? > > TIA, > -tdc > > '88 M5 > '98 M Roadster > > Search the > ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 23:17:08 -0500 From: "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Experience with Kumho tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 225/50-16 711s on an e28 535i. They handled well, tramlined pretty bad, and were shot at 17,000 miles - no track time. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Childers Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 4:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] Experience with Kumho tires I'm sorry to ask this... I'm helping a friend get new tires for her 1991 325iC. She has 15 x 6.5 wheels, so we are looking at 205/50-15 tires, HR or VR rated. Kumho tires look inexpensive and and have good survey results on tirerack.com. I remember seeing comments on this list before about them, but for the life of me, I can't remember what folks have said. I'm looking at the ASX (WR-rated) for $64, 712's (VR) for $59 and 711's (HR) for $45. Dare I ask, does anyone have opinions, comments or war stories about Kumho tires? TIA, -tdc '88 M5 '98 M Roadster Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________________________________ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2004 18:20:38 -0400 From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Experience with Kumho tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The 712s are a lot of tire for the money. I experimented with a set and found them to balance easily, ride smoothly and quietly, and handle extraordinarily well for the price. They are a very good-handling tire. Note that I have mentioned cost twice in the above statements. I took them off my M5 for one reason only; I wanted more performance out of the tires than the Kumhos could give when compared to top-tier rubber like the Bridgestone S-03, Michelin Pilot, and Toyo TS-1. I was more than satisfied with the Kumhos considering what I paid and for any car that had performance levels below the requirements I had, I would definitely consider them again. You get a lot more than you paid for with these tires... but don't forget, you did not pay a lot. Your friend will be quite happy with the Kumhos on the 325iC. - Rob From: Tom Childers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] Experience with Kumho tires Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 14:33:01 -0700 ----- Original Message Follows ----- > I'm sorry to ask this... > > I'm helping a friend get new tires for her 1991 325iC. > She has 15 x 6.5 wheels, so we are looking at 205/50-15 > tires, HR or VR rated. > > Kumho tires look inexpensive and and have good survey > results on tirerack.com. I remember seeing comments on > this list before about them, but for the life of me, I > can't remember what folks have said. I'm looking at the > ASX (WR-rated) for $64, 712's (VR) for $59 and 711's (HR) > for $45. > > Dare I ask, does anyone have opinions, comments or war > stories about Kumho tires? > > TIA, > -tdc > > '88 M5 > '98 M Roadster > > Search the > ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > t.com > > > __________________________________________________________ > ________________ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, > enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of > the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 10:01:29 -0300 From: "rblangille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "rblangille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Inner tie rod replacement - E36 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Many thanks to Ed MacVaugh, and Rich Dorffer for their guidance, with the benefit of which the job is now done and everything works as it should. Thanks guys. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "rblangille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 6:53 PM Subject: Inner tie rod replacement - E36 > As part of a suspension and front end overhaul, I'm replacing the light and > left tie rods - the full meal deal, both the outer and inner. > > The problem is the inner end. The 'nut' (not really a nut, but the end which > screws into the rack, which is intended to be turned with an open end > wrench) is hidden away inside a casting. Bentley tells me to 'unlock the > inner tie rod end lockpate, using pliers', and then to use a spcial tool to > unscrew the inner tie rod end from the steering rack. > > Yeah, right. I have no idea what the 'tie rod end lockplate' is, nor have I > the 'special tool'. > > Anyone been there and done that? > > Thanks, > Roger Langille > '97 328ic > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 10:07:56 -0300 From: "rblangille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "rblangille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Traling arm bushing Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A few weeks ago, I was in the midst of replacing my trailing arm bushings which were determined to stay in place. Jim Ochi came to my rescue via email, and on a Saturday night at that! I thanked Jim privately, and want to again express my gratitude. The UUCDIGEST is truly in a league of its own. Roger ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **********
