» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 356,796 Views | | | | | | 05-22-2008, 03:30 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,093 | oil pan to low i have air suspension on my ti. and its all good but right now i have the prob of my oil pan. its on the ground and i was wandering if there is a way to lift it in any way or buy a low profile one or somethin . bc when i drive i always worried if its ever gonna hit somethin.and i can build a oil pan cover but idk where to start and how thick of metal i can use . i hate droppin it on the pan so id appreciate the help. and i know people are totally against low riders and air bagged trucks /cars. but as long as i like it im gona do it. thanks for the help. __________________ was the 1 an only Bagged Ti on 19's!! | | | 05-22-2008, 03:34 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: maritimes Posts: 1,433 | damn your parents must love you..... tell them i say thanks for getting you new wheels to get rid of those haggard blingin wheels you were rolling around on before and i have nothin against being slammed... just don't ride it so low when on crappy roads... i doubt your going to want to mess with the oil pan.. silly little boy. __________________ 11/97 Base 328Ti | | | 05-22-2008, 03:42 AM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Quad Cities, Iowa Posts: 2,110 | If your slammed everyday you will bust the oil pan sooner or later, you will not escape it. Just know that it will be a cost of "doin what you like" and you can either prepare for it or change your set-up. Uh oh, evil post 1,666, now your really screwed! __________________ "Drive Fast and Take Chances" | | | 05-22-2008, 04:13 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,093 | well i dont live with my parents . so ill take the credit for sellin my other wheels and gettin these . and as far for the do what i do . i drive normally is only when i park i will lower it . it just lowers to sit on the pan . i bought the kit from airbagit.com . can someone tell me if thats even a good kit. also thats the only place that sells a kit for the e36. also i think im the only one to actually bag my car. so now i have something that no 1 else has especially now . im the only ti on a 50 mi radius. a ti is rare where im from. so now im def different. if someone can check out the kit for me id appreciate it an let me know opinions. also where would i look to buy a oil pan ?? __________________ was the 1 an only Bagged Ti on 19's!! | | | 05-22-2008, 04:34 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,587 | I highly doubt you'll ever find a low profile oil pan. Your options are: #1. Risk it. #2. Bring the car back up to a reasonable ride height. There's a reason cars aren't "slammed" from the factory...... #3. Buy a factory BMW X-Brace. This really should be everyone's first upgrade to their E36. It's two thick steel bars that go right over your oil pan and will protect it nicely. Click on the lower right picture on this write-up. http://understeer.com/xbrace.shtml #4. Manufacture some sort of metal protecting cover. Go with #3! | | | 05-22-2008, 04:49 AM | #6 | Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SoCal318ti Posts: 1,574 | Quote: Originally Posted by CirrusSR22 I highly doubt you'll ever find a low profile oil pan. Your options are: #1. Risk it. #2. Bring the car back up to a reasonable ride height. There's a reason cars aren't "slammed" from the factory...... #3. Buy a factory BMW X-Brace. This really should be everyone's first upgrade to their E36. It's two thick steel bars that go right over your oil pan and will protect it nicely. Click on the lower right picture on this write-up. http://understeer.com/xbrace.shtml #4. Manufacture some sort of metal protecting cover. Go with #3! | +1 on going with #3 and here is Socal we have a few e36 cars riding on bags and beleive it or not I have seen some with hidros (hidraulics). In regards to the kit you bought, I have not heard of it and most of the air suspensions here are made from scratch at shops. | | | 05-22-2008, 05:12 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,093 | thanks on the x-brace info i will deff look in to that . that actually might be my final answer. and as far for the kit . thats the only one made for the e36 that i can find. is it the only kit made for the e36 .?? __________________ was the 1 an only Bagged Ti on 19's!! | | | 05-22-2008, 05:58 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Quad Cities, Iowa Posts: 2,110 | Something tells me that you wont find the information your looking for on the airbags here. __________________ "Drive Fast and Take Chances" | | | 05-22-2008, 07:06 AM | #9 | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 | Can't you set a "lower limit" on the airbag system so that it stops at a specific point and doesn't rest the weight of the car on the oil pan? __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH! THIS IS A MILLPOINT BLUE INTERIOR Mods 'n' stuff: Star Spoke 43 wheels - X-Brace - Mason Engineering front strut brace - CF gauge overlay - ZHP shifter knob - Racing Dynamics cat-back - Doubled brake lights - M-tech rear spoiler From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | 05-22-2008, 08:26 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | Quote: Originally Posted by Philly damn your parents must love you..... tell them i say thanks for getting you new wheels to get rid of those haggard blingin wheels you were rolling around on before | don't forget the bra let's see some pics at full drop | | | 05-22-2008, 08:36 PM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | x brace would be the best protection __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 05-23-2008, 03:44 AM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,093 | im goin with the xbrace . so it that the only one made for the ti .? what are other sites that sell it because i pretty sure it will get banged up so i don't wanna spend a lot when im just gonna slam it to the ground. any cheaper versions then im just gonna add some more protection and make ot one big metal plate or somethin. __________________ was the 1 an only Bagged Ti on 19's!! | | | 05-23-2008, 03:49 AM | #13 | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 | That's better than nothing. However, I still think you're "treating the symptom, rather than the disease" and you should first try to stop the car from dropping quite so low. But, that's just my 2 cents worth, and it's your car, so do whatever you want to do. :-D __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH! THIS IS A MILLPOINT BLUE INTERIOR Mods 'n' stuff: Star Spoke 43 wheels - X-Brace - Mason Engineering front strut brace - CF gauge overlay - ZHP shifter knob - Racing Dynamics cat-back - Doubled brake lights - M-tech rear spoiler From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | 05-23-2008, 03:58 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,587 | Quote: Originally Posted by dguzzardo22 im goin with the xbrace . so it that the only one made for the ti .? what are other sites that sell it because i pretty sure it will get banged up so i don't wanna spend a lot when im just gonna slam it to the ground. any cheaper versions then im just gonna add some more protection and make ot one big metal plate or somethin. | It's the only one I know about. It's made by BMW themselves and is a quality product. | | | 05-23-2008, 03:09 PM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | get the xbrace its a stron piece and if needed you could modify it and weld some 1/8 matal triangles into the X to make it solid and that will increase the protection 100 dollars is not expensive for a skid plate __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | | | 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 | | | |