GB - Ground Control stuff

[318isbmw]

what is the advantage of shortening the strut tube. you can still adjust the ride height without shortening it.

You can go lower if you shorten the tube. The guys who do the stretch tires do it a lot.

Jean, what spring length do you have on your other set of coilovers. I was thinkin you had some on your other e30 and curious on the lengths, I can't find anything on it in a search.

[E30nate]

I didn't see that you had to have their shortened koni's to be able to shorten the strut tube. But in another case, I thought GC provided the new spring perch(piece of steel piping). But, I guess I was wrong. Because everyone said it didn't come with that piece. Anyways, I'm out of the group buy if you have to have the shortened koni's to be able to go lower in the front. Thanks.

what is the advantage of shortening the strut tube. you can still adjust the ride height without shortening it.

[Jean]

I would think they did, but everyone that kept answering my question said that the kit didn't come with the new spring perches. Thanks for that information though. I am out of this group buy now, because I thought you could shorten the strut tube and run any shock(I'd be running bilstein sports). Sorry about that.

You shorten it yourself, or you can pay for GC to do this for you, or take them to any good shop that can do it as well.

Thanks.

[DSP74]

I had a set of Bilstein's shortened and revalved for my Camaro back in 02 I think.....The cost to shorten was an additional 60 bucks....on top of the revalve...

FWIW those shocks worked great, and I only moved onto something else becasue of the lack of adjustment.

[sk8ercof316]

http://mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=45048
there you go, a picture of the piece you want, gc provides it...

I would think they did, but everyone that kept answering my question said that the kit didn't come with the new spring perches. Thanks for that information though. I am out of this group buy now, because I thought you could shorten the strut tube and run any shock(I'd be running bilstein sports). Sorry about that.

[318isbmw]

I didn't see that you had to have their shortened koni's. I thought GC provided the new spring perch(piece of steel piping). But, I guess I was wrong. Because everyone said it didn't come with that piece. Anyways, I'm out of the group buy if you have to have the shortened koni's to be able to go lower in the front. Thanks.

http://mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=45048

there you go, a picture of the piece you want, gc provides it...

[sk8ercof316]

here's a how to for you guys about with the struts and such. Its the tck kit but similar in idea.
http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=69493

I didn't see that you had to have their shortened koni's to be able to shorten the strut tube. But in another case, I thought GC provided the new spring perch(piece of steel piping). But, I guess I was wrong. Because everyone said it didn't come with that piece. Anyways, I'm out of the group buy if you have to have the shortened koni's to be able to go lower in the front. Thanks.

[318isbmw]

Yeah, I could. But I want to go lower. So I'd probably cut off some of the strut tube, maybe about 2". But I thought that GC provided the steel pieces that take place of the stock spring perch.

Yes they do, follow the link I added it has pictures of it all. To take material out of the strut tube you need their shorter koni shocks since they go to the top of the strut tube.

[sk8ercof316]

you could just cut down the diameter of the stock spring perch so it fits the outside of the adjuster.

Yeah, I could. But I want to go lower. So I'd probably cut off some of the strut tube, maybe about 2". But I thought that GC provided the steel pieces that take place of the stock spring perch.

[318isbmw]

here's a how to for you guys about with the struts and such. Its the tck kit but similar in idea.

http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=69493

[E30nate]

So, how would we get the steel rings/pieces that we would have to have to weld in place of the stock spring perch, if we were going to to that?

you could just cut down the diameter of the stock spring perch so it fits the outside of the adjuster.

[sk8ercof316]

No, what you see in the picture I posted is what comes in the set.

Camber plates aren't required.

So, how would we get the steel rings/pieces that we would have to have to weld in place of the stock spring perch, if we were going to to that?

[E30nate]

what choices do we have for spring length?

[318isbmw]

No, length can be chosen along with spring rate. Just within reason, not something like 3" high spring.

Awesome, thanks Jean, is 6" shortest?
Jean, any suggestions on lengths?

[Jean]

From what I understand I don't think we can pick the length.

No, length can be chosen along with spring rate. Just within reason, not something like 3" high spring.