Common E30 Spring rates

[DarkWing6]

what about a list of the approxmiate drop?

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=52154

[golde30]

No one goes that route because its garbage.

this is true. they have their headquarters in south San Francisco, so alotta ppl around here used that crap on their imports, and it was always nice and cheap and crappy.

[NC325iC]

what about cabrio rates, anyone got those

[dinanm3atl]

vogtland rates?

Gray H&R is OE Sport.

[Intense]

vogtland rates?

Gray H&R is OE Sport.

Who carries the H&R OE Sport?

[dinanm3atl]

Who carries the H&R OE Sport?

I don't know who "stocks" them but any place like understeer.com who is a vendor can get them.

[eibowow]

I have the h&r cup kit, what springs would those be?

[blueapplesoda]

cup kit rates are somewhere in between

H&R Race -> 315 -> 570
H&R Sport -> 185 -> 380

[ldsbeaker]

Aren't the C3's 450/550?

[backtrail69]

They can be any rate that you want...

[kingmanjr00]

Spring---------------------Front(lb/in.)-------------Rear(lb/in.)

Stock 325i-----------------------106------------------------245
Stock 325is----------------------118------------------------265
Stock 325ix----------------------106------------------------308
Stock M3-------------------------114------------------------314
Stock M3--------------------------140------------------------250
Dinan Sport-----------------------172------------------------300
H&R OE Sport---------------------180------------------------380
H&R Sport-------------------------180------------------------380
H&R Sport (29664)---------------200------------------------285
H&R Race-------------------------315------------------------ 570
H&R Coilovers***----------------340------------------------380
Eibach Pro-Kit--------------------102-------------------------277
Eibach Race----------------------160-------------------------445
IE SIII----------------------------315-------------------------570
Koni Coilovers-------------------342-------------------------407
Cosmo Coilovers----------------450-------------------------560
Tokico----------------------------165-------------------------265
TMS J-Stock**-------------------680------------------------1026
Alpina(est.)---------------------~200-----------------------~350
FK 60/60 cup kit-----------------379--------------------------379
Vogtland Standard***--------115/197-----------------------360
Vogtland CS***---------------137/200-----------------------400
Vogtland--------------------------225--------------------------360


**= Alternate rates available
***= M3 Application

[So Live]

How do you know which e30 m3 springs are which? I have a set but id like to know what rates i actually have.

[amdspitfire]

none of these springs are progressive?

[e30cbe]

Here is a list I compiled which required alot of research. It should be stickied.

great info thanks - would h&r sports and bilstein hd be a good combo for street

[e30cbe]

Spring---------------------Front(lb/in.)-------------Rear(lb/in.)

Stock 325i-----------------------106------------------------245
Stock 325is----------------------118------------------------265
Stock 325ix----------------------106------------------------308
Stock M3-------------------------114------------------------314
Stock M3--------------------------140------------------------250
Dinan Sport-----------------------172------------------------300
H&R OE Sport---------------------180------------------------380
H&R Sport-------------------------180------------------------380
H&R Sport (29664)---------------200------------------------285
H&R Race-------------------------315------------------------ 570
H&R Coilovers***----------------340------------------------380
Eibach Pro-Kit--------------------102-------------------------277
Eibach Race----------------------160-------------------------445
IE SIII----------------------------315-------------------------570
Koni Coilovers-------------------342-------------------------407
Cosmo Coilovers----------------450-------------------------560
Tokico----------------------------165-------------------------265
TMS J-Stock**-------------------680------------------------1026
Alpina(est.)---------------------~200-----------------------~350
FK 60/60 cup kit-----------------379--------------------------379
Vogtland Standard***--------115/197-----------------------360
Vogtland CS***---------------137/200-----------------------400
Vogtland--------------------------225--------------------------360


**= Alternate rates available
***= M3 Application

great compilation thanks