Ground Control not sittin low in the front??

[e30this]

Ok So I finshed my suspension this weekend and when I say the car down I realized that front is not even as low as my IE3's...
When they are turned all the way down I have maybe at most 1.5 inches of shock travel. I put the perches 3.5 inches down the tube compared to the 2.5 that GC says to do.
My setup in the front is IE street and track camber plates, bilie sports and ground control 6 inch 500lb springs.
This is all the lower that it sits.



Here is another shitty photo but a little better angle.



Anyone have any suggestions?? From the ground to the lip of my fender is is 23 1/2 inches or so.

[optimusp517]

thats weird heres what mine looks like when i had them

[e30this]

is that dumped all the way down?? How tall is your wheel and tire combo?

[sticksdaman]

[quote=optimusp517;1501997]thats weird heres what mine looks like when i had them[\quote]

Were you also running bilstein sports?

[e30this]

^^^ Wut he said. :)

[nando]

Aren't IE camber plates notorious for adding lots of stack height?

[e30this]

I have no idea... This is what they look like...

[nando]

yep, I think they raise the front of your car by about 1". try GC or vorshlag if you want to lose the gap.. or shorter springs and less travel (not a great choice).

[rwh11385]

Aren't IE camber plates notorious for adding lots of stack height?

Looking at the picture, I would say yes. There's is an inch or two in that camber plate that you do not have in GC's...

[Hellabad]

There is whole thread about this somewhere with pics. I can't find it right now. Search for billie bump.



But.. until then, check that you don't accidentally have 2 spring perches up top. But also, you may just be on the Bilstein bumpstops. The car will sit onto them sooner than you expect.

I have attached a pic of me pushing on Bilsteins until they bottom out. You will notice there is a lot of Chrome Bilstein shaft still showing, but inside they are stopped.

[Hellabad]

here is a pic of the bumpstop inside.

[e30this]

hmm, I dont know. The plate is no more then 2 inches thick at most. Anyone have a pic of the GC plate installed and not in the car? I will look into it though.

[Hellabad]

hmm, I dont know. The plate is no more then 2 inches thick at most. Anyone have a pic of the GC plate installed and not in the car? I will look into it though.

[e30this]

here is a pic of the bumpstop inside.

Im not running ANY bump stops. So if your shock is showing that much when it is bottom out then Im sure my shock is fully compressed because thats all that I have sticking out of the top of the shock.

This is what it all looks like installed.



Im going to pull shit apart and check it out later tonight...

[Hellabad]

Im not running ANY bump stops.

On the front Bilsteins, they are inside, you can't see them

So if your shock is showing that much when it is bottom out then Im sure my shock is fully compressed because thats all that I have sticking out of the top of the shock.

Exactly. Thats why I posted the first pic, it is easier to understand.

Im going to pull shit apart and check it out later tonight...

Thats why I posted the second pic! Cut that with a steak knife, don't cut more than that.


Jay