NASCAR/Race Shock Install..

[Simontibbett]

Haha anyone done this on an E30?

It'd be cool to be able to run something like:



In the rear... VERY CHEAP.

What would it require?

I'm just dreaming. It's raining outside lol. :p

[DRTSRFR]

Well, it's not NASCAR, but GC makes a rear coilover...

http://www.ground-control-store.com/products/description.php/II=770

[Simontibbett]

Hmmmm interesting.

I've yet to even take my shocks out, what do stock shock mounting points look like? I can get slightly used circle track shocks all day for like $30... it'd be sweet to use those and just some GC coilovers at the stock spring location.

[Simontibbett]

Could you get something like this to work

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Carrera-9100-Series-Racing-Shock-Penske-QA1-Afco-NASCAR_W0QQitemZ220516507442QQcmdZViewItemQQptZRace_Car_Parts?hash=item3357cedf32

[DRTSRFR]

Ya gotta have pretty major reinforcement of the upper mounts to run true coilovers in the rear...

[zav3n]

forget the upper reinforcment issue...look at were the shock connects to the rear trailing arm u think that the little cast nipple is gunna last that long?

[erik325i]

forget the upper reinforcment issue...look at were the shock connects to the rear trailing arm u think that the little cast nipple is gunna last that long?

That point actually doesn't usually fail. The bolt will sheer before that part of the trailing arm will fail.

[Simontibbett]

Couldn't you weld new brackets or something? I'm really speaking from a blind point of view lol. It's pouring and cold I don't want to go out and look at it.

How do people reinforce the top?

[DRTSRFR]

...roll cage:up:

[Simontibbett]

...roll cage:up:

Yeah that's what I was thinking. Which is about to go in my car, HOWEVER, this would put me in a class I don't want to be in lol.