Stock ride height? (from hub to fender)

[cbusrehab]

This is somewhat of a unusual request. I'm switching to coilovers and am trying to figure out what the stock ride height (measuring from the fender to the center of the hub) is front and rear on an e30. I would like to start the coilovers by setting the ratio the same, front to rear, as stock ride height and adjust from there. The suspension that came on my car has quite a rake on it and more of the weight distribution on the front then it was from the factory.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[nando]

it actually depends on the car... year, engine, options (AC), etc.

[cbusrehab]

yeah i forgot that part, its for a 1991 325i with A/C with stock m20. I know that it will vary from car to car but anything is better than what I'm starting with now.

[36brua]

yeah i forgot that part, its for a 1991 325i with A/C with stock m20. I know that it will vary from car to car but anything is better than what I'm starting with now.

get your bentley out. it has dimensions measure from bottom of wheel to wheel arch. rear wheel

[jlevie]

The way to do this is to put the car on a set of scales and tweak the coil overs for good front to rear weight balance and the best corner weights you can get.

[nando]

get your bentley out. it has dimensions measure from bottom of wheel to wheel arch. rear wheel

that doesn't work if you have different sized wheels from stock.

[cbusrehab]

get your bentley out. it has dimensions measure from bottom of wheel to wheel arch. rear wheel

I could probably use a ratio if I had the front and rear measurements, but the bently only has the front measurement which doesn't really help.