Drop Hats.....

[donahue1980]

Thank you, Shu!

[Shu]

I’ve been searching the thread and forums to find a set of camber plates that will work with e90 drop hats, but can’t find much. I’m running Bilstein HD’s with H&R OE springs with e90 drop hats. Any camber plates recommendations? Thanks. - Tom

On my last E30, I used a set of SPC camber plates with E90 drop hats - https://store.vacmotorsports.com/spc...ates-p208.aspx

Ground Control also makes a set of camber plates compatible with OE spring hats - https://groundcontrolstore.com/colle...nt=42803062531. I have a set of these and will be using them on my current E30, also with drop hats.

[donahue1980]

I’ve been searching the thread and forums to find a set of camber plates that will work with e90 drop hats, but can’t find much. I’m running Bilstein HD’s with H&R OE springs with e90 drop hats. Any camber plates recommendations? Thanks. - Tom

[wworm]

Reading through 20 pages of back and forth. Seems everyone is running different suspension setups. Is there a noticeable result if you keep stock springs, stock struts, etc and change out to the E90 OEM drop hats? Debating whether or not to do this, or just buy H&R Sports and call it a day.

I use mine as a daily driver so just want to get rid of the horrendous wheel well gap in the front. Running 14" with an IS valence and lip.

Wheel gap's gonna stay with 14" anyways. H&R sports are a good dailyable height but look sorta goofy with 14's. Definitely better than stock height though. I put springs on before wheels and it definitely made me like the car more but wheels have been the biggest "look at my car and get stoked" purchase so far.

[tiagozone]

Hi. i have jom coilovers installed in my e30. If i buy a set of drop hats, will they work ?

Joms coilovers are similar to raceland coils.

[bimmerR75]

Reading through 20 pages of back and forth. Seems everyone is running different suspension setups. Is there a noticeable result if you keep stock springs, stock struts, etc and change out to the E90 OEM drop hats? Debating whether or not to do this, or just buy H&R Sports and call it a day.

I use mine as a daily driver so just want to get rid of the horrendous wheel well gap in the front. Running 14" with an IS valence and lip.

[///digitalme]

I have the e90 drop hats and i think boge strut mounts, installed just like stock for about 3 years and from time to time it binds. Im redoing my suspension im going with sachs mounts this time to see if i eliminate the binding issues

[george graves]

Do the springs remain captive when these are installed?

Yes.

Someone else asked if it changes handling. It does not. All it does is move the top of the spring up 1/4" or so. There is no geometry changes. You'll feel more difference with a change to new tires then this.

[Terroth]

Do the springs remain captive when these are installed?

[Mushroom Stew]

This washer people are talking about, is it a OEM BMW part? Part #? Wouldn't mind ordering a pair with the drop hats just in case

[blitzkrieg59]

Has anyone running E90 drop hats noticed a difference in how their car handles with the drop hats installed vs. stock hats? More understeer? More oversteer? No noticeable difference?

[blazinxpk]

billy sports, ireland engineering stage 3 springs, and e90 drop hats. 15x8 +20 225/45/15 BFG Rivals.

Everything fits fine with no rub. The only issue im having is that on some bumps i feel like the shocks bottom out. It basically feels like a quick hit (the bottom out feeling). Otherwise, everything feels and drives fine. I've had the e90 drop hats installed for a little over a year now, but for some reason i feel like i didn't have this issue before the installation. Its either i did have this issue before and didn't really notice it, or i had just enough shock travel on the stock hats and now the travel is eliminated.

Anyone else experience something similar?

[Vanilla Gorilla]

I run the e90 hats with koni adjustibles and H&R 50406 springs. No problems at all and have had that setup for a 1.5 years.

I've even got a 225/50/15 Toyo R888 on a 15x8 et0 up front currently and it still works.

[Swendog]

I used the same washer as stock with my H&R Sport/Billy Sport combo. No issues at all.

[aegul44]

^^ can you pm me the picture of the car or post it here. I would love to see the fitment.