The suspension setup/ride height thread

[Danny]

Well he said he purchased A H&R spring.

[i017249]

how much of a drop were you expecting?
what shocks are you using?
how many spring pads are installed front and rear?

running bigger tires will make the car sit higher. if you wanted more than that you should have gone with the h&r race spring.

h&rs make the car have "rake" generally, the rear will sit higher in the front, its supposed to do that. in your pic it almost looks like you dont have the h&rs installed at all.....

Thanks for the feedback.. =)

I just want the rear to have the same height as the front. I installed the H&R sport springs which has a 1.3 drop.

I like the height of the front...the shop who installed it said that the overall sit is really like that.

Here's a photo of the original heght of the car which i got from the internet. BTW, my nimmer is a 320i 1985 euro model

[smonkbmw]

well if that is your white car in your last post, thats most likely how it is going to sit. with the bigger wheels its not going to tuck very well. something you can do is pull the rubber spring "pads" out in the rear. that may give you a half inch or so, depending on what is in there.

if you want look up my thread, i have experience with this set up:

http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=106532

my car sits the same, the visual is the wheels are stock 14"s and the tires are huge, you obviously have the opposite, big wheels/small tires.

you never answered as to what shocks your using, this makes a small difference also. also you never answered if you have h&rs in the rear also, stupid question, but one has to ask sometimes. also how long have they been installed? in the pic with my suspension on, i think the car had been on the road for a couple weeks before i took the picture.

[E30_Pare]

Its an early model... So high rear arches. H&R race rake works really nice with late models. Did you remove the pads? That might drop it a little bit more.

[i017249]

Thanks guys!

Yes it's an earlier model with high rear arches but if you notice, the rear really sits higher than the front.

BTW, my shocks is Bilstein sport and yes I have H&R springs at the back as well.

I'll see if there are still pads in the rear which I can remove (i hope).

Do you have any other option for me? I was thinking of buying the H&R Sport Cup Kit at least for the rear.

Thanks, Reggie

[smonkbmw]

Do you have any other option for me? I was thinking of buying the H&R Sport Cup Kit at least for the rear.

i wouldnt run the cup kit as the spring rates are to soft (for me at least). id pull the sport kit and install the race instead. you should be able to get decent money for the sport kit.

[e30love]

Has anyone used the H&R coil overs? not the cup kit

[i017249]

Thanks smonkbmw for the advice.

Do you happen to have the part number of the race springs?

[smonkbmw]

Has anyone used the H&R coil overs? not the cup kit

i have a friend with these on his e30m3 and he loves them. ive never drove the car personally, just rode in it. and its very nice. a little on the stiff side, but not shabby.

Do you happen to have the part number of the race springs?

50404-88

[dandingo]

When I first picked her up...



and now...



Vogtland springs and Bilstein Sport shocks & struts. Perfect combo of price, stance and ride comfort for daily driving.

[e30love]

Thanks smonkbmw. stiffer then races too? that's what i have now

[smonkbmw]

Thanks smoke. stiffer then races too? that's what i have now

not sure who youre talking too? or what about?

[e30love]

sorry i was talking to u smonkbmw. edit my bad

[smonkbmw]

sorry i was talking to u smonkbmw. edit my bad

which rate is stiffer? the cup kit or the race? is that what youre referring to?

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


the cup kit isnt listed, but last i heard its inbetween oe and sport. could be wrong though.

[revhead888]

There you go

yep... i can see myself going with this setup.

Ok people what are your reasons to not go coil-overs? some say been there done that, why wouldn't you go there again? just so i know