The suspension setup/ride height thread

[revhead888]

90 325i
Vogtland springs *w/ lower rear spring pad removed*
KYB shocks
Kopi reps 17 x 7.5
215/40/17 Falken Azenis RT-615s

and oh my id love those wheels...

[Goya20]

Bilstein Sport Shocks and H&R Sport Springs..17inch ESM rims..Drop 1.3in

[bpmack16]

I there a diference between the H&amp R sports and H&R Race Spring Kit (Drop F1.6/R1.5) and H&R Performance Spring Kit (Drop F1.3/R1.3). I am not getting the amp part. Well I am going to be doing some auto x and track days but am runing the 5 lug off an e36 m3 what do you think will be best for me?

[chrise30]

H&R races

here is my 87' on H&R race springs and Blistein shocks



drop with vr6 lip-


(zip ties used for brake away reasons)

[jrawk79]

so many choices ?!?! which set-up to go with, guess I'll be on a

[Stephen]

Bah. Hardly any 60/60 pics, and no spring rates for the ones posted

[Moto-Mucci]

That's because you should lower it more in the front.

[Stephen]

That's because you should lower it more in the front.

I have early arches, even stances work out well. Even so though, theyre are hardly any 60/50

[netcsk]

M3 springs on an early body. No longer have the springs, so these pictures are what you get. This was running with spring pads all around. the later pictures look a little lower in the front because my shocks were blown.










Eibach Prokit springs with Bilstein sports all around. The old spring pads in the front and new OE spring pads in the rear. These ride very similar to the M3 springs, and are a little lower (remember, I'm going from tired shocks/old spring pads in the M3 pics above to new stuff for the Eibachs). I almost didn't buy the Eibachs because people bitch about them so much, but I think they are the perfect spring for me.













Excuse the blur. I didn't care enough to avoid it :)

[ChrisM]

Bilstein BTS kit
12.75 front
11.25 rear

[Moto-Mucci]

Wow, that thing is clean.

[joonsup]

H&R Sport with Bilstein HD
16x7 et20, 195/50 Falken Ziex 912s

[joonsup]

H&R Sport with Bilstein HD
16x7 et20, 195/50 Falken Ziex 912s

[3bvert]

just some interesting starting info (91 318)

I knew my suspension is bad
here are measurements before starting to wheel arch, checked ti twice, moved it in garge, checked air pressure

driver front 26 3/4
rear 24 1/2
pass front 26 1/4
rear 24
a bit of a lean to one side

maybe something is funky wiht my garage floor, so I put marks on the garge floor so when the car gets back down , Ill put it in the same place

its gonna take me a few days, as IM still waitning on parts
Ill post results when done

[3bvert]

nice info printed for future reference

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.