The suspension setup/ride height thread

[3bvert]

love that "trailer" gives me an idea of what to do with whats left of the parts car ( if picture does not print, you should see his oringal thread, I think page 1)

500/650 Ground controls
e36 M3 bilstein sports F/R cut bumpstops rear
IE camber plates
23.5" front
23" rear with ~1/2 tank gas
245/35/17 tires
other suspension mods are null and do not affect ride height

edit: measurements from wheel center to fender lip are:
12" front
11.5" rear

[Aerton]

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H&R Sport with Bilstein HD
16x7 et20,1995/50 Falke Ziex 12s[

I'm confused,I thought if you use HD (long struts) and sport springs (short) you are always compressing your shocks. Doesn't hat limit your suspension travel and rebound etc.

[3bvert]

finaly finsihed
eibachs ( all I could find used at the time)
billy sports
all new bushings, ontrol arms etc

ground to wheel arch

front before 26 after 24 1/4
rear 24 after 22 1/2

pics before and after, not quite same view, but you will still notice wheel arch

stock basket weaves, wth 205/60x14's

[3bvert]

so a after shot wihtou having to click

question, how come when I attach one pic it is blown up, if I attach 2 they link as attachements, yet others are able to link multiple full size

[red318is]

LOL!!!!!! Hitting switches biatches. (sorry, had too)

hahaha

[JMil86]

Bilstein Adjustible Coil-overs, Borbet Sport Aluminum Alloys, 205/50/16 tires, about a 2 inch drop

[RainierHooker]

My 325e:






Specs:
H&R Sport Springs
Bilstein Sport Shocks/Strut-inserts
BBS RZ403 15x6.5
205/50R15 Tires

Drop is pretty much as advertised, 1.5" Front, and a skosh less rear.

[rwh11385]

Update: I had my suspension where I thought it looked the best: 23" ground to fender in front and 22.5" in the back. Unfortunately, this modestly "slammed" height ended up busting my oil pan twice and endlessly scraping the bottom of my exhaust. (Not to mention it was really hard to pull into my steep driveway)

I spun my GC's up to 24.5" in front and 23" in back (all the way with rear 5" springs).




I shall be able to ride a little bit more confidently over speed bumps now, hopefully.

I'm going for a near stock look, with a little proper rake, and good handling.

[Jb325is]

GC/Koni

550/750
1.5" shortened housings
"new" GC plates
225/50/16 RE-01R (MISTAKE)

3/4" from the top in the front, probably 3/4" from the bottom in the rear.

[RainierHooker]

jb325is,

Your old stuff can be seen 2 posts up ;)

Thanks again!

[White325is]

Ground control coils
Ground control camber plates.
Bilie sports rear.
Koni adjustables front.
Strut housings cut 3 inches.

Slammed all the way down in this photo.

[Moto-Mucci]

Awesome.

[M-technik-3]

TMS J stock with matched rate Bilstein's.
16x8.5 R 16x7.5 F 225-45-16 all around


H&R Coil overs with 17x8 m system II's wrapped in 235-40-17 Toyo T1S

[gverelli]

GC/Koni

550/750
1.5" shortened housings
"new" GC plates
225/50/16 RE-01R (MISTAKE)

3/4" from the top in the front, probably 3/4" from the bottom in the rear.

How come the RE-01R were a mistake?

[rwh11385]

How come the RE-01R were a mistake?

225/50-15 are stock sized, so 225/50-16 would be pretty big overdsized