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  • mo diesil
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    coils i made only 1/4 way down

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  • Wh33lhop
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    Originally posted by Holland View Post
    Everything is wrong with this car but everything is so good too.
    I concur.

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  • Holland
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    Originally posted by simplyclean325i View Post
    Suspension:
    BC Coilovers

    Fender heights:
    22 front
    22 1/2 rear (needs lower)

    Wheels:
    EMS 16x9 10 offset

    Tires:
    Falken Azensis 205/40/16

    Everything is wrong with this car but everything is so good too.

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  • grippymonkey
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    ^ I would consider a semi/coilover a sleeve coilover kit like Ground Control front and rear with some kind of upgraded shock like bilstein or koni to match. A full coilover suspension is typically a kit that has the damper or shock body threaded for height adjustability. There is usually no modifications needed and it is all complete/sold as one item.

    A "semi-coilover" wouldn't be a coilover in front and spring in back. It would be really hard to even buy that setup because most companies don't sell just front or rears. You would have to piece it together from used parts. It also wouldn't be matched very well since most spring kits are softer than most coilover kits.

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  • farrk007
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    I have to ask folks here that are experts as i am not that familiar with E30 suspension set-ups.
    What combo is the "semi-coilover"? My loose interpretation is that you have the set-up in the front with regular lowering springs in the back....cos so far that set-up seems to look the sweetest from what i've seen so far.

    Thanks.

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  • grippymonkey
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    My two previous E30's. I'll have another update soon for my new project 318is.






    1986 325
    Intrax springs
    stock pads
    stock shocks
    stock sways
    195/60/14 Falken 512's

    ^ These are the only pics I ever had of the car. The pics from the passenger side makes the car look a little higher than it is because of the angle of the hill. These springs actually got the car quite low. The drivers side was pretty close to what it typically looked like. It was enough to scrape the header over any normal sized speedbump.







    1990 325i Vert
    Vogtland sport springs
    Bilstein sports
    stock pads
    stocks sways
    205/50/15 Dunlop DZ101
    15x8 +20 Rota Slipstreams

    ^This was a really good drop for the rear of the car but not for the front. If I still had the car I would've taken the front pads out and used some sort of drophat to get rid of the rake. The car handled pretty nicely with this setup, and it was very comfortable for a daily.

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  • Blackout
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    Originally posted by graffeedy5 View Post
    with billstein sport shocks and struts and h&r sport springs how low will I be? Will I have any trouble fitting 15x7 or 15x8 maybe staggered?
    It will drop around 1.3 inches Front and Rear.
    Lame drop, IMO. Go with race.
    You wont have any problem fitting those wheels, under either case.

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  • graffeedy5
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    with billstein sport shocks and struts and h&r sport springs how low will I be? Will I have any trouble fitting 15x7 or 15x8 maybe staggered?

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  • simplyclean325i
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    previous owner said the back is dropped all the way and the front can go a little lower. i would like to go lower but my front lip is an inch off the ground and oil pan sits real low. ride is actually really nice and it's at it's stiffest setting.

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  • jaywood
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    Originally posted by ak- View Post
    Yea, how far are you down in that picture?
    I bet he's all the way down.

    Simplyclean, if it is all the way down and it's not low enough for you...you can get smaller springs to help drop it some more. Also, you can take out the spring pads if you haven't already.

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  • ak-
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    Originally posted by jaywood View Post
    Your BC's aren't low enough for you?
    Yea, how far are you down in that picture?

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  • jaywood
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    Originally posted by simplyclean325i View Post
    also, what's the best suspension set up for stance? i hear a lot of good things about kw's. basically a coil over that will allow me to drop it as low as i want and good camber kit. thanks.
    Your BC's aren't low enough for you?

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  • jaywood
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    Damn. That looks good simplyclean

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  • simplyclean325i
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    also, what's the best suspension set up for stance? i hear a lot of good things about kw's. basically a coil over that will allow me to drop it as low as i want and good camber kit. thanks.

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  • simplyclean325i
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    Suspension:
    BC Coilovers

    Fender heights:
    22 front
    22 1/2 rear (needs lower)

    Wheels:
    EMS 16x9 10 offset

    Tires:
    Falken Azensis 205/40/16

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