The suspension setup/ride height thread

[joonsup]

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

[Moto-Mucci]

Wow, that thing is clean.

[ChrisM]

Bilstein BTS kit
12.75 front
11.25 rear

[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 :)

[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

[Moto-Mucci]

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

[Stephen]

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

[jrawk79]

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

[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)

[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?

[Goya20]

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

[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...

[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

[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.

[e30love]

sorry i was talking to u smonkbmw. edit my bad