The suspension setup/ride height thread

[smonkbmw]

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

not sure who youre talking too? or what about?

[e30love]

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

[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.

[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

[i017249]

Thanks smonkbmw for the advice.

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

[e30love]

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

[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.

[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

[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.

[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.

[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

[Danny]

Well he said he purchased A H&R spring.

[smonkbmw]

Need your help!!!

I purchased a H&R spring (50406) and installed it in my 320i but I did not get the desired height.

My rear is just too high. Please tell me what to do.

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.....

[i017249]

Need your help!!!

I purchased a H&R spring (50406) and installed it in my 320i but I did not get the desired height.

My rear is just too high. Please tell me what to do.

[Moto-Mucci]

Interesting. Thanks.