The suspension setup/ride height thread

no rear sway ehh?

hell yea! rear sway bar = t3h suX

[dirty30]

JUST IMAGINE FUH RAZEEEEEE

no rear sway ehh?

Cool... This is definitely what I'd like to see some pics of.

Matt

JUST IMAGINE FUH RAZEEEEEE

[matt]

They are slightly braced, use a mount that provides what is needed.

Cool... This is definitely what I'd like to see some pics of.

Matt

So they are unbraced?

They are slightly braced, use a mount that provides what is needed.

[808BMW]

I will get some pictures when I can. The largest advantages I went with the rear coilovers is that I Could, and that I wanted to prove the old wives tail (which it totally is) that the rear towers are weak.

So they are unbraced?

Trent, how is your rear setup braced at the shock towers? Do you have any pics of your upper rear shock mounts? What advantage made you go with the true coilovers?

Thanks

I will get some pictures when I can. The largest advantages I went with the rear coilovers is that I Could, and that I wanted to prove the old wives tail (which it totally is) that the rear towers are weak.

[matt]

Trent, how is your rear setup braced at the shock towers? Do you have any pics of your upper rear shock mounts? What advantage made you go with the true coilovers?

Thanks

If you are talking to me, yes, they are the larger housings.

[Dave]

I assume that on your front suspension your strut housings, in addition to being customized are in fact the larger diameter ones. Am I correct?

Front Suspension (Coilover):
Shortened and knuckle reinforced strut housing
Custom valved Bilstein non-BMW strut short insert
Custom front coilover hardware
IE "Race" Camber plates, custom bearing'd / shimmed
Eibach ERS 2.5 Springs #375
TreeHouse CABs
Racing Dynamics 22mm Front Sway Bar

Rear Suspension (True Coilover):
Bilstein aluminum threaded body custom valved coilover race shock
Custom 2.25 inch coilover spring hardware
Eibach ERS 2.25 Springs #400
Custom CNC Rear shock mounts
No rear sway bar

Tires:
235/40/17 Maxxis MZ-Z1

[bo0stedc2]

Where's the pre-plastic bumper love at?
Hahaha....nice cars!

[craz azn]

1988 325iS

H&R Sports (blue front, red rear)
Bilstein Sports
one dot spring pads front and rear
stock iS 20mm front sway bar w/ M3 strut tabs
stock iS (12mm??IIRC) rear bar
195/60R14 tires

[Lof8]

spring pads

After looking through this thread, I see some people are running thinner spring pads or none at all. Where do you get the smaller spring pads? Does going with no spring pads create squeaks? Any drawbacks to no spring pads? It seems like a good method to fine tune the ride height.
thanks, Andy

[japspecvr6]

vogtland springs
KYB shocks
195 60 14 in the front
195 60 14 in the rear

.....not bad at all......:up: