The suspension setup/ride height thread

[dmmai]

blizake500
Love the look of your wheels/tires on the black 325is. Nice ride.

[Reichart12]

1987 325e
H&R Race Springs
Bilstein Sports
Drag Dr37 16x7 25et with Falken 205/50

The car sits uneven lol the right side is just a tad higher than the left.
I definitely thought itd be lower, so I'm looking into possible other parts to help with that (drop hats, no pads?).

[Andy.B]

1987 325e w/plastic bumper swap
(early wheel arches, don't let the bumpers fool you).

Suspension:
German Engineering coilovers on 1" shortened front strut housing with:
5" 450# front/4.5" 650# rear springs
mr2 KYB AGX front shocks
Camaro KYB AGB rear shocks
Front adjusters are all the way up, rears are exactly half height (with spring pads in place)

Wheels:
16x7 25mm offset wheels, 5mm spacers in rear

Alignment:
Stock upper strut mounts and m3 offset CAB's. All stock rubber bushings.

[jrockbk]

CATuned coilovers any one use them?

[ak-]

got a GC setup 6" springs 2.5"ID 375/475 with GC street camber plates not installed yet . just worried might not be able to get them high enough to stop exhaust scraping everywhere

Need to know how much is sectioned off too!

I'm sure you can get some gap in there though.
With my 3" sectioned housings and a 7" spring, I can only manage to get a pinky-finger of wheel gap with ms 16x9 215/45's at full height.
My shocks "top out" preventing me to go higher.

[digger]

the answer will also be a function of your spring length.

got a GC setup 6" springs 2.5"ID 375/475 with GC street camber plates not installed yet . just worried might not be able to get them high enough to stop exhaust scraping everywhere

[JRKOUPE]

how "high" does the GC coilover kit go with the GC shortened struts housings in terms of centre of wheel to fender dimension and then at full low whats the centre of wheel to fender dims? as high as eibach prokit and H&R sports?

the answer will also be a function of your spring length.

[digger]

how "high" does the GC coilover kit go with the GC shortened struts housings in terms of centre of wheel to fender dimension and then at full low whats the centre of wheel to fender dims? as high as eibach prokit and H&R sports?

[blizake500]

1990 325is

Vogtland Springs
15x7 rota rb wheels
205/50/15

Let me know what you guys think

[alexlandro]

^any pics on updated setup?

I don't have a lot of piks of the new setup, the ride height is pretty much the same execpt I can drop the front completely on the floor and still have shock travel. To give you an idea I can still drop 2 inches more on the following pictures. Camber/caster adjustment on the front, camber/toe correction in the back due to the 12mm subframe raise.

[Colby.325e]

^any pics on updated setup?

[alexlandro]

1991 318is
GC coilover conversion
Bilstein HD all around(325ix front,98 mustang rear)
2 inch shortened housing
550 lb spring front/750 lb rear
GC camber/caster plate
XXR 531, 15x8 ET0

The camber plates were not installed on the picture and was running old billies sport with stock lenght housing

[dpmcdonald]

I've looked all over for the setup I am putting together and have yet to find it. I am hopeful it will turn out well! Here is what my setup will be:

1991 318is
Suspension: Lowtec 60/50 springs (no front pads) with GC Touring camber plates (which provide 12mm additional drop)
Wheels: ESM 004 17x8 et20 with 215/40r17 rubber

Pictures coming soon...

[dmmai]

1990 325is
Old School - D.D. and Toy
H & R Cup Kit Suspension + IE Adjustable Swaybars + GC Camber Plates
RD Strut Brace + Turner Cross-Drilled Rotors + Porterfield Pads
Z3 Short Shift + Rota RB 16x8" Wheels ET20

[e30 Dabs]

IE3s, drop hats, bilstein sports, no pads up front, both pads in rear. 205/45/16 tires

Have this same setup waiting to go on my car. Seeing this made me that more excited. Super clean car.