The suspension setup/ride height thread

[newfiebimmer]

^^^^what size rubber???

[kamotors]

H&R sports w/ billy sports. 195/60r14, not too low not too high, the center of the car scrapes certain speed bumps, the front spoiler is 4 inches off the ground

[Groove_D]

^^^^what size rubber???

205/50/15

[sticksdaman]

TTT great thread!

[e30this]

cosmo coil overs.
turned all the way down in the front and 1/4 left to go in the rear.
16x8 diamond racing widen steel wheels.
205/40/16





16x7.5 borbet t's
205/55/16
turned all the way down..



stock bottle caps.
195/70/14
all the way down in the front. 1/2 on the rear.

[atomic]

1991 325i

E30 M3 5 lug swap 75% new parts
Koni GC front & rear Top Adjustables struts & shocks
H&R race springs
IE camber plates
IE front strut bar
aluminum control arms
treehouse racing CAB's
rs4pro3 front m3 sway bar links
1995 e36 M3 steering rack w/ e36 tie rods
IE 25/22mm sway bar kit
Turner front and rear strut and trailing arm reinforcements
Rear aluminum Mason Engineering tower bar
Powerflex sub frame, trailing arm and differential urethane bushings
UUC coated stainless brake lines
Rebuilt e30 M3 calipers w/ brass guide pins & stainless pistons
EVO rotors
Hawk HPS pads
25mm master (e32 750)
wheel studs & lugs
DS2 17x7.5 w/ 215/40-17 front w/ 15mm spacers (no fender roll needed)
DS2 17x8.5 w/ 245/35-17 rear w/ 10mm spacers (rolled flat for clearance)

Pictures of 17x8 et20 style 42's w/ 215/40-17's on it to come soon... :p

pretty much everything but the kitchen sink... :D




still need to get the measurements and better pictures possibly

[Farbin Kaiber]

1991 325i

E30 M3 5 lug swap 75% new parts
Koni GC front & rear Top Adjustables struts & shocks
H&R race springs
IE camber plates
IE front strut bar
aluminum control arms
treehouse racing CAB's
rs4pro3 front m3 sway bar links
1995 e36 M3 steering rack w/ e36 tie rods
IE 25/22mm sway bar kit
Turner front and rear strut and trailing arm reinforcements
Rear aluminum Mason Engineering tower bar
Powerflex sub frame, trailing arm and differential urethane bushings
UUC coated stainless brake lines
Rebuilt e30 M3 calipers w/ brass guide pins & stainless pistons
EVO rotors
Hawk HPS pads
25mm master (e32 750)
wheel studs & lugs
DS2 17x7.5 w/ 215/40-17 front w/ 15mm spacers (no fender roll needed)
DS2 17x8.5 w/ 245/35-17 rear w/ 10mm spacers (rolled flat for clearance)

Pictures of 17x8 et20 style 42's w/ 215/40-17's on it to come soon... :p

pretty much everything but the kitchen sink... :D




still need to get the measurements and better pictures possibly

That's ///Mpressive...

[audiquattrot]

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

[stormspike]

Koni/IE spring

Here she is in Austin with new Koni /IE stage 3 springs (with her new S52 install). About to bring her home next week.

[Raxe]

Stage 1 Dinan

[golde30]

interesting note, i went through this whole thread, and it looks like the H&R sports have a lower front drop than the H&R race... that doesnt make any sense.

[SpecM]

-Anyone with m3 springs w/ or w/o spring pads wanna post?

[T Verdier]

interesting note, i went through this whole thread, and it looks like the H&R sports have a lower front drop than the H&R race... that doesnt make any sense.

yeah that does look to be true in this thread but look at the difference between clay and justins front ends.


post some low tech 40/35MM drop.

[smonkbmw]

86 325e
-fresh control arms, fresh stock CABs, tie rods, mounts (f/r)
-bilstein sport/h&r sport
-SUPER thin pads in front, normal in rear.
-stock caps 195/65 F 205/60 R


89 328i (m52)
-fresh control arms, mounts, tierods, TreeHouse CABs
-bilstein sport, h&r race
-no pads F, stock R
-215/50/17 F&R

[John in VA]

So no one uses stock BMW springs from one application to another? I've been through this thread & the one with spring rates.
Our faithful '85 325e has been driven by my wife, so has not had any performance mods - perfect the way it is, she says. It is now in my & 16 y/o son's hands! There is a hand's width between the top of the tires & bottom of wheel wells, so we'd like to bring it down a bit.
I found a set of used stock 325is springs (son is on a budget) - is that any improvement or drop?
Thanks in advance. Son & I have a chance to bond over this project! He will be spending some time behind the wheel with our NCC's highway safety school and Street Survivor programs.