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Love the look of your wheels/tires on the black 325is. Nice ride.
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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.
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Originally posted by digger View Postgot 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
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.
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Originally posted by JRKOUPE View Postthe answer will also be a function of your spring length.
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Originally posted by digger View Posthow "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?
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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?Last edited by digger; 06-01-2014, 02:57 AM.
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Originally posted by Colby.325e View Post^any pics on updated setup?
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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
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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...
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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
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