Front bump stops...

[Sean]

Dust sheilds really are unneeded.

The strut is in the strut assembly! lol

I would trim the bump stop. I haven't looked, but I will be this morning. I expected the IE Stg 3 springs to bring my front end tires level with my fender, and their about 3/4-1 inch apart. So, I'm thinkin I'm riding on my bump stops, since I didn't trim them.

Anyone other than potato dick Larry here?

:) let me know Sean. My 4x4 pro kits will probably be fine.

SUPAWORLDRALLYCHAMP!

I will keep you posted, buddy. ;)

[Bimmerfanatik]

Dust sheilds really are unneeded.

The strut is in the strut assembly! lol

I would trim the bump stop. I haven't looked, but I will be this morning. I expected the IE Stg 3 springs to bring my front end tires level with my fender, and their about 3/4-1 inch apart. So, I'm thinkin I'm riding on my bump stops, since I didn't trim them.

Anyone other than potato dick Larry here?

:) let me know Sean. My 4x4 pro kits will probably be fine.

SUPAWORLDRALLYCHAMP!

I will keep you posted, buddy. ;)

Where would I be without you Sean? :) Damn you for getting the konis. Then again, I got my bilsteins AND prokits shipped for less than your IE's alone shipped I'll bet...lol.

[EtaSport]

Pictures? When I put IEs in my front didnt change in height from bavautos. It may have gone up just a bit. I took my spring pads out too. Those bumpstops are made of foam, with a thousand pounds squashing them, they probably wont be making your ride height much taller.

The springs will settle too.

[Mystikal]

Dust sheilds really are unneeded.

The strut is in the strut assembly! lol

I would trim the bump stop. I haven't looked, but I will be this morning. I expected the IE Stg 3 springs to bring my front end tires level with my fender, and their about 3/4-1 inch apart. So, I'm thinkin I'm riding on my bump stops, since I didn't trim them.

If you were riding on your bumpstops, you would have no suspension, i.e. you would KNOW it. Konis have enough to travel to still have compression room even with the front tires tucked and stock bump stops (ask me how I know).

[Jand3rson]

The rears shouldnt be a problem. You got the bump rubber with them right? Some dont even say you need that.

The only thing im thinking about the front (if they are stock bils) you might not have bumpstops at all up there. My car had original bils and no bumpstops. I was trying to think why I didnt put them in. The tubes on the bilstiens are too large to run a factory bumpstop.

They will fit on the konis though, so you may want to just get them.

If by bump rubber, you mean the 2 black rubber "cap" looking things, then yes, they are in the box with some assorted washers and whatnot.

I'll order some front bump stops from BMA, thanks dude.

[Sean]

Pictures? When I put IEs in my front didnt change in height from bavautos. It may have gone up just a bit. I took my spring pads out too. Those bumpstops are made of foam, with a thousand pounds squashing them, they probably wont be making your ride height much taller.

The springs will settle too.

If you wanna see pics, check this out: http://e30.electrontek.com/project/suspension/

Random pictures I chose to upload of my progress, and one of my best shots with the new suspension. For the car, check out this picture: http://e30.electrontek.com/project/s...n/IMG_2068.jpg

SOOO PRETTYY!! 8)

The rear springs have settled a LOT today. As in, my rear tires are now almost tucking. It looks damn nice though...ohhh man. lol The fronts still a bit higher for my liking. I HOPE taking out that pad will let it drop a bit more, but maybe that's just wishful thinking. I have all spring pads in front, and in the rear, I've put the spring pads out of my car, AND my parts car. I used all four pads with those cone things on them, and I used the other four pads (originally the bottom pads) and cut them to fit over the bottom cone, and I have two of those on each pad. Overall, it's looking very nice. If I could get the front just a tad lower, it'd be perfect!

Dust sheilds really are unneeded.

The strut is in the strut assembly! lol

I would trim the bump stop. I haven't looked, but I will be this morning. I expected the IE Stg 3 springs to bring my front end tires level with my fender, and their about 3/4-1 inch apart. So, I'm thinkin I'm riding on my bump stops, since I didn't trim them.

If you were riding on your bumpstops, you would have no suspension, i.e. you would KNOW it. Konis have enough to travel to still have compression room even with the front tires tucked and stock bump stops (ask me how I know).

Well, that is good to know. Still have my fingers crossed that it'll drop at least a 1/8 inch or so. hehe.


Thanks for the details guys! :)

[nando]

uhh, you're not supposed to paint the surface of your rotors..

looks good though, but I think some centercaps would be even better (I think standard 15" ones would fit).

[Sean]

I didn't paint the friction surface. I did the same thing that Jordan did on his rotors with high heat paint.

I have the center caps, which I usually have on, but didn't worry about it since everything was so dirty anyway. ;)

[Axxe]

I'm running without front bumpstops until I get my Konis. Seems to be fine, mind you I don't drive the car hard enough to test it, since I need a full bushing job and new front shocks.

[Jand3rson]

So how much is reccomended to trim off of the stock bump stops? I'll be getting new ones, so I need to know about mow much to take off of them.

[finch]

related-ish....

how practical is the ride height of the stage 3's. for a daily?

[e30sd]

why dont you koni bitches run some shit like this?

[Jand3rson]

why dont you koni bitches run some shit like this?

Pasha, a few questions.

Are those bump stops, and more importantly, are they already the correct length needed for Konis?

Where does one find these items?

[e30sd]

they are made by ground control for use with their koni setups.

http://www.ground-control-store.com/products/description.php/II=10/CA=8

[Jand3rson]

they are made by ground control for use with their koni setups.

http://www.ground-control-store.com/...php/II=10/CA=8

Which would you reccomend? I plan to keep my Konis on full-soft most of the time, maybe a bit stiffer, but I won't be changing them often.