ground control coilovers

[jeswaw]

That's the spring rate I run but I don't have an IX, I just have a swapped 318is.

How much flex do you have with you 650 rears? Are you still on a ballon style set-up?

[Jb325is]

I run 550/750. It's tolerable on the street and awesome for autocross

[reelizmpro]

I run 550/750. It's tolerable on the street and awesome for autocross

What shocks? Nice E34 by the way. Rarely see nice/fixed up ones anymore.

[phreshkid]

How much flex do you have with you 650 rears? Are you still on a ballon style set-up?

I have yet to drive the car my friend. It has been sitting for months. Motor swap runs perfectly and is all ready for a full repaint which is expensive as all hell. I'll let you know next week some time.

As far as balloon style setup, I'm not sure what you are referring to but I'm going to go ahead and answer no.

[Jb325is]

What shocks? Nice E34 by the way. Rarely see nice/fixed up ones anymore.

GC "short" koni's and Koni SA rears. Thanks!

[C_gannon09]

ok found a H&R kit for 850 instead of the 1700 for ground-control. i got the money I can spend for gc but are they really worth spending double the money? as far as i can tell gc are adjustable and the H&R kit is not.

[nrubenstein]

If you want to go cheap, do the SE30 setup.

[Hellabad]

ok found a H&R kit for 850 instead of the 1700 for ground-control. i got the money I can spend for gc but are they really worth spending double the money? as far as i can tell gc are adjustable and the H&R kit is not.

I do not know what HR kit is for $850, but the GC kits come with camber/caster plates, rear shock mounts, bumpstops and all the little pieces that make it work together.

Additionally, there are two GC-e30 kits for $1499, that also have all those parts, assembled.

A "spec e30 kit" uses standard length front struts that will always be on the bumpstops, which is not good, as everybody is finally figuring out. This is fine, perhaps even desirable for a spec-e30 race car, but a bad place to cut corners for a street car.

If you are talking about just springs, The HR spec e30 kit is $349 most places, and the GC coilover conversion kit is $50 more but then, for $50, you get to:


Choose the ride height you want, instead of what you get.
Change the ride height.
Choose different spring rates.
Buy new springs for only $59 each if you change your car.
Discuss different springs with anybody on any forum anywhere.