ST Lowering Springs

[mbonanni]

I am sure they are stiffer then stock, but you never know.

[///digitalme]

as long as they are similar to h&r sports , but if they are soft then it would suck

[mbonanni]

no spring rates??

No spring rates required for $70.

[rickycricketts]

Got my e30 m3 springs today. Installing on my 91 325i. The m3 ride height is 0.5 in lower than the 325i and theyre an additional inch lower lower. So should be at least 1.5 in drop. Need some shocks. And then ill post pics =)

[///digitalme]

no spring rates??

[mbonanni]

Need Installed pics.

[Bimmerguy91]

Hoping mine will be here today. I probably wont be installing them until next week sometime though :( damn school

[SpecM]

as soon as someone installs them, please post pics too!

[MR 325]

Got mine yesterday, now they will sit. Might convince my roommate to put them on his M50 318iS.

[SpecM]

Ordered the 1.5" springs ('91 318is spec) for my '89 325is. Using e90 hats as well.

Hope they work. lol.

Only Paid $70 tho, pretty cool.

[frankenbeemer]

Mine are in transit according to UPS:

In transit
2012-08-28, 16:26:07, RENO, NV 89502

Departed FedEx location
2012-08-28, 13:21:23, SACRAMENTO, CA 95824

Arrived at FedEx location
2012-08-28, 08:13:00, SACRAMENTO, CA 95824

Left FedEx origin facility
2012-08-28, 03:22:26, FRESNO, CA 93725

Arrived at FedEx location
2012-08-27, 23:41:00, FRESNO, CA 93725

Picked up
2012-08-27, 22:51:00, FRESNO, CA 93725


I'm currently sitting on stock springs (I think) but with Bilstein Sports on a 1990 Cabrio I pulled out of a swamp, lol. I wanted to get rid of the huge gap at the front but wasn't trying to lower the car drastically. I ordered the M3 springs because I was concerned the other spring rates wouldn't be appropriate for a cabrio (especially the front).

I am considering leaving the rear stock and just installing the fronts. I will take photos before and after, mbonanni, but I don't know if the cabrio will be pertinent to your situation. I am hoping they will arrive in time to install Saturday or Sunday. Thanks again to Bimmerguy91 for the hook-up, I am excited about these.

[TimKninja]

Ill be getting mine tomorrow, but won't be installing them til next weekend, with E90 Drop hats.

Anybody who's only thinking about this should really just jump on it, you can sell them for more then what you paid a few months from now.

Apparently their as stiff as H&Rs? I heard somewhere, could be entirely wrong.

[Bimmerguy91]

Im using bilsteins. My car currently is sitting on stock shocks/struts and oem springs that have been cut. I did not do this the PO did lol. So I am not really sure what its supposed to sit like completely stock. But from what I have seen I think it will definitely be lower than it currently is.

[mbonanni]

Bimmerguy91

Post pics, and what shocks/strut combo you are using. Before and after.

I am very curious about these springs.

[Bimmerguy91]

Supposedly a standard M3 spring will drop a regular e30 1" and a 1" lowering spring for an e30 would drop it another 1" over that for a total of a 2" drop. And I assume the m3 springs would also have the stiffest spring rate. But IDK how true any of that is. I just ordered the correct spring for my car which is the 1.3" 318 spring