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[primo123]

Lucky me, i got handed down an 87 325i. I want to lower the car. Now obviously gettin new springs and struts will do that. but im a brooooke college student. i was wondering how much removing the spring pads will lower it. ive heard cutting springs. i also dont mind fishing around a junkyard. are there any springs i could look for that are shorter than my stock ones. please offer any suggestions. im not knowledgable in this field. thanks in advance

[KenC]

removing the front spring pads will lower the car maybe 1/8", the rears possibly 1/2"

[Avus E30]

please dont cut that springs, do it right and just save up for the right springs and shocks

[MR 325]

M3 springs is a cheap mod, lowers it 3/4 inch to 1 inch

Please, no cutting!

[primo123]

thanks

thanks for the replies. m3 springs? ( im sure your all thinking..is this guy noob) yes i am. im very under..."educated" in the bmw field. so please bear with me. im try to lower my car the cheapest. any type of springs i can salvage from a junkyard that might lower it? thanks again

[Avus E30]

matt know off hand what m3 springs are on BMA?

[primo123]

And can someone post a pick of the spring pads and how to take them off thanks

[nando]

matt know off hand what m3 springs are on BMA?

no point in buying them new, they are cheap as dirt used (and springs don't wear out, unless they rust and collapse on themselves from being bottomed out all the time).

[Eurospec]

matt know off hand what m3 springs are on BMA?

They're over $350 new. Like nando said, your best bet is buying a used set for much less.

[Digitalwave]

Threads like this make me cry at night.

[primo123]

Well im sorry i dont have 12212313122312312313 years experience like you guys. im 18 years old and just got a bmw so please, hold offensive comments. anyways, what are some options for springs. can i get JUST springs and not struts. what are some sights and what not im looking for a good spring that lowers my car significantly. id like to have the rideheigth of all the other e30 in here. thanks

[Digitalwave]

Experience has nothing to do with being to cheap to do stuff the right and safe way. I've been modding my car since I was 16 with my own money, and I am also putting myself through a $24k/year college on my own. It's called a job.

[primo123]

Threads like this make me cry at night.

Idk what that post is supposed to mean, and sorry if i seam pathetic, because i am. i have no knowledge on bmws. in any event where is a good place to search for used springs. what should i look for. can u buy just springs and use them on my existing struts or do i have to get new struts as well? any help would help. and for the record, i am in college as well. and i do have a job.

[NC325iC]

you can look for used m3 springs on ebay (m3 springs meaning springs from an e30 m3) you can use your struts, id suggest replacing the shocks while you already have the struts out of the car, youll need compressors to get the springs out if you didnt already know that, you can find how tos on the internet, it might take you a while the first time you do it but its not too hard.

[nando]

you won't be able to lower your car very much at all on stock struts, they will blow out shortly (if they aren't blown already). you could get away with M3 springs with stock struts, or maybe look for a used set of H&R sports and bilstiens (or similar). just remember that most of the time you get what you pay for..