Stance still wrong after new H&R's

[2 fast 4 u]

maybe it's the bilsteins? did you cut the internal bump stop up front?

here's mine on H&Rs with konis. This is with 1 rear spring pad removed..



your front as it was said before, looks totally stock.

that slab in the rear probably weighs 60lbs. They didn't put it on late ix's.

there is no front bump stop at all. I just can't figure out why it sits so high. I've used other bilstine hd and they never set like that. i hate that mine doesnt sit like that. AHHHHH!!! i guess this is as good as its gona get

[nando]

maybe it's the bilsteins? did you cut the internal bump stop up front?

here's mine on H&Rs with konis. This is with 1 rear spring pad removed..



your front as it was said before, looks totally stock.

that slab in the rear probably weighs 60lbs. They didn't put it on late ix's.

[2 fast 4 u]

For the last time, drop hats do NOT work on an ix!

Do you still have trunk tar? The '88 has like a 1" thick slab. Also if you have the original steel spare, its heavy as hell.

Bushings new or original?

It should sit pretty level but its obviously not.

Yeah i know this now after i already bought some and they didnt work. That would have been great info last week lol. Oh well they were cheap and im sure someone will buy them.

The trunk tar is still in and the spare is not in the car. The rear has all brand new bushings and the car has new front and rear bilstien HD's. The rear has a camber kit as well. I have no idea why it won't sit level. This is the first and last time i will ever buy anything H&R again. I guess its coil over time but not until i get my turbo 7 finished.

[nando]

For the last time, drop hats do NOT work on an ix!

Do you still have trunk tar? The '88 has like a 1" thick slab. Also if you have the original steel spare, its heavy as hell.

Bushings new or original?

It should sit pretty level but its obviously not.

[bastianshaw]

OP that doesnt look right, do you have a lot of weight in the rear? the front looks stock...if I were you I wouyld sell those springs and either go back to stock or get H&R OE springs and enjoy having an IX

Why are you against spacing up the rear? looks to be your only option here, I did this w my race springs by installing a bunch of plastic spacers and both spring pads and it looks sick, I have like a forward rake.

[2 fast 4 u]

Not sure if this is a knowlege issue, or a reading comprehension issue, but op has an ix. No drop hats for him.

I dont think there are any camber plates out there that mount conventionally and have much less stack height than the ix mounts

so after taking the front springs out and comparing the e90 hats to the ix ones, the ix strut mount will is to wide and wont fit down inside the e90 spring hat. it rests on the outer edge of the strut mount. the regular e30 will fit down inside it. So the e90 hat swap only works on non ix e30's. So i just took the rubbers out for now and let it ride till i can get some coilovers. I just hate to cut the springs.

And the springs are for an ix not a regulat e30.

[Northern]

Also, are these hr sports the ix version or the non-ix version? That would definitely make a difference

[Northern]

Not sure if this is a knowlege issue, or a reading comprehension issue, but op has an ix. No drop hats for him.

I dont think there are any camber plates out there that mount conventionally and have much less stack height than the ix mounts

[2 fast 4 u]

Pads and those e90er hats are pretty much the last thing you can do.
Camber plates are also another option that will remove stack height.
Though, it is an iX and I know stuff is different, so..

That 7 look familiar. I think you stopped updating your one-off turbo build for it on bfc!! Updates!!

i had acl surgery in october so she has been on hold but im finally back at it and finishing up the fans and routing the vacume lines and it should be ready to run. ill put a video up as soon as i get it running.

I just got some e90 hats today so ill give them a whirl and remove the pads and see what i looks like. If it still needs to go down ill get some gc camber plates for it. the rear already has them. Thanks everyone for all the great info. Hopefully this will get her sitting right.

[F34R]

Are the rear spring pads installed? If not remove the front/install e90 hats and replace the rear pads. That should even everything out. Camber plates will gain you about another 11-12mm of drop.

[JinormusJ]

Honestly, it definitely looks like the front is sitting slightly higher, but hey; we might need more pictures for that

Anyway, just back to let you know that GC camber plates will reduce stack height by another 12mm; coupled with removing spring pads (~8mm) and the drop hats (15mm) you'd be getting almost 35mm of drop with increase travel (because of the camber plates [Thats good])

That's abut 1 3/8" of drop

Mix and match what you think is needed

[jlevie]

im not trying to slam it but when the front sits up higer thant the rear it just looks stupid. Look and the huge fender gap in the front.

It looks to me like the body of the car is sitting pretty darned level, if a bit down in the front. The fender gap is a different issue. The front fenders are a higher than the rear so the same drop all around will result in a greater front gap.

[ak-]

Pads and those e90er hats are pretty much the last thing you can do.
Camber plates are also another option that will remove stack height.
Though, it is an iX and I know stuff is different, so..

That 7 look familiar. I think you stopped updating your one-off turbo build for it on bfc!! Updates!!

[2 fast 4 u]

Taking the pads out and putting on some e90 drop hats will give you close to an inch of drop

It should look fine after that

Thats about what it needs so ill get some tomorrow and see what how it turns out.

[JinormusJ]

Taking the pads out and putting on some e90 drop hats will give you close to an inch of drop

It should look fine after that