IX w/ GC i am going to do it

[nando]

I'm not sure exactly what is different; I don't know what size the ix beariings are but the mounts for the strut tower is definitely not the same. I was thinking of getting a set of GC plates and having a machine shop modify them to fit into an ix tower. GC offers a couple different bearing sizes (16mm and 14mm) but I don't know if the ix strut will fit into that.

the other option is modifying a stock ix strut bearing for more camber (or the "crash mounts", which are over $300 each and only give 1/2 of a degree). whenever my parts car gets here I'll be able to figure out exactly what I need to do.

[DrMcDave]

well if i get the KW i'll have a spare set of strut assemblies, tunershop told me its cheaper for them to source them then for me to ship mine.

[nando]

yeah there are about 10x as many ix's in europe as there are here. I belt there are only about 2,500 of them left on the roads in north america..

[DrMcDave]

i was told 900 were made in 1991 not sure if the source was reliable or not.

[nando]

that's correct, there were only ~3500 total. They never sold more than 1,000 a year, not many people wanted one when you could get an M3 for the same price..

[DrMcDave]

that's correct, there were only ~3500 total. They never sold more than 1,000 a year, not many people wanted one when you could get an M3 for the same price..

man i was under my car today and i got really depressed i have rust forming on my jack points on the driver side, looks like i need to get it to the body shop and have it taken care of.

[Vass325es]

Sorry to hear this..

[DrMcDave]

Sorry to hear this..

i was very upset considering how carefully i take care of my car but driving around in the salt and such up here there is not much i can do. its not bad but i will make sure to get it taken care of asap.

[DrMcDave]

ix suspension stuff again

So scott really didn't want to see my GC but i sort of want to go w/ it. He had good reasons for not doing so, but i know i am not happy w/ my h and r's and the KW is 1200ish for Variant 1 (no rebound control), and variant 2 is 1500+200 for strut assemblies. I can do GC for under 1000 or right around there at the most. the custom KW would be cool but i don't see how i can justify it when i can get custom valved koni's and GC from Scott. Not to mention i want to run those wheels :). The other problem w/ the GC is the offset of wheel you need to run to clear the spring perch on the strut assembly. He said a 5 (may have been six) inch spring sitting on the stock perch is about the same height. I think there is enough room to get as low as i want without getting in the way of the tire. Your thoughts.

[nando]

so why not cut the perch? I know he said it's not a great idea, but ix struts aren't impossibly rare (for the cost of new ones you could almost buy a whole parts car). and I find it unlikely that you'd want to go back to H&R sports. Honestly I hope you do get GC to work because I was thinking of going down the same path. :)

[DrMcDave]

any idea how much extra clearance i need (wheel) to fit the perches and spring? I will make a new thread.

fyi i am getting jlines for wheels, i keep looking for stuff that would work w/ the brakes and nothing will work without spacers (well almost nothing i like) so i am figured what the hell. I like bbs rx but by the time you buy spacers the jlines are a better option - forged+ custom and only like 200 more dollars.

[DrMcDave]

also KW no longer does ix coilovers the demand was too low.

[e30evolution]

with ground controls you only need to cut the perch if you want to go low. As i understand it you aren't too concerned with being super low. The main advantage of the ground controls is the wide choice of spring rates and the ease/cost of chagning the rates/lengths if you aren't happy with is. as well as dampaning adjustability with the koni's for much cheaper than the other options

[DrMcDave]

i am going to have to cut the perch but i won't mount it super low in order to achieve the ride height i want. Probably cut the perches and run it most of the way up, shoudn't effect the tires or wheels :). The 5 and 6 inch springs work out in an odd fashion on the ix.