How to put OBX/Cheap ebay e36 coilovers on your e30

[alex]

ok i understand the "ingenius" aspect of it, but spring perches and springs arent that expensive. and dont involve drilling.

Well, that makes just too much common sense.

[thejimlab]

What are the spring rates? Can you buy just rears?

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[e30sd]

ok i understand the "ingenius" aspect of it, but spring perches and springs arent that expensive. and dont involve drilling.

[KenC]

What are the spring rates? Can you buy just rears?

[trashcop 80s 80s]

So what keeps the spring centered on top?

The kit comes with a urethane pad, I had it out in the pic to remove the stock one. I had them stacked but now I am just running the urethane one.

[m42technic]

So what keeps the spring centered on top?

[trashcop 80s 80s]

Here is the original picture of the spring. The resizing made it look weird.

[trashcop 80s 80s]

I seem to get atleast one pm a week with people asking me how I put the e36 obx coilovers on in the rear. So, it is easier for me to just make a thread to refer them to.

Drill a hole through the rear trailing arm to mount the sleeve. I used a long bit and a right angle chuck, and did it from the top. Use a punch to start the hole, use a smaller bit to go through the first time. Then open it up with a larger one.

The threaded sleeve needs to be drilled out to fit over the nipple thing all the way. You could not do this, but you would have about an inch less adjustment. I used a drill press and a big bit. Then I finished it with a carbide bit and rotary tool.

Two years with no problems, dun hate

Pictures came out wierd looking because I used a cheap resizing tool. I will post the cleaner ones when I get home later.