Dropping the car the right way?
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Okay, so this is what it used to look like:
And now I've got the front shocks and springs installed.
It's about 1.75 inch b/w tire and fender in the front and with whatever springs are in the back it's 2.75 inch clearance there. It's a bit lower than it's s'posed to be as I had to re-weld the upper spring cups and that probably gave me a 1/2 inch lower car just that.
I'm really liking the aggressive downward sloping angle of the car so I'll just keep the rear springs and install the new shocks and leave it there.
And from the old parts there was a decent spring and a decent shock, the rest was all trash. =p So good thing I did this!Comment
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Nice!FEEDBACK:
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=316212
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Thanks!
Question: In the rear there must already be lowering springs, or did they come this way stock?Comment
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the rear of my car is 1.25 inches higher than the front.
YL7A5273 by Eric Berger, on Flickr
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These 35mm springs would drop it another 1.4 inches in the rear.Comment
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running the stock springs will be terrible. you will have rear end bounce like nobody's business. the brand of springs and shocks you got werent on my recommended list so im not sure of their rates and quality but i bet they wont do well if you run rear stock springs.Comment
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But a soft spring and a stiff shock should work all right, shouldn't it?
"you can be just fine with a soft spring and a stiff shock." http://mustardcat.brinkster.net/p3g/...on/FAQ/FAQ.htmComment
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So the spring rates for the Lowtec kit are:
Front: 285 lb/inch progressive (106 original 325i)
Rear: 450 lb/inch progressive (245 original 325i)
Quite the difference for both the rear and front. This is definitely a no go for mix and matching springs and shock, right?Comment
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To me it looks like this. I'd put the rear springs in with a pad.
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