Questions about installing Ground Control coil over conversion with Bilsteins

[Grackle]

Hi guys, I'd call ground control, but they are closed for the weekend and I have my car apart. I have run into a couple of issues. I bought this kit:

http://www.ground-control-store.com/products/description.php/II=121/CA=241

Setup for these shocks:

http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E30-325es-M20_2.7L/Suspension/Shocks/ES2771367/

First question, is it normal for the springs to be very loose (even with the adjusters all the way up) when the suspension is at full droop? The rears are like this, I just got my front strut housings all torn apart and they look to be the same way.

Second, it doesn't look like I can run the blue boots on the front struts with the springs GC gave me because they interfere with each other. I suppose I just run without the boots?

Third, this was supposed to be a drop in kit (wasn't interested in going low enough that I needed to cut the housings) However, it looks like I will have to cut the spring perches off at the very least to get more the one inch worth of adjustment out of the collar. If so, can I just let the sleeve ride on the remnants of the spring perch without having to weld the provided plates? I have a flux welder at my disposal, but I am not very good with it.

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

[DRTSRFR]

If you are running 6" front and 5" rear springs combined with stock length dampers; yes, you will have slack in the springs at full droop. This is generally not an issue once the car is on the ground.

Tall rear mounts are available for the rear, as well as helper springs for the front to help with this issue if it truly concerns you. I run the tall rear mounts on all of my e30s.

If you don't want to use the "D" rings, slide the threaded tube onto the housing and draw a line around the circumference of the tube onto the perch. Cut on the outside of the line when trimming the perch away. This will leave enough of the factory perch for the tube to rest on.

You won't need the boots. They keep junk in as well as they keep it out.

[Grackle]

Yeah I eyeballed the perches and was doing pretty good until I started the second one. I cut it a bit too low on one side. Ended up building it back up with my welder so it is stable now. I hadn't thought about the helper springs, those are the real low tension ones right?

[DRTSRFR]

Yes, Helpers have no rate.

[JRKOUPE]

never even heard of these tall rear mounts...

...very trick...cool

[DRTSRFR]

:coolphoto:

[Grackle]

Yeah if I hadn't spent so much already this month I would have ordered those drop mounts.

ETA: er, lift mounts?