Small project - E30 M3 springs refurbished

[finnmole]

My stock height on the 325 iS is the same as your 318 iS
I think even the small drop makes a difference though...looks good.

[majdomo]

My stock height on the 325 iS is the same as your 318 iS

I think even the small drop makes a difference though...looks good.

Pic from tonight, installed the rear H&R OE Sports. Comparing E30 M3 to OE Sport to 318is stock:



Ezekiel 25:17

[majdomo]

With OE Sports installed, front:

Rear:


Rides just awesome on these now, body roll is noticeably reduced as are road imperfections. The car feels way smoother than it did before.


Ezekiel 25:17

[majdomo]

All done, now on Euroweaves and Direzzas:



Ezekiel 25:17

[mike.bmw]

Looks great! That ride height looks perfect. Sorry I didn't see this thread earlier or I would've chimed in with some info/measurements.

Did you see my post with measurements for H&R OE sports on my 318is?

Did you end up using the 14.5mm E46 rear spring pads? That'll give you another half inch of ride height in the rear.

[majdomo]

Small project - E30 M3 springs refurbished

Looks great! That ride height looks perfect. Sorry I didn't see this thread earlier or I would've chimed in with some info/measurements.

Did you see my post with measurements for H&R OE sports on my 318is?

Did you end up using the 14.5mm E46 rear spring pads? That'll give you another half inch of ride height in the rear.

Thanks Mike! I did see that thread, stayed with the stock rear spring pads for now as I wanted to see how it looked first. Seems fine for now but may change my mind later, it looks a little bit droopy drawers in the back.

I also ended up going with 50s instead of 55s. The look is a little bit odd...but I really wanted to kill as much roll as possible. I may swap them out, but I just drove my local twisty backroad and the handling is awesome, way more confidence inspiring than before!


Ezekiel 25:17

[majdomo]

Small project - E30 M3 springs refurbished

.

[jeffnhiscars]

With the Allen hole stripped I've still been able to torque the damper nut by locking a vice grip over a rag at the very top of the rod....high enough so if it does get chewed it won't reach the seal. You only need 17lbs