general suspension questions

[elguapo84]

If you don't track the car, something milder than a race suspension is more appropriate. Perhaps H&R Sport springs and Bilstien Sport shocks, or similar. They are fine for an M50/S50 swap.

205/50 should be fine if your wheels have the correct offset.

offset is 20mm

[Mystikal]

You can absolutely slam the car with the wheel/tire setup. Lots of room.

I'd recommend IE3's paired with Koni SAs for any car that sees street duty. Coilovers only for the hardcore, the IE3's ride leagues better.

[jlevie]

If you don't track the car, something milder than a race suspension is more appropriate. Perhaps H&R Sport springs and Bilstien Sport shocks, or similar. They are fine for an M50/S50 swap.

205/50 should be fine if your wheels have the correct offset.

[elguapo84]

uhh, get something that is decently firm. really depends on how low you want the car. if i were to make a suggestion, i would say H&R Race if its your DD, and C3motorsport Coilovers if its yer weekend/track car.

well...it's my only car, so I guess technically it's my DD even though I don't drive it every day. I'm really not sure how low I can go before rubbing is an issue...my tire size is 205 50 16. Advice? What would be an affordable option that could last me say 3-5 years before the s50 engine swap and suspension transformation. Something that would really make the car look slick in the mean time without having to completely redo the suspension. I suppose I'll wait for the big suspension swap until I'm ready to do the engine conversion, so let's say reusability is not a limitation anymore.

[golde30]

uhh, get something that is decently firm. really depends on how low you want the car. if i were to make a suggestion, i would say H&R Race if its your DD, and C3motorsport Coilovers if its yer weekend/track car.

[elguapo84]

Hi there-

Just recently purchased 16" Konig Remember BBS lookalikes for my '87 325is, and am looking to lower the car a bit. At some distant point in the future I would like to do either an s50 or s52 engine swap, so whatever suspension upgrade I do now, I would like to be reusable for that later swap. Any ideas as to what brands/models would fit the profile? Thanks.

~Reid