GC Spring Rate Opinions?

[PiercedE30]

Take your pick.

[kishg]

Shit, come down to Louisiana and you will love the roads in the NE.

before or after katrina?

[PiercedE30]

Shit, come down to Louisiana and you will love the roads in the NE.

[kishg]

Yeah, all this crap from you Cali guys... ;) Come drive the east in the winter and tell me how great your 750 rears are then!

yeah and nh roads are a dream compared to NJ!! if your going the coilover route why not get two sets of springs? swap them when you switch from snows to summer and back.

[1991 318is]

"As stated by Jean Alesi, famous ex-F1 driver the 1986 BMW E30 M3 is one of most enjoyable best handling road cars he has ever driven, offering astonishing balance due to its 48/52-weight distribution, telepathic in choosing the correct line, with a chassis that is alive and gives the car a personality, which is missing from many of today’s mundane cars."
The spring rates are 140 and 250.
I have Tokico springs ( 165 - 265) with M3 front sway links and mount tabs on the OEM bar. On the rear, I shortened the sway bar arms 1". After four sets of varying spring/bar combinations, I ended up emulating the M3 for a daily driver.

[Fidhle007]

Well, I'm on 500 lb rears with 19mm rear sway and TMS aluminum Subframe mounts... it's not too bad, I could see where the 750 wouldn't be too crazy either, especially with no rear sway.

[erik325i]

eh, i vote yer a pansy. i drove my e30 about 300miles with 500/750 and my back was fine. granted im still relatively young(26), but still, my back hurt more when i was driving my '05 Suburban the same distance...

Yeah, I'm with Cary on this one.
I've had a couple 8-9 hour drives to Vegas with my 450/750 lb springs, solid THR eyeball arms, 17" rims, etc etc and it was not that uncomfortable even considering I just recovered from a broken tailbone a few months earlier.

-Erik

[Jean]

stiff springs in winter = r3v.

one of the reasons why I am going with softer spring is for wet conditions...

[Fidhle007]

Yeah, all this crap from you Cali guys... ;) Come drive the east in the winter and tell me how great your 750 rears are then!

[kishg]

running GC coilovers/camber plates with 450/650 with stock sways and Koni SA's, treehouse eyeballs and all poly bushings. great on track, ok on street but pretty stiff, esp on crappy NJ roads.

[golde30]

comfort is relative. I own a e38 740il... and my e30 is some rough shit. stiff springs and Coilovers are crazy rough. If you drive it to and from work it should be fine. Any trip longer than an hour and your back will be hurting with high rate springs.

eh, i vote yer a pansy. i drove my e30 about 300miles with 500/750 and my back was fine. granted im still relatively young(26), but still, my back hurt more when i was driving my '05 Suburban the same distance...

[Fidhle007]

comfort is relative. I own a e38 740il... and my e30 is some rough shit. stiff springs and Coilovers are crazy rough. If you drive it to and from work it should be fine. Any trip longer than an hour and your back will be hurting with high rate springs.

Exactly, I live in NH and winter is around the corner which means frost heaves like crazy. Hence:

For lack of headaches I think I'll be going with the springs I have, Bilsteins, and IE camber plates. I'll see where that leaves me and evaluate once I have some seat time on that setup.

[thereisnoyun]

relativit

comfort is relative. I own a e38 740il... and my e30 is some rough shit. stiff springs and Coilovers are crazy rough. If you drive it to and from work it should be fine. Any trip longer than an hour and your back will be hurting with high rate springs.

[silversleeper]

450/750 on the street is perfectly fine... matched with adjustable Konis, u are guaranteed a badass ride with flexibilty in comfort level.

[Fidhle007]

For lack of headaches I think I'll be going with the springs I have, Bilsteins, and IE camber plates. I'll see where that leaves me and evaluate once I have some seat time on that setup.