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  • Tad
    Member
    • Sep 2007
    • 61
    #1

    Spring pad effectiveness?

    Does removing springpads give even a noticeable drop?
    I mean is it like 2mm or something? or more substantial like 1/2" or even an inch?

    anyone done this before and can report on the results?
    or before and after pics?
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    • kencopperwheat
      King of Kegstands
      • Oct 2003
      • 14396
      #2
      Depends on the thickness of the rear pads. Fronts won't drop it at all.
      Originally posted by Gruelius
      and i do not know what bugg brakes are.

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        • PiercedE30
          R3V Elite
          • Apr 2005
          • 4220
          #3
          When I threw an extra pad on top of my rear springs, I was able to get the top of my wheel out from under the wheel well since the front wasn't under the front fender. This is with using H&R Race springs.
          My 2.9L Build!

          Originally posted by Ernest Hemingway
          There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.

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            • e30_kid89
              E30 Addict
              • Apr 2006
              • 489
              #4
              If you use the thckest spring pads, and put 2 on each side it'll be enough to get your wheel out of the late-rear arches. I did this with IE StgIII's

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                • Tad
                  Member
                  • Sep 2007
                  • 61
                  #5
                  Good to know for the rears.
                  I'm actually trying to find away to drop the front a little bit more.

                  I'm about to purchase some springs, and it's looking like it'll be HR race(to be run with bilstein sport). All the pics i've seen, the rideheight isn't quite even, front is always up more than the rear.

                  I did read that vorshlag upper mounts allow you to drop the front some extra?
                  they're like another 300bucks though..

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                    • PiercedE30
                      R3V Elite
                      • Apr 2005
                      • 4220
                      #6
                      The Vorshlag Camber/Castor plates come with spring hats to fit the type of springs you are using. Their spring hates pretty much make the stack height the same as just using OEM spring perches.
                      My 2.9L Build!

                      Originally posted by Ernest Hemingway
                      There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.

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                        • StereoInstaller1
                          GAS
                          • Jul 2004
                          • 22679
                          #7
                          Tad, are you thinking of Bekker "Drop Hats"?

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                            • Tad
                              Member
                              • Sep 2007
                              • 61
                              #8
                              No, I just read somewhere on the forum that you could drop the front a bit more
                              with Vorshlag camber plates..

                              Are those drop hats any good?

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                                • StereoInstaller1
                                  GAS
                                  • Jul 2004
                                  • 22679
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Tad
                                  No, I just read somewhere on the forum that you could drop the front a bit more
                                  with Vorshlag camber plates..

                                  Are those drop hats any good?
                                  Dunno about the Vorschlag CPs, but the Bekker spring hats seem to be just fine. I want a set for the GFs '89...she will not let me lower it except in the front, and only an inch.

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                                  Thanks for 10 years of fun!

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                                    • Tad
                                      Member
                                      • Sep 2007
                                      • 61
                                      #10
                                      really, so how did it turn out?
                                      any pics? really just an inch drop?
                                      read somewhere that its like 1.5" might be a bit much if i already have race springs

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