anyone here use D2 coilovers?

[shiboujin]

urbanimport.com it says 1800 on there but they'll sell it for less. just have to talk to a rep there. FYI they come with 6k front and 6.5k rear rates and you can't get higher.

[SamE30e]

If the spring diameter is the same you could use GC springs.

[Erick]

It isnt. These coilovers work on 4 or 5 lug e30s since there is no strut modification required to install them.

- Erick

[shiboujin]

If the spring diameter is the same you could use GC springs.

They are proprietary springs so they don't fit the standard coilover metrics. Unfortunately

It isnt. These coilovers work on 4 or 5 lug e30s since there is no strut modification required to install them.

- Erick

theres 2 kits, one is a weld in. its a different shock setup and you have to make your own tube... kinda out of my league.

[stinkydriverx]

Hey guys,
Im seriously considering these.
Would the Spring rates they come with be a good start if I just take my car out to auto-x every once in a while? But mostly use it for DD?
I think these woulddd look so awesome with the 16x9's im getting with the coils all the way down.
Thanks
-Andrew

[Moto-Mucci]

I'd be interested in a group buy for $1k possibly.

[shiboujin]

nah nah. Don't buy D2s. you only get 1 spring rate. defeats the purpose of coilovers.

[Erick]

nah nah. Don't buy D2s. you only get 1 spring rate. defeats the purpose of coilovers.

The purpose of coilovers is to have different spring rates available?

It's a benefit to have interchangeable springs, but it's not the purpose of coilovers.

I use my coilovers for height adjustability depending on what size wheels I use.

- Erick

[shiboujin]

the point of coilovers are adjustability. I guess if you just want ride height adjusting, go ahead. But the 6k and 6.5k spring rates that come with the kit are terrible for E30s.

[Erick]

My point is that when you buy a set of coilovers, you don't get many different sets of rates that you'd like to use.

To my knowledge, there is no one here with GCs that even owns a spare set of coil springs to "adjust" the rates.

You do it once the way you'd like to do. You don't really "adjust" it.

[2002maniac]

For the money I bet GC outperforms these by a ton. Koni shocks vs some unknown chinese knockoff crap? 36-way adjustability is marketing bullshit.

[e30nub]

For the money I bet GC outperforms these by a ton. Koni shocks vs some unknown chinese knockoff crap? 36-way adjustability is marketing bullshit.

word

[Hellabad]

review

here is a review of the e46 version from "M3 Forum . net"


Click for review.


Click for locked thread, but some pretty funny posts.

[z31maniac]

I was always under the impression it was for:

1) corner weighting the car to optimize F/R R/L weight distribution
2) changing rates easily if the combo you have isn't working for your style

Fuck the cheap stuff. GC, TC Kline or AST