Need help determining new suspension.

[machined]

Where can you even get FK stuff?

[E30SPDFRK]

Yeah, no way it's 3". My guess is probably about an inch, if that.

[Wh33lhop]

The Bilstein sports are shorter than stock (in fact IIRC the valving is the same between the HD and sports, but sports are shorter), and I recall hearing they were about 3" shorter, but that's hearsay (and honestly, I'm not quite sure how they'd pull that off). I've had Sports but they never went on the car and I never had a stock strut to compare side-by-side, so I can't say for sure.

[E30SPDFRK]

Got any pics of your car on this setup? What shock/struts were you running?

Billie sports?

Bilstien sports all around

The front sat too high for my tastes because of the little m42. They're on my friends m50 car now and sit amazing.

[mentaleeill]

search for egk's old threads. his car was on the 60-40 kw's with drop hats in the front.

[z31maniac]

Friend of mine said they aren't on the web site yet, that you have to call and ask.

[nategt]

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H&R Sports or FK60/40s + drop hats? From what I understand Pelican Parts is now selling drop hats.
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linky me? love you long time...

just lookin there... no luck...
searched: Spring Hats, Spring Seats, Spring Pads, Spring Plate,
only : 31-33-1-128-524-M9
they seem stock.

thanks

[z31maniac]

^I've got other people telling me Lowtec/KW are junk and to go with FK. More confusion.

I've looked through both ride height threads here and on emotech, and HR sports just aren't going to be low enough for me.

But the 75/50, I just don't see how there is going to be much travel in the strut left with a 3" drop up front. Is the Billy sport any shorter than stock? By how much?

[mikeedler]

cutting wheel and stock shocks!!!FTW
FK is just junk. Get some of the fat bilsteins, ( the stocker M tech stuff) open up the bottom of em, cut the foam piece in half- stick it back in, and get some low-tec/60mm-- in a few weeks it should be laid out!

[mentaleeill]

dont do the h&r sports, they just are not low enough. get some kw/fk 60-40s or 75-50s.

[z31maniac]

Get the FK 75/50's, I loved mine when I had them.

Got any pics of your car on this setup? What shock/struts were you running?

Billie sports?

[z31maniac]

coil overs for 200 more then springs and set your own wheel gap, no ordering springs to find out, its too soft or not low enough. Just do it.

If I was going to do coilovers, I'd do them like on my car now. Shortened housings with short body Koni's, etc. Buy I don't want to drop $1500 on the suspension for this car.

[Wh33lhop]

I'm piecing together a GC DIY-coilover kit.

Eibachs are pretty supple while still being on the low side if that's what you're looking for, but I'd probably go H&R sport or Vogtland (really similar to sports but just a bit stiffer), the H&Rs/billy sports are a pretty proven DD setup. You might as well order them new though; as far as I've seen they rarely come up used for anything but like $30 off MSRP.

[TopOfTheLine89]

coil overs for 200 more then springs and set your own wheel gap, no ordering springs to find out, its too soft or not low enough. Just do it.

[E30SPDFRK]

It was fine, it only hit the bumpstops over really big bumps. They're perfect DD springs imo.