Need help determining new suspension.

[nando]

why are you so afraid of coilovers? GC springs and perches are $400. drop in springs are a waste of money and time, IMO, unless you just want the look. I don't see how that would cost $1500 either.

also I don't know of those drop hats are the same ones that were out 7 years ago or so, but they were junk. you had to grind the shit out of them just to make them fit. And then you have the added travel issues with stock length strut inserts.

[M-technik-3]

The Vogtlands are nice inexpensive option reasonably stiff and DD able. For every day use I'd run a set again. I sold mine recently, installed my old M3 as suitable replacements to get some ride height.

[z31maniac]

My old springs on a 6 cylinder car. Just to sway you a bit more ;)



205/40/17 front
215/45/17 rear

Hmmmm, I suspect that would look much better if not for the oversized tires in the rear. With a 40 in back I bet that would be pretty perfect.

[z31maniac]

Why not DD the s52 car? If you want this e30 to be low and shit, it won't ride like a cush DD. You might as well save the money, or buy something that is actually comfortable.

I don't necessarily need my DD to be cush, but I do need two cars. I've had enough bad luck with the S52 (even before it had an S52) that if I hadn't already had a second car I would have been fucked many times over. I also want to gut, roll bar, fixed back seats and put harnesses in the S52 car.

I've considered HR Race or IE3s as well. The girlfriend doesn't think the S52 with the 550/750 on Koni SAs is bad (I suspect it's because it's low enough the 350/500 were bouncing off the bump stops), so I'm not too worried about that.

[fiftytakedowns]

do drop hats lower the cars even more?

[shiftbmw]

I DD IE3's and bilstein sports. No complaints about ride quality...definately stiff but not bone jarring. Then again, if I wanted cushy, I'd get some big 60 profile tires...and a 7 series.

[Simon S]

My old springs on a 6 cylinder car

looks mean with that rake :up:

[TwoJ's]

God I sound like my dad.

[TwoJ's]

Why not DD the s52 car? If you want this e30 to be low and shit, it won't ride like a cush DD. You might as well save the money, or buy something that is actually comfortable.

[E30SPDFRK]

My old springs on a 6 cylinder car. Just to sway you a bit more ;)



205/40/17 front
215/45/17 rear

[z31maniac]

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

I went and read a bunch of his threads. It looked like he was running his eibachs with the drop hats, then sold the drop hats once he put the 60/40s in.

I guess I'm trying to get an idea on my coilovers on the S52 car, I had 215/40/17s with just a one finger gap and slight tuck in the rear and I never had any problems with scraping or anything. I just wish I had an idea of what that height translates to on springs.

It's just down to 60/40 or 75/50 and finding a vendor that sells either. I'm pretty decided on eventually running a 16x9 with 225/40s

[z31maniac]

Still haven't been able to make a decision on this. Any other input?

[E30SPDFRK]

185/65 iirc. It was about a finger gap up front and tucking a little out back.

[z31maniac]

E30SPDFRK, what size tires are you running in that pic?

[yberther]

fk60/50 ftw.