Spring help, needed badly...

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  • Suspence
    E30 Modder
    • Jul 2009
    • 943

    #1

    Spring help, needed badly...

    So I'm an idiot and cut my IE springs. It's low but not low enough and it feels so shitty when I drive now... I know I know I'm stupid.

    But I really want a raked stance, I'm probably going to buy stage 3 IE again but I don't want the back to be so low... any ideas?
  • CorvallisBMW
    Long Schlong Longhammer
    • Feb 2005
    • 13039

    #2
    stock springs? or use extra spring pads

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    • blefevre
      R3V Elite
      • Dec 2008
      • 4287

      #3
      Coilovers or drophats in the front and spring pads in the rear.

      - E30, DSM, Golf R, Mazda 3 Skyactiv

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      • e30trooper
        R3V OG
        • Mar 2009
        • 11576

        #4
        i dont get it, you cut some IE's , but you wanna go lower? Cut another coil since your at it.

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        • Pussy30
          Banned
          • Feb 2011
          • 463

          #5
          You didnt cut the rears did you?

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          • TexasTerp
            No R3VLimiter
            • Jan 2009
            • 3541

            #6
            Drop hats in the front and some big spring pads in the rear. Or you can run stock springs in the rear with the IE and drop hats in the front. That will give you one hell of a raked stance
            stephenbrody.com

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            • M42Power
              E30 Addict
              • Dec 2009
              • 519

              #7
              Originally posted by TexasTerp
              Drop hats in the front and some big spring pads in the rear. Or you can run stock springs in the rear with the IE and drop hats in the front. That will give you one hell of a raked stance
              Had that, my oil pan hated me, Now running blue mtech springs.
              Originally posted by kendogg
              Don't know, but the E90 wasn't designed from the ground-up intending to be a racecar like the E30 was.
              OG RACECAR

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              • 5ickride
                R3VLimited
                • Jun 2009
                • 2922

                #8
                Try drop hats before cutting another coil...remove all pads upfront also

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                • e34john
                  No R3VLimiter
                  • Apr 2006
                  • 3599

                  #9
                  Get coilovers
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                  • DrJosh
                    R3VLimited
                    • May 2009
                    • 2011

                    #10
                    Originally posted by e34john
                    Get coilovers
                    This is not the time nor place for logic.

                    Fill up the trunk full of helium balloons.
                    Originally posted by Sonny
                    I am a meme for our community.

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                    • 8380 Labs
                      Forum Sponsor
                      • Oct 2006
                      • 2990

                      #11
                      Originally posted by DrJosh
                      This is not the time nor place for logic.

                      Fill up the trunk full of helium balloons.
                      8380 Laboratories
                      M3 Champs Poster

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                      • mikeedler
                        R3V OG
                        • Feb 2004
                        • 6707

                        #12
                        it is probably riding like crap because your struts are bottomed out now. you need shorter strut inserts

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                        • nrubenstein
                          No R3VLimiter
                          • Feb 2009
                          • 3148

                          #13
                          And to be clear, the only reason why drop hats are better than cutting your springs is that they are more easily reversible. Otherwise, they are useless junk sold to gullible people.
                          2006 GMC Sierra 2500HD 4WD LBZ/Allison
                          2002 BMW M3 Alpinweiß/Black
                          1999 323i GTS2 Alpinweiß
                          1995 M3 Dakargelb/Black
                          - S50B32/S6S420G/3.91
                          1990 325is Brilliantrot/Tan
                          1989 M3 Alpinweiß/Black

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                          • KenC
                            King of Kegstands
                            • Oct 2003
                            • 14396

                            #14
                            The stiffness of the spring is inversely related to the number of active coils as well.
                            Originally posted by Gruelius
                            and i do not know what bugg brakes are.

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                            • Matt-B
                              The Waffler
                              • Jun 2009
                              • 3856

                              #15
                              Try Hr race, no revers rake


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