Coilover conversion time!

[MC Hammered]

I'm definitely not riding riding on the bumpstops, I removed 2/3rds of them from the front. The rears do not have bumpstops.

When you said you have the adjusters spun all the way down and would like to lower it 1/2" more, you described the same situation I am in.

My adjusters are all the way down and after speaking to GC they said I was sitting on the bumpstops, that is why I mentioned it. I didn't think of cutting 2/3 of the bumpstop away to see if it would improve the ride.

[CorvallisBMW]

If you have the front adjusters spun all the way down then you are probably likely riding on the bumpstops like I am.

When you said you trimmed the bumpstops was that referring to the front or rear?

I'm definitely not riding riding on the bumpstops, I removed 2/3rds of them from the front. The rears do not have bumpstops.

[Brandon12V]

if I were you I wouldn't raise the rear anymore and leave it how it sits. In my opinion e30's need big meaty tires and aggressive offsets to pull off foward rake. Granted, you do have a little rake but not much. Your car is just looks too damn classy for it and deserves that classic BMW stance. just my thoughts tho. your car, lol.

[MC Hammered]

Pics of ride height, as promised! This is with the front adjusters spun all the way down and the rears 3/4 up, really makes you realize just how low the rear arches are in late model cars.

If you have the front adjusters spun all the way down then you are probably likely riding on the bumpstops like I am.

When you said you trimmed the bumpstops was that referring to the front or rear?

[CorvallisBMW]

I could definitely go for another 1/2" drop in the front, no doubt. At this point though it would require a lot more work, either carefully cutting off and re-welding the perch or buying another set of strut tubes, transferring over my new wheel bearings and buying new GC perches to weld on again.

[george graves]

need lower in the front. Looks great BTW.

[z31maniac]

Looks great.

Although...........it could be lower! ;)

[5ickride]

Very nice, but how much lower is this set up compared to your previous one?

Agree with slightly highering the rear. Awesome car!

[CorvallisBMW]

I'm thinking I may bring the rear up 1/2" so the gaps match front and rear... thoughts?

[CorvallisBMW]

Pics of ride height, as promised! This is with the front adjusters spun all the way down and the rears 3/4 up, really makes you realize just how low the rear arches are in late model cars.







New Vibrant exhaust, fully polished

[CorvallisBMW]

Photobucket. Not that hard.

[ItSnOtAn M]

Yeah the Sig is big, I dont know how to resize it.

[CorvallisBMW]

OMG, what are those wheels?

Is that interior Lotus White? It looks "whiter."

They look like Keskin KT1s. I think the interior is just lighting. But yeah, that s HUGE sig....

[CorvallisBMW]

How hard is that to do?

Very easy. Remove the shock from the strut, use a hammer & chisel to separate the aluminum cap on the bottom of the shock from the yellow tube (the yellow tube is merely a dust cover, the actual shock is fully self-contained inside of the tube and won't be damaged in any way). You'll see the bumpstops just chillin' there, remove however much you want. I took out 2 of the 3 sections.

You removed a bumpstop from inside a nitrogen pressurized strut? Please explain.

See above.

What paint was used on strut assemblies?

ummm... black spray paint? Does it matter?

[Brandon12V]

Looks great, as always.

Your car is very nice and all, but does your sig have to be so ungodly huge..?