New suspension and extras

[E30_pilot]

Just finished installing the koni's and IE springs allow with some goodies.
I got to say I really like the feel of the set up.
Here's some pics I took.


Koni SA(rear are e30 m3) and Ground control rsm and boge front strut mount(not in pic) that I got for FREE


Front Stock Bilstein HD vs Koni


Stock springs vs IE stage 3...guess which ones which

Before:


After:


Front Wheel Before:


After:


Rear Wheels Before:


After:


Lastly...

yes I know the baskets are dirty haha


zimmerman cross drilled brakes and Akebono’s advanced Pro Act Ceramic Disc Pads and I got both for FREE 8)

[88325isboy]

Nice job man good work.

[moatilliatta]

you work at a junk yard? hows the ride on that setup dude?

[tabasco]

sweet!

jason

[KangamangusDriver]

lowering a car is an awesome modification!!

Nice work!

How do you like the brakes???

[BMW03]

Nice

How much total for parts did u spend to do that, or where did u get the parts to do that. I have always wanted to lower my car and what all do I need to get/do.

JV

[uofom3]

looks good!

[mikeedler]

are the konis really better than the HD bilsteins?
on all of my e30s Ive had, or still have, I always run Bilstein HD front, and the koni adj. in the rear.
how stiff is the setup? seems like the springs are alot shorter for such a small drop. anyway, nice stuff.

[Avus E30]

looks like a good swap. congrats

[motorprestige]

Awesome, i love your car man, so simple, smoked signals look good.

P.S. you need some better tires ;)

[E30_pilot]

you work at a junk yard? hows the ride on that setup dude?

junk yard? No, I work at a shop, it just have a lot of parts/engines/trannys lying around so i guess sometimes it clould look like a junk yard haha.
Right now the setup is good , I haven't adjust them to a more stiffer level yet.
But, konis+IE stage 3s+ z3 steering rack= all love

How do you like the brakes???

Honestly, I've always thought cross drilled rotors were useless for
the streets,but the brakes and pads do seem to work every well.since I got them for free can't say I'm going to complain haha

How much total for parts did u spend to do that, or where did u get the parts to do that. I have always wanted to lower my car and what all do I need to get/do.

JV

I got both the konis and IE springs from two different groupbuys on two different forums. The Springs:225+shipping from e30tech(also got the IE exhaust)and Konis: $450+shipping from here. The GC rsm were like 97shipped from bimmerworld.
As for instructions, I thinks there's a write-up floating around on how to install blisteins and IE springs. Can't remember. It's pretty easy to do,only compressing the front springs is going to be hard if you don't have the
tools to compress them. If you have any questions just pm me.

are the konis really better than the HD bilsteins?
on all of my e30s Ive had, or still have, I always run Bilstein HD front, and the koni adj. in the rear.
how stiff is the setup? seems like the springs are alot shorter for such a small drop. anyway, nice stuff.

The ride with the konis is good vs the stock HD's. The konis are still set to
soft,because I heard you're supposed to let them break in before you go and adjust to a stiffer setting. To reduce premature failure or something...idk

Awesome, i love your car man, so simple, smoked signals look good.

P.S. you need some better tires ;)

haha thanks, glad someone notice the smoked turns,


I also have smoked front too ;) and Ryan G. splitter.

yea tires haha I'm going to stick with these losers 'til I get new wheels 8)

[Jand3rson]

That looks really good. It will settle some also, and lower down a little bit more after a few weeks.

You have the Konis on full soft, right? You're supposed to have them on full soft for the 1st 500 miles, to properly break them in.

[E30_pilot]

That looks really good. It will settle some also, and lower down a little bit more after a few weeks.

You have the Konis on full soft, right? You're supposed to have them on full soft for the 1st 500 miles, to properly break them in.

Thanks, yea I thought it was after 500 miles for them to break in.
I've already put down about 120 miles on them.

[Jand3rson]

Awesome. I have the exact same setup, love it. I have my shocks set about 50/50, the ride is great.

[bmwm3n528]

Maybe it's time for some new rubber.