I need moar parts!!!!

[iamsam]

It is possible to do GC on the cheap. Buy their coilover spring kit ($400) buy Koni's for an iX ($500 or so, not sure) and do the DIY coilover conversion in the DIY section. Just don't lower it all the way until you save up for camber plates.

[Roland H]

It is possible to do GC on the cheap. Buy their coilover spring kit ($400) buy Koni's for an iX ($500 or so, not sure) and do the DIY coilover conversion in the DIY section. Just don't lower it all the way until you save up for camber plates.

Not worth it AT ALL. When you can just spend the extra $600 and get the camber plates and your strut tubes powder-coated by GC and have the lifetime warranty on the whole thing, shocks included. Never have to buy shocks again....

[ill4noreason]

110 shipped to your door vanos e36 wiring harness. pm me if interested.

[Bimmerman325i]

Not worth it AT ALL. When you can just spend the extra $600 and get the camber plates and your strut tubes powder-coated by GC and have the lifetime warranty on the whole thing, shocks included. Never have to buy shocks again....

Biiiiiig +1. Wuthout a warranty on my ASTs I would be up shit creek. Same for Ben when his Koni blew. That $600 extra is WELL worth it. Plus, you get camber plates, rear shock mounts, bumpstops, AND GC-valved Konis that are designed for an e30 for muxed street/track. Being pennywise but pound foolish is the definition of doing the diy coilover setup.

[325ix]

I am getting ready to do the ix coilover set up. 1800 gets me the coilovers, short bodied front shocks, rear shocks, camber plates, rear mounts, swaybar end links, welding and powder coating.

[Iannfld]

Why am I the only one on here who's not particularly fond of GCs? Maybe I'm too old and lazy to adjust them, but my car rode and handled better on BSs and H&Rs than it does on the GCs.

[iamsam]

well, lifetime warranty from GC is a BIG plus. I was actually unaware of that perk.

[Bimmerman325i]

Why am I the only one on here who's not particularly fond of GCs? Maybe I'm too old and lazy to adjust them, but my car rode and handled better on BSs and H&Rs than it does on the GCs.

What spring rates are you running?

[fsmtnbiker]

Why am I the only one on here who's not particularly fond of GCs? Maybe I'm too old and lazy to adjust them, but my car rode and handled better on BSs and H&Rs than it does on the GCs.

I don't like my GC/Koni setup at all. My "racecar" with more than 2x the spring rate (and AST's) rides nicer than my daily driver.

Off-the-shelf Konis are great for off-the-shelf lowering springs. They are not made to work well with 500+ lb coilover springs... And Konis are old, old shock technology compared with the other options out there. Bilsteins are a much better quality piece.

[Roland H]

I don't like my GC/Koni setup at all. My "racecar" with more than 2x the spring rate (and AST's) rides nicer than my daily driver.

Off-the-shelf Konis are great for off-the-shelf lowering springs. They are not made to work well with 500+ lb coilover springs... And Konis are old, old shock technology compared with the other options out there. Bilsteins are a much better quality piece.

Hold on a second Chris, I'm not comparing the GC kit to other coilover kits, because if I were, I'd agree with you. I'm comparing the GC kit to a simple konis + spring kit. The value of the GC kit (lifetime warranty, all the parts incl. etc), is much better than that of a koni + spring kit, and can be made to ride the same or better. Now if you go and put 700lb springs in the rear with a GC coilover kit, then yeah, that's going to be a crappy ride.

And Bilstein generic shocks suck. Sure, they're a better shock, no doubts there, but unless you're driving on a freshly paved lot/track, your kidneys will hate you. I used to think the E30 bilstein kit was O.K., but the last few times I've driven one with it, it's been miserable.

[Bishop]

I liked my GCs, and the customer service. I was looking into ASTs to a degree when I sold the car. I have some Bilsteins in OEM strut housings I need to sell

[325ix]

I would love ASTs, but they are even more expensive and they don't have a set up for the ix.

[Eric]

OP - I have a blue UUC lightweight flywheel I'd sell you.

[dubseven]

PM sent Eric.

[iamsam]

My Bilstiens and H&R Race springs in my E30 are great.

However, I want more low and more stiff, and the only way to do that is coilovers.

But it kinda would make my daily trek suck more, so i dunno...