Looking for someone to help out with installing Rear E30 springs Seattle (UW)

[EN318isPDX]

Car is on a lift, the sway bar and socks are disconnected, doing a h and r swap, fronts went fine. Even with a compressor the trailing arm will not drop enough, I have never been stuck like this before.

Sunday anyone?

Pry under the rubber pad below the rear spring. It sits on a little nipple, once you get past it the spring falls off.

[dantheman]

Why would the diff be disconnected

I was told by a fellow board member that I had to drop the diff a little.

All I needed to do was compress the springs and use a crowbar to pull the trailing arms down.

[bmwm42]

I was told by a fellow board member that I had to drop the diff a little.

All I needed to do was compress the springs and use a crowbar to pull the trailing arms down.

whoever told you that is a fucking retard the diff doesn't even touch the trailing arms.

[EN318isPDX]

whoever told you that is a fucking retard the diff doesn't even touch the trailing arms.

must have been 5toads

[dantheman]

You guys would be surprised.. Not going to mention any names though.

[EN318isPDX]

You guys would be surprised.. Not going to mention any names though.

Too late!

[Aluke123]

Removing the rear diff bolt does help. It lowers the CV shafts more allowing the trailing arms to lower more.
http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/tech...ear_Suspen.htm

[bmwm42]

That is not only a.complete waste of time its out right stupid

[ethirtydavid]

oil change:

step 1- loosen diff bolts.

[bmwm42]

Lolz my thoughts exactly

[Grand525]

Unless the springs are longer than stock e30, which is not the case, since you are installing H&R (lower/shorter?) springs.
Less likely you have H&R lowering springs for other BMW alike that is not e30 by any chance?

[dantheman]

Removing the rear diff bolt does help. It lowers the CV shafts more allowing the trailing arms to lower more.
http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/tech...ear_Suspen.htm

Yes! Thats exactly what I was referred to. Was about to post the link. I don't know, I didnt have to do it but if nothing else works for OP, worth a shot?

[Erik]

oil change:

step 1- loosen diff bolts.

Hahahaha I just started loling like crazy.

[PNWDan]

I'm surprised at this thread. The rear springs are just barely in there. Get the arms down as far as you can by removing the sway bar and shocks then use a small pry bar to pop them out if they are stuck. Seriously the easiest thing to remove on the back end.

[Erik]

Yeah, however, when is the last time you removed a stock spring... It's a little more of a challenge than taking out my 5" GC springs. Which literally fall out when I remove the shock.