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    Ground Control, but stock height?

    Has anyone gone to Ground Control coilovers but kept their car at, or near stock height? I think it would be cool to have the adjustability with spring rates, height, etc... without the headache of going through front CVs.

    #2
    yeah, even if you set it up so that you can slam it, you can easily raise it up back to stock height - the adjusters have about 3" of travel.

    You would just need to get an alignment/toe adjustment when you change the height.
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      #3
      Originally posted by nando View Post
      yeah, even if you set it up so that you can slam it, you can easily raise it up back to stock height - the adjusters have about 3" of travel.

      You would just need to get an alignment/toe adjustment when you change the height.
      Cool, thanks Nando. To make this less of a hypothetical... I'm currently running GC coils, but the front strut housings were shortened (not sure how much). Should I look for original-height strut housings if I want to raise the car up? Not sure if the race Koni's will go that high either.

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        #4
        Just raise it up as far as the adjusters go - see if you like it.
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          #5
          I did this.



          It's a nice improvement over the stock set up.
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            #6
            Originally posted by Kershaw View Post
            I did this.
            It's a nice improvement over the stock set up.
            Good to know, thanks Kershaw! What struts and spring rates are you running?

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              #7
              Bilstein HD shocks with half of the internal bump stop cut off. Eibach 250lb 10" front / 315lb 9" rear. Front adjusters are about halfway, rear adjusters are all the way down. I cut the stock spring perches off and had the GC adjuster perch welded to the stock spring perch weld line.
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                #8
                Ground Control, but stock height?

                If you got the front struts shortened your car will never be at stock height again, even at the highest adjustment setting. Ask me how I know. However, if you didn’t have them shortened and only installed the coilover conversion kit you can buy from them online for about $500 plus shocks, you can get damn close to stock height. The benefit of the shortened struts are for more shock travel when your slammed which you might not really need by the sound of the ride height your after.

                PS: I’ve had both versions on two separate e30 builds.


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                  #9
                  That really depends how much you shorten them, where you weld the perches, and what length spring you use.
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                    #10
                    Ground Control, but stock height?

                    Originally posted by nando View Post
                    That really depends how much you shorten them, where you weld the perches, and what length spring you use.


                    Yup very true, I’m just basing it off the standard shortening GC offers (I payed them to shorten the struts rather then weld/ shorten myself). Spring length is also a big factor though like you said.


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                    1992 M tech 2 Convertible - S50 Swap
                    1992 e34 Touring- S50 Swap
                    1992 325i-S50 Swap (SOLD)

                    1995 e36 M3 Mugello Red - S50 (SOLD)
                    1991 325i Convertible Laguna Green (SOLD)
                    1987 325i (SOLD);1992 M tech 2 Convertible (SOLD)
                    1988 325i Convertible Alpine White (SOLD)
                    1991
                    Brilliantrot Convertible 80k Miles (SOLD)
                    1992 325i Convertible Schwarz (SOLD)
                    1992 318i Convertible Project-Finished (SOLD)

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