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doeboymr2
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Sat Apr 05, 2008 1:26 pm

hi all

i have just bought my first e30 and i shall be picking it up next weekend and i have already been hunting around the internet to find bits for her!

she is a 325 touring in lach silver purchased from phatz on here it was his dads car and i am very pleased with it!

i'm looking for pictures of tourings sitting on stock 15"bbs wheels or 17's with lowering springs on, please could you put up side on veiw pictures and state how low and what springs you are running and were the best place is to get em from?

much appreciated

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Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:58 pm

the touring in my sig pic below is on 17's and a -60/-40 drop
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Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:35 pm

hi ate

yours was one of the cars who's ride height i most liked the look of !

what make springs have you got?

any more pics from the side?

cheers

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Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:40 pm

ill do a search. its uprated bilstein shocks on spax -60/-40 springs although my front end is slightly higher i think because my engine conversion is a bit lighter in weight than the old 2.5 6 pot.
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Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:42 pm

heres some taken before i done the wheels black......
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Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:43 pm

i want it looking quite low but also want it sitting even, not a fan of the dog dragging its arse look!

lol

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Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:47 pm

love that car man, looks so sweet!

and i really like the sneaky engine conversion!!

very cool!

so a 60/40 drop is what i want?

need to replace the rear shock and was just guna go standard to keep the ride quite smooth still, where is the best place to get em from?

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Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:53 pm

i dont think a 60/40 drop is recommended with standard shocks
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Sat Apr 05, 2008 4:46 pm

Mine is running 60/40 on 15" Hartge wheels. The springs and shocks are KW

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Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:15 pm

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Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:23 pm

what drop is yours oze30, have you more pics from the side on veiw?

cheers

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Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:25 pm

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I'm guessing it's a 60/40 drop using Saloon springs. But not checked the springs out.
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:09 am

It's supposedly 40/40, but the engine weight has lowered the front abit more.

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It's gone up again. Was rubbing badly under acceleration. Now it's probably back up to -35 rear, 40-50 front
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