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Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:28 pm

I'm after some springs to mate with my new bilstein b8's.
I'd ideally like to lower it 60/40 or thereabouts, but it seems that only Spax (and possibly Weitec?) do touring specific springs like this.
I'm looking for as stiff a setup as possible really, and I hear the Spax can be a bit soft.
Does anyone know of any other brands that make a quality set for a touring?
I'm willing to spend a bit above the norm if necessary!

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Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:14 am

Spax are normaly as stiff as fook. H&R do springs for a touring but the are £300 Im using the Eibach springs for a cab on my touring and they cost me £170
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Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:28 am

I thought this too about Spax Mark, the ones I had on my old Mazda were rock solid, but I keep hearing otherwise about e30 ones.
The H&R are too much dollar but I like the sound of the Eibach cab springs. Is the cab slightly heavier or lighter than the touring at the rear do you know? I take it that'll be a drop of around 30/35, the norm with Eibach isn't it?
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Wed Jun 23, 2010 5:33 pm

Ive read on here but dont no if its bull shite that the cab is a little heavier on the rear than a touring and yes 30/35mm is the normal drop from Eibach but im sure they list 60mm spings too
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Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:00 pm

I'v got the spax on mine,
there not as "rock" solid as they used to be, but there firm enough, with the gaz shocks and ally top mounts i'v got on,
there far from soft,
i went with a 55/40 drop, only payed... something like 110 for them

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Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:38 pm

This is how mine sits on the 55/40 springs,
i would love it if it was a little bit lower, but then i would have no travel on the suspension....


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Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:12 pm

fit e90 top spring hats on your front struts lowers by 12 to 14 mm and not to badly priced
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Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:17 pm

Thats quite a nice ride height.
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Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:55 pm

That's a nice looking touring there m8.the mtech2 kit set the ride height, did it come with the kit on it?
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Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:31 pm

Yeah it's a nice stance it's got, not too high but not too low,
i had that kit on my moordoor that had to be scraped :(
the tourer came up at the right time, for the right price, and the kit fitted straight on.
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Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:00 pm

Thanks for those pics, it's certainly a nice stance, although maybe not quite as low at the front as I was expecting.
Think i'll go with them though.
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Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:03 pm

Yeah like i said, i would of had it just a "little" lower at the front, but with a 3" exhaust and my kind of driving, it's just not viable for me
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Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:10 pm

All good then :)

town325i wrote:Ive read on here but dont no if its bull shite that the cab is a little heavier on the rear than a touring and yes 30/35mm is the normal drop from Eibach but im sure they list 60mm spings too
Not that I can find Mark :?
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Thu Jun 24, 2010 5:54 pm

eibach! :)
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Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:20 pm

I must imagined it then Max have a look at rpm on here in the traders section as they are selling eibach springs.

The best thing about the spax springs though is you can order your own ride height and stiffnes
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