E30 suspension upgrade thought

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Tondeur
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:49 am

building an e30 for pel on this forum have completed the m50 conversion. and runs nice.

i want to advise him to upgrade his suspension.
i was originaly thinking coil over kit. how ever as i have a good source of car parts im thinking,

is any one doing say e36 m3 upgrade does it fit? is it worth it?.

going to google it now but always start on the zone :D

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I have good sources of new parts give me a shout if your stuck i may be able to help
davethegoat
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:10 am

There's some good info here:

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... suspension

Ignore the 325 or whatever spindles. E36 Evo M3 spindles is what you want. I've used HSD coilovers with custom top mounts BTW. Also bear in mind that E36 rear shocks are a fair bit longer than E30.

Cheers. Dave. :D
Blitz
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:22 pm

Whats wrong with a set of good shocks and springs?
ross_jsy
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:16 pm

You won't beat Billies with good springs for a road car.

Too many people insist on coilovers as an "upgrade". You don't need adjustments unless it's a track car
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Brianmoooore
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:25 pm

ross_jsy wrote:You won't beat Billies with good springs for a road car.

Too many people insist on coilovers as an "upgrade". You don't need adjustments unless it's a track car
This!
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