Lowering Help

[charlE30]

I have this issue... Iv tried 2 sets of 60mm front springs on my 320 converted to 2.7. I cant get the front wheels to slightly tuck under the arch. Its on 17 inch alpina reps. The rear is on 60mm and gives a nice bit of wheel tuck but the front doesn't... Any help????

Sorry for hi jacking your thread but im with you.. I want the stance! The car to be sitting nice n low, im not a track man, i just want it to look nice

It gives the illusion of reverse rake because the arches are not as big on the rear, front arches are slightly higher on most cars.
So for a bit more tuck/stance you would need shorter springs up front.

Some kits claiming 60mm don't drop 60, my old Apex springs sat perfectly up front, you could just about get your finger up between the tyre and arch. My H&R fitted now sit more like 45-50mm and that's with the extra weight of the M30 anchor up front!!!

To the OP I'm pleased to hear that your thinking of a full kit, 60mm springs with standard shocks are dangerous as the spring can become unseated. This is the reason behind uprated shocks as they also have shortened pistons to match the shorted spring.

[daimlerman]

Ok ultimate noob question time and many appologies if this has already been covered but i realy need to make sure im purchasing the right things!

I've got a little 316i 1991 2door and am on a tight budget just like all the other youngsters around here meaning i cant spent £1000 on suspension. I've been looking around and have come across demontweeks. The great thing about this site is that they offer a finance payment option if the price is over £280.

Now i dont know how many of you guys use demontweaks but when looking for a part you must enter all your vehicles details, year, model, series etc then it will find the parts for your car. So i went ahead and entered the details correctly. I looked at the available shocks and springs for my car and couldent find anything that interested me or even anything that fitted my car as most parts where for touring or cabs, however i noticed that if i went back into the car details section and change the year from 91 to 90, a different selection of shocks and springs where avalaible, and a more apealing selection to.

Now please correct me if im wrong but wasent the e30 put on sale from 82 - 93? This then leads me to think that any suspension set up for a 316i e30 from will fit/work disregarding the year of it?

Anyway, im looking for either coilovers or shocks/springs, preferably off DT giving me the finance option and would quite like to drop the car 60mm all around, pherhaps 60 - 40/50 - a little help finding what i need would be apreciated! <3

I've come across these wich are ideal for me

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Performan ... 4646/24130

however these are in the 1989 section. it also states that it will only fit models with a 51mm diameter strut, which im not sure if that applies to my vehicle or not.

Sorry for the noobyness and thanks alot for your time!

Dan.

As stated,two sizes of front strut have been fitted to E30,this refers to the diameter of the insert,so spring choice is un-affected.

E30 production ran from '83 to '93,BUT,saloon production finished in '91,only cabbies and tourings were built after this.
To confuse you further,cabbie and touring were fitted with the bigger front struts(and disc rear brakes!)hence your confusion with Demon Tweaks listings.

I'm not going to comment on what 'drop' you either need or want,that's a personal choice for you to make!
From what those who know post,Bilstien supply a shorter insert that works best with the lower 'drops'.