anyone tried Jamex suspension?

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gareth
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Post Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:13 am

i was looking for tyres and found this lot... looks very cheap.

has anyone tried Jamex? i've heard good reviews from RS Turbo brigade over the years but never on an E30.

they seem to do the following drops for most E30's (inc M3, touring, Cab, iX etc)

kits: http://www.topgear.co.uk/acatalog/BMW_S ... n_Kits.php
J120104
J140226
J140157
J140234

springs: http://www.topgear.co.uk/acatalog/BMW_S ... prings.php
J140127
J120416
J120335
J120574

all prices include VAT and uk shipping seems to be Ԛ£15... not bad i reckon!

i'm tempted but thought i'd get some opinions first... anyone?
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Post Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:21 am

Not sure bout an e-dirty but my old cossie seemd to handle fine on jamex, however 4 an e-dirty u want either Bilstein or H&R they are the daddys when it comes to beemeres 8)
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Post Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:35 am

i have heard this before... however, the Jamex is very cheap!

what does the equivalent Bilstein or H&R kit cost?
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Post Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:21 am

Without trying it you simply dont know.

People slag off AVO stuf on here saying its cheap and shit.

However, Ive treid their springs on E30's and the handling was brilliant, excellent stability at high speeds and the ride was an excellent compromise, no crashiness at all. This was with standard sport shocks and with Koni's

Insect man (Ant) has some other "cheap" suspension kit on his and the handling and ride quailty is fantastic.

I had H&R springs and Bilstiens all round on my 2.7 and the ride was a basta*d and the handling was no better than Avo springs with Boge sport shocks!

H&R Cup kit = Ԛ£355