MTech II suspension advice please
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 10:39 pm
I want to use my 90/04 build 325is MTech as a daily driver, it's been summer driven only for the five years I have owned it and I want to have fun all year round! I want to revert back to the factory suspension.
It was imported to Canada from Japan just before I got it and it had been lowered, previous owner had left the old springs in a box in the boot. Box was marked COBRA 001446 - BMW E30 6 Cylinder full option. I checked their website and for this product it states that it would be 40 front and 40 rear, does this mean it's lowered by 40mm? Other than this I have no idea what's been changed.
The original (I guess) front springs are @310mm long and the rears appear brand new, they are @190mm long.
My question is: Would the lowering have included new or different shocks? Are these spring lengths standard?
Any advice would be appreciated, I want to know before I start taking the suspension apart what I'm getting into.
I have attached a pic so you can see how much it's been lowered roughly.
Thanks for your help.
It was imported to Canada from Japan just before I got it and it had been lowered, previous owner had left the old springs in a box in the boot. Box was marked COBRA 001446 - BMW E30 6 Cylinder full option. I checked their website and for this product it states that it would be 40 front and 40 rear, does this mean it's lowered by 40mm? Other than this I have no idea what's been changed.
The original (I guess) front springs are @310mm long and the rears appear brand new, they are @190mm long.
My question is: Would the lowering have included new or different shocks? Are these spring lengths standard?
Any advice would be appreciated, I want to know before I start taking the suspension apart what I'm getting into.
I have attached a pic so you can see how much it's been lowered roughly.
Thanks for your help.
