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Post Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:53 pm

changed my suspension for 60/ 40 h & r cab cup kit

but the front springs are no good with me having the m30 engine.

the car is now nose heavy which it wasn't before .

need a better suited set of front springs that can cope with the slightly

heavier motor.

Suggestions please
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Post Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:57 pm

not mine! mine was about -40 all round before fitting the M30, it was also nose heavy back then. now it's apalling! it feels like it has 4 cylinder springs on...

now it's about -70 at the front and from the marks it can be seen that i coil binds up the whole length of the spring!

i'd be happy to hear any solutions you come up with! :D
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Post Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:58 pm

Custom front springs?

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Post Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:15 pm

Well Im glad I have a cab! Took out little M40 put in big M50 and it sits the same height, So Thanks To TouringMatt Im going lower it on 60mm springs
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Post Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:08 pm

I didn't notice my front suspension go down after the M30 went in ?

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and back when it was M20 powered........

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Post Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:10 pm

neither did i until i changed the standard stuff for h and r
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Post Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:29 pm

Thats how my cab looks now Andy!
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Post Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:33 pm

andy, was your suspension settled in that pics with the M30 in? it looked a lot cleaner with the M20 in though.... :D had a bonnet too! winkeye
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Post Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:36 pm

Try these.

http://www.dfaulknersprings.co.uk/

They have a very good name in custom made stuff.
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Post Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:42 pm

Ok, its not a touring, but there wasnt really any difference in the front height of my Sport when I fitted the S50, maybe 5mm after the suspension had settled. The S50 is a bit heavier again compared to the M30.

This is on slightly lowered 325i Sport suspension.
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Post Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:18 pm

gareth wrote:andy, was your suspension settled in that pics with the M30 in? it looked a lot cleaner with the M20 in though.... :D had a bonnet too! winkeye
Both pics were with the original 15 year old M-tec suspension.

The "clean" pic was from when i bought the car at the previous owners house, i prefer the dirty pic though :twisted:
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