Calling all Cab Owners - Lowering

[BrAdZ]

How low is everyone.....

and how have you done it? and what with?

As all i can find is 35mm springs and im not 100% sure there for cabs!

As i understand cabs are a lot heavier on the rear! so would just like to know what everyone is running

Many Thanks
Adam

[TOURINGDADDY]

i'm pertty sure that all springs fit but i'm sure some 1 will correct me if i'm wrong

[DemonDaz]

I'm using a G-Max (not the best, but I can't afford anthing else as it keeps going wrong!)

I have a 35/40 drop. I would'nt go any lower, miine was originally 60 drop (done by the guy who owned it before, he cut the springs )
The 60 was too low for the roads round here. I haven't changed the shocks but have changed the top mounts. Once the shocks on there go then I'll probably up rate them.

I'm sure any would fit, but the cab ones are different due to the weight.

[BrAdZ]

ok do you have any big pictures of how your car sits on the wheels and shows the diffrence?

But with 60mm why do you say it was too low? was it catching on everything?

Adam

[Jason-E30]

mine's fitted with Apex shox & springs lowered 60 mm,handles well,speed bumps a problem though.lol

[BrAdZ]

any pictures?

Im not to worried if i catch speedhumps a little bit if it gives me the look & proformance i want

Adam

[Geeman]

Apex 60mm springs and shocks all round on my old convertible. Looked great, but hard and bouncy as hell... Buy another make.

Giles.

[BrAdZ]

that looks bloody good, exactley how i want mine to be! just need to buy some original wheels now!

[DemonDaz]

Here is my 35/40, I don't have any pics of it originally though.
As for why 60 was too low, it kept catching the speed bumps. As it is last weekend, the missus broke the exhaust on a speedbump that she didn't see! To be fair the exhaust was on its way out, she just bent the brackets and split the join!!!

[orangecurry]

any pictures?

Im not to worried if i catch speedhumps a little bit if it gives me the look & proformance i want

Adam

which do you want? 'look' or performance?

Don't forget BMW M-tech division only lower the car by 15mm.. I think we can all agree they knew what they were doing.

Hartge lower slightly more but ONLY at the front giving a nose-down attitude (Hartge reckon this gives the best handling) - look at www.birdsauto.com the E30 section if you want a picture of how my cab sits (the picture is not a cab I know )

I achieved this on the cheap with AVO springs; they are quite good. www.avouk.com part number 10-007 (it says lowers all round by 25mm, but that is not the result)

I might get a full Hartge kit when the stock shocks give up.

[nav786]

mines 35 all round. used spax kit which is good. i would have gone lower but that would mean digging up my drive

[BrAdZ]

Thanks guys......

After seeing Geeman's pics i think i want 60mm that looks nice and not too low....

My last car (capri) Was dropped 3" now that was low only had 1 1/2" clearance between floor and sill

[Geeman]

Bradz... be careful. I fitted genuine BMW OEM mudflaps on mine to finish it off. The car was so low that on a newly re-laid motorway with new cats-eyes, everytime I changed lanes, the cats-eyes would catch the front mudflaps and more often than not, flick off the clips... now that's low!

Just be careful. 40mm would be more practical, but 60mm looks cool!

[BrAdZ]

thanks... im now thinking maybe 17's.... so that would raise it a tad more,

and i quite like these..... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 16004&rd=1

It wont be too bad as its only a weekend car

[TOURINGDADDY]

i'm not keen on them

[Adam318i]

I think there quite nice mate, i know its nota cab but here's mine sitting on what i believe to be -60mm





Adam

[orangecurry]

thanks... im now thinking maybe 17's.... so that would raise it a tad more,

and i quite like these..... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 16004&rd=1

It wont be too bad as its only a weekend car

when you say 17s would raise the car, I don't understand....

the wheel/tyre combo should add up to the same diameter, otherwise you might have different issues...
so 205/55/15 and 205/50/16 and 205/45/17 all equal the same diameter - this is a good thing.

Also the offset on those wheel is IMHO wrong for the E30?

ps whether you like the look of those wheels or not, if you have 45 profile on them, the first pothole will result in a bent rim; you get what you pay for with wheels, and 50 GBP per wheel ain't enough, even if they are made by Wolfrace, and I say 'if'.

[orangecurry]

apologies is that 205 GBP per wheel?

plus tyres?

you must be loaded.................................

[Adam318i]

4 * Brand New 7x17" Wolfrace Pro Race Alloy Wheels.
Highly Polished Face.
Price includes nuts or bolts.

Nope its for 4 without tyres.

Adam

[orangecurry]

I find some people selling on Ebay are deliberately confusing.

ps I could watch Mr Hammer all day - top thingumy, Adam

[low325icab]

slam it 60mm and stick 17s on i say thats what mine is!

[low325icab]

this is mine lowered 60mm on 205/40/17 wheels and tyres. handels perfect but speed bumps are a prob!

[TOURINGDADDY]

freckin right anall

[BrAdZ]

17's and 60 i feel is the way forward.......

[low325icab]

too right mate, i got my springs which are called apex, from bm world no.01908 312800 there in milton keynes if thats any good to you.

[BrAdZ]

bm world in mk...... i shal be visiting tomorrow! never knew that was there!! only 10 mins away!!

Adam

[low325icab]

i have the address here too mate,

14 stacy bushes auto center
milton keynes
mk12 6hs

think i paided Ԛ£75 pound for my springs too.

[BrAdZ]

hmmmm just looking for there website..... i never knew they were there!!!

Im always going to stacy bushes!!!

[reo]

HI

My car has cutom springs, they were compressed.

I initially had 40mm all round using Koenic springs. But seriously the back is heavier you no why. so my car looked kinda wierd

anyways i later compressed my original springs, now the car rides like a dream, no problems over any speed bumps. I made it 35 back and 40 in the front.

[peejay]

[quote="DemonDaz"]I'm using a G-Max (not the best, but I can't afford anthing else as it keeps going wrong!)

What makes you yhink G-max is cheap and not the best?

Peejay.

[oneblueleg]

HI

My car has cutom springs, they were compressed.

I initially had 40mm all round using Koenic springs. But seriously the back is heavier you no why. so my car looked kinda wierd

anyways i later compressed my original springs, now the car rides like a dream, no problems over any speed bumps. I made it 35 back and 40 in the front.

Sod the lowering thread (no offence).... that car's beautiful reo...

[mrLEE30]

40mm cab Pi springs, cheap and cheerful (and i have already been told they are cheap tat fit only for a Nova!) but my thoughts were to drop it 40mm to see if it is practical (speedbumps potholes etc) and it was, 60mm for me is too much, my plan was to fit a set of spax but now the pi's are on seeems ok (for cruisin anyway) plus like the nose slightly down look! and best of all like the budgie, they are cheap!!

mrlee