e30 m52 what coilovers

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daymo69er
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Post Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:22 pm

looking to buy a set of coilovers but because i have fitted the m52, im wondering because my car was a 1.8 would that have an affect on the loweness due to having a heavier engine in now,

i still want it to be nice to ride , and not bump and bottoming out everywhere


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Post Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:25 pm

Have you fitted 51mm struts with vented front discs and rear disc conversion?

Also what budget do you have for coilovers
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Post Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:30 pm

i think mine has already got 51mm struts because it was pre 1988 which didnt wasnt it? ,
and not yet but that will be in time,
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Post Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:33 pm

No, 325, 318is, tourings and cabs came with 51mm

316,318 and 320 came with 45mm

Although I think 320s had 51mm struts if they had abs.
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Post Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:39 pm

oh! , didnt no that! , so if i was to get coilovers now i would have to get the 45mm inserts? ,

i thought pre 1988 was the 45mm inserts thats all
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Post Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:43 pm

If you we're buying coilovers it wouldn't matter about inserts as they would come as a complete strut.
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Post Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:50 pm

what would you recomend , like best for the price? , because you can pay so much for them as i been looking at something like this but it sais only for the 51mm strut?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E30-51mm- ... 1c2b470010

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COILOVER-LOWE ... 51a2f7dd0d
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Post Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:55 pm

I wouldn't buy them.

Harsh ride, shit quality and will ruin the handling of your E30.

And I have driven an E30 with these on with an M50 in.
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Post Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:56 pm

oh right ok mate thanks for that! , just the front off my car is a bit to high, but i dont no what springs are in there due to having them with the car,
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Post Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:43 am

Personal experiance on prosport is shite ! . Ive done nearly 4000 miles front shock fooked 1 rear leaking . Handles like shoite compared to gaz and they dont even go that low ! .

There ok for tempary measures if ya broke . Im skint now n mines got to stay like it for a while now as i had to chop the front spring seats off to fit them so cant go back to standard total waste of money !
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Post Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:12 pm

so is it hard to convert my struts to 51mm? ,
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Post Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:35 pm

No, bolt on item if you buy a complete strut off another car
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