what next for my 318is

[RichIS]

just woundered what would be the next upgrade suspention wise as i prefer grip before power. my IS is currently on the the standard mtec springs with the standard billies. ive got some acs arbs to be fitted wounderd what you guys would do next ?


Rich

[hammoj28]

Hmmm, maybe get a set of 40mm H&R springs and shocks?? Or even coilovers if you have the money. Poly bushes?

[RichIS]

does the 40mm h&r include the drop of the orginal mtec springs or not ?
ive read some where about useing e46 cab top mounts or a z3m rear subfame ect also wot sort of prices do the m3 +z3m stuff go for ?

[hammoj28]

Errrrr. Couldn't tell you.lol. Someone sed something about mtec suspension not going 40mm down cos its already 20mm low from factory. I think a 40mm kit would help the handling though.

[Bob_S]

as I recall you had 14" bottle tops on? if so swop them off for some nice 15" bbs with 205/50/15 toyo's or similar performance
bang the ARB's on doesnt take long but well worth it.
The H&R's are top notch, they dont lower the car 40mm but give it a ery nice stance on the road and road holding is improoved.
The M3 rear top mounts from an E46 are £10 each from your local BMW service department
Many people recommend using uprated bilstein shocks which are sold in the zone shop, I have got koni rear shocks and avo fronts, I'm not really liking the avo's to be honest but the koni's are very nice
Also you can get a few polybushes for both front and rear and they dont cost an arm and a leg I think it's about £100 for all the front ones and £150 for all the rears.

sorry about the essay but what can you do?

[CraigG]

what about the HnR cup kit thats on the zone shop, listed under the 318is

is that any good?

[Bob_S]

it's good just not as good as the bilstein/H&R set up

[CraigG]

does it have billies as standard like?

do bilstien do their blue/yellow kit for the 318is?

[Bob_S]

this is what you need.

http://www.xsperformance.co.uk/e30zone/ ... c07cb31b69

these are uprated, standard I dont know what they come with possibly boge?

[CraigG]

excellent, thats the blue and yellows i was talking about

cheers mate

[iDreamBeemer]

I recently put the H&R/Bilstein combo to give me a 35mm drop.

m-tech was a 15mm drop from standard so 35mm gives you an additional drop of 20mm (ain't my maths good..!)

There are some pics in the meets section of how the drop looks, defo a few 40mm drops around aswell

[Pal318is]

40mm is a good drop as said..Sits nicely and not to low.
I've got koni adjustables with eibach springs, not to bad either. Wouldn't mind trying some H+R's though

Pal

[NIX]

powerflex poly bushes all the way.

[Bob_S]

the is is 20mm lower not 15mm as stated, check the brochure