-80mm!?

[Kemix]

Just wondered how some of u lower your e30's 80mm? are there springs availible for an 80mm drop or do you DIY ;)

Cheers

[Kemix]

just seen some 80mm drop springs on ebay! has anyone got these?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/J-TEC-Lowering-Sp ... dZViewItem

will these cause rubbing with wheels + arches?

cheers

[stuartgallafant]

you must be mad!!

do you not have speed bumps where you live?!

i think most people achieve this much drop by coilovers, just winding them right down

[Steviec]

Jamex do a kit for £220 which can be found somewhere down this list http://www.topgear.co.uk/acatalog/BMW_S ... n_Kits.php

I plan on dropping to that some time later in the year.

[Kemix]

ahh nice dont worry, i'm used to low cars ;)

do you reckon you will need arch work with 15" wheels and an 80mm drop?

sounds mad lol

[cliffybabe]

ive been discussing dropping my car recently, 80mm would be mental mate r u sure thats what u want???

[jon_pure_british]

i think most people achieve this much drop by coilovers, just winding them right down

my car is dropped 30mm all round, you are saying it can look even lower if i do this?

and how do i do it! :D:D

i may aswell try to tart the looks of it up while is not working...

[Kemix]

hehe, yeh deffinatly, unless its going to cause MAJOR scrubbing on the arches over bumps etc... if so, i will go for a 60mm drop, heard good things about the 60mm

but yea...anyone with an 80mm drop i would like to know if any arch work is needed or if its a horrible ride etc...

[stuartgallafant]

im looking forward to seeing this when its done!

the ride will be awful, but f*ck it, if it looks amazing, who cares?!

[Kemix]

haha yeh that what i said when i was lowering my Renault 5...i did a 110mm drop on the rear and 80mm on the front, i was out my seat 80% of the time down a country lane lol looks the bollocksacks tho ;)

oh ye...can you use 60mm springs with standard shocks?

[stuartgallafant]

oh ye...can you use 60mm springs with standard shocks?

i think so?

[Kemix]

u dont sounds to sure mister magoo

[ed325i]

I would go for 60mm on the back and 80mm on the front.

ED

[Kemix]

i'm guessing nothing will need replacing on the rear for a 60mm drop apart from springs? but for the front i will need uprated shocks? or will i need uprated shocks on the rear aswell (on a bit of a tight budget if u havn't noticed) lol

[stuartgallafant]

u dont sounds to sure mister magoo

thats coz im not!!!!

[Giggz]

I've got a 60mm drop on Spax springs and standard Bilstein shocks. Its not a bad ride but i will be uprating the shocks ASAP as i dont think they will hold out for to long. Still going strong at the moment though. Im sure if i had a proper set up say like the H&R kit it willl make the world of difference. Not to bad going over bumps on my own in the car but add 2 people and it scrapes like a goodun!

[stuartgallafant]

i bet!!

[Giggz]

but like you said if it looks good then who gives a monkeys!!!

[Kemix]

really? it scrapes with 60mm springs? do you know where abouts its catching? what sized wheels have you got?

[dazleeds]

oh ye...can you use 60mm springs with standard shocks?

i think so?

from what i hear anything over a 40/40 should have uprated shocks used too

[Geeman]

The only thing that scraped on my cabby with a 60mm drop was the mudflaps on the catseyes on the motorway and the exhaust coming out of my old drive. No tyre rub what-so-ever.

Always fancied an 80mm drop, but as I'm getting on a bit now I think I would get tired of it. Must get two cars then... he he!

[Kemix]

lol ive just been searching the boards...peoples tyres have split because of the neg. camber on the rear wheels with a 60mm drop! so an 80mm looks like a no-go unless you faff about with poly bushes etc... i dont no wot to do now, i want 15" wheels no matter what, will this make any difference?

[stuartgallafant]

The only thing that scraped on my cabby with a 60mm drop was the mudflaps on the catseyes on the motorway...

quality!!

[Geeman]

Trouble was that the catseyes used to pop the clips off that held the mudflaps on... had to carry a bag of spares around with me! Only happened on certain motorways so had to time my overtaking manouveures in between the eyes without touching them... very hard to do at 80/90... lol

Looked damn cool, but impractical.

[stuartgallafant]

ha ha ha!! you got any pics? would love to see that!

[Geeman]

Here she is... it's difficult to see because of the black sills, but the mudflaps at the front were about 15mm from the floor with no-one in it. It doesn't even look that low either, but you couldn't get a jack under her without driving up onto small wooden blocks... the perils of lowering a cab with deeper sills!

[stuartgallafant]

i cant see at the moment coz im at work and the poxie firewall is too good! but i'll have a butchers when i get home!

[ed325i]

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It looks the same hight as mine and mine is lowerd 35mm I cant get a jack under mine

ED

[ed325i]

This one has been lowerd by 80mm




and is for sale on auto trader for £3,500

ED

[m-dtech]

its gonna affect camber in a big way.

some adjustable camber brakcets to stop the tyres wearing on one edge would be needed.

[Kemix]

yea i love that car also how expensive are these adjustible camber brackets? are they easy to fit?

[Simon13]

its gonna affect camber in a big way.

some adjustable camber brakcets to stop the tyres wearing on one edge would be needed.

yes u fit them and then the wheels will rub badly.

60mm ride is shit no matter what stuff u use, hell 40mm the ride ain't too good.

Depends on what rims u have and tyres as to rubbing. I wouldn't go 80mm i doubt it's really lower than a 60mm anyway.

[bmwe30mtech]

This one has been lowerd by 80mm




and is for sale on auto trader for £3,500

ED

I saw that. re-trimmed leather, full re-spray etc, i love it. If i was looking for my 325i yet i would have loved that, seems a fair price to me also. Is it a zoners car?

[Dan318-is]

-80mm is way to low on any car. its not just the tyres that will suffer. For instance the rear driveshafts will have to run at an extreme angle, one for which they were not designed for. Iv heard stories of some cars shafts even failing/dislodging when running extreme drops like this. All your geometry wil be thrown out the window also. As mentioned, speed bumps also become mountains, and your sump better be strong too.

dont do it!

[Kemix]

lol... each to there own ;) will Pi shocks be able to take 60mm springs? and will 15" BBS wheels rub with the 60mm drop?