suspension

[bimmershot]

I was just wondering if it's bad to mess with my bimmers suspension ( i think it would be considered suspension ) cause i've been told by a few people that i should get it lowered but i'm not sure if i should cause i don't wanna lose handling and...........i dont know much about cars tell me what you think. BTW its an 86 325.

[gra325i]

i just lowered my sport 40/40 last month, after spending months trying to decide, but im over the moon with the results..looks georgeous imo, handles better, stops better... the only downside i find is the ride is a bit harsh on rough patches of road but i am running 225/40/17s so they dont help. but overall i would say go for it mate just dont go mental 60mm on 15" wheels would be the limit imho

[bimmershot]

whats a 40/40? and is this white 325(?) yours?

[gra325i]

40/40= 40mm drop front and back some people drop the front 60 and the back 40 but i went with the even drop..and yes mate thats my baby..88 tech 2 325i sport, the one with the black bbs in my sig is the wifes 318Is

[bimmershot]

those are both really nice, i just bought mine for 300$ and it has over three hundred thousands miles on it but its still drives really good and it has nice paint and interior but i wish it was an I not an E but whatever it was a cheap 2 door 5 speed.

[gra325i]

nice one...but

[MrDazzle]

Always a bit curious about how after market suspension is specified...if you were designing a suspension set up you'd put a great deal of thought into the rate of the springs and dampers too. Saying 'drop it 40mm' gives you no idea if the springs after stiffer/less stiff than the old ones, or if they're progressive or linear or what.

Saying that, my car is lowered on H&R springs all round. The lower ride height makes it look racier, and helps with the CoG, but by far the biggest change is the much increased stiffness...so that's what you should be worrying about. The stiff springs on my car pretty much destroy the ride comfort, but they make the car so much more responsive and eager to change direction.

[Heartagram]

Dpends what you want really though doesn't it? If my missues gets one it'll be dumped purely for the looks over the handling as shes just using it to cart about in. Not like me and the Lupo where I give it death on a regular basis so got a good set of coilovers for it.

Sorry to steer of topic but are E30's 4x100 stud fitment? Whats the centre bore and standard offset on them?

Having plans before you've even bought the thing is always bad

[MrDazzle]

Here you go...H&R springs all round, 40mm ish.

[Morat]

What wheels are they and what fitment?

[bimmershot]

ok um i don't know whats on the car now i'm pretty sure it has what came on it originally but i think i'm not gonna buy a lowering kit i'm gonna take the springs off and chop them shorter and put them back in the car.

[bimmershot]

oh and i dont know how to put pics up lol.

[gra325i]

DONT chop em you,re just asking for trouble in sooo many ways

[jamesh1977]

if your struggling for a lowering kit look on here or even ebay you will get what your lookin for dont go cutting springs

[bimmershot]

well what kind of problems will it cause? cause my dads a mechanic and he says it will be fine but he also doesnt specialize in european cars he knows a little about'em but........and i don't even know what kind of lowering kit to look for

[jamesh1977]

cutting springs can couse all sorts of dangers not to mention mot fails if you were to go on to ebay and type in e30 springs you will find loads of ebay shops and private sellers selling lowered springs to all tastes for around £50

[jamesh1977]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EIBACH-L ... enameZWDVW

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Coilover ... enameZWDVW

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mystery- ... enameZWDVW

as your in the states you wouldnt be worried about mots but i would recomend proper lowered springs so i took the liberty of doing an ebay search for you on ebay.com and there is 3 of the 6 from private sellers there was also ebay shops selling them aswell not as big a choice as we would have on ebay.co.uk but they are there

[bimmershot]

whats a mot? and whats a um that thing thats behind the 50 i think it has to do with a money symbol lol. its 2 replys up.

[rikster]

sounds like you should get a push bike lol

[jamesh1977]

whats a mot? and whats a um that thing thats behind the 50 i think it has to do with a money symbol lol. its 2 replys up.

i was thinking you were in the uk hence i put the £ sing for gbp but as your in the states your prices are diffrent to ours you never know you might be cheeper looking on ebay.co.uk and paying to get them shipped over to you.. the mot is a test that we in the uk have to put our car through every year to make sure it is safe to use on the public roads

[1an]

whats a mot? and whats a um that thing thats behind the 50 i think it has to do with a money symbol lol. its 2 replys up.

if you dont know what an MOT is or wha tthe '£' sign means you shouldnt be allowed near a car

[munky30]

He's american... at a guess.

[bimmershot]

well sorry

[munky30]

nothing to apologise about!

I was explaining to 1an why you wouldnt know what an mot is.

[orangecurry]

Sorry to steer of topic but are E30's 4x100 stud fitment? Whats the centre bore and standard offset on them?

Yes.
CB = 57.1 IIRC, offset depends on rim width; for 7" about 25 is ideal.

If you are thinking VW wheels, the offset is 'usually' about 10 'larger' than BMW.

[whipsey]

yeah where are you from fella would solve a lot of confusion to the simple types on here

[bimmershot]

what the heck is a push bike

[bimmershot]

ok well my bmw is an 86 325 salvaged with over 300,000 miles on it so......... does a mot apply to my car? and i live in sonoma county california