you call this 80mm!!!

[E30GAV]

guys i warn you . . . . dont laugh i am extremly pissd off.

ive recently purchased a 80mm kit for my e30 and i went to get it fitted yesterday, , , ,back has new shocks and spring, and the front has new shocks and springs, also i chukd in fresh bump stops.

i dint chop them, use smaller bump stops. they are the huge standard ones from german and swedish.

my car was on a 40mm drop where the back arch sitting just above the tyre.

i hav no idea whats hapend to the back of my car but guys, what drop would you say the front is now?

gav

[jonmsm]

jesus, that looks jacked up never mind dropped! What size are the wheels? Surely the garage must have noticed the new springs were any shorter?!?!

[fuzzy]

+40/+40 perhaps .its certainly not a -80 kit thats for sure.
id be more concerned about driving about with 3 spoke alloys though.i suppose that does give it a genuine 80's car feel.

[choppa7]

you did put the springs on the right way round didnt you

[zaust]

Rember they need to settle.. Mine took about 3k + a trip to nurberg... so don't worrie yet

[Jon_Bmw]

Theres settling, then there is dropping an additional 100mm

3 spokes

[saqi]

more like 80mm lifted, phone the company you bought them from and give them hell

[E30GAV]

no way its goin to settle in then drop 80 mm. . . . .i wud of thort they wud have sit at bout 50-60 mm then settle down

not above standard ride height!!!!! and the thing is the guy who got my springs orderd them from germany!!!

prbly cudnt foookin read the ass!!!!

but ye i defo aint rockin the 3 spokes. . . .they just my run round wheels. i had the standard bbs wheels but sum1 stole emm from my back garden!!!

[Cotty]

Definately looks higher than standard

[touringandy]

Rember they need to settle.. Mine took about 3k + a trip to nurberg... so don't worrie yet

i thought they were bought them from BIGFOOT uk

[oakey]

What size are the 3spokes? They look dinky!!

[E30GAV]

lol

the 3 spokes are 15" and they will be off very soon. . . . .wheels are the last of my worries.

jus need the drop sorted. . . .engine is run in. . . . .jus got tke it bak to get afew bits and bobs sorted. . . . then i cn stick on my new shoes.

[zaust]

Fella. If they are 80mm drop then it will. Mine looked like a 4x4 aswell when I fitted mine. Now it's on the floor...

But I still want to go lower.

[fuzzy]

i cant see it settling that much its higher than standard as it is.

[E30GAV]

zaust i know what your sayin. . . .but i dont think it will go down 80-100mm at all!!!

i remember wen i 1st got my 40mm kit on there and it went down straight away. . . .this kit has gon rite up.

if it was gona settle in i wud of thort it wud be sittin at bout 50-60mm 1st.

anyways ive got in contact with the guy, ive given him the part number on the springs and hes goin to contact his supplier and see what theyv sent me. and hopefully dey will send me a new set. myt do 60mm all round coz my sump sits crazy low. . . already scraped the bottom off it on a 40mm, was goin to fast over a bump!

but ye i showed him the picture and he totally agreed with me bout it not bein a 80mm kit!!!

hope it all gets sorted coz i cn fooookin see evry1 at the top a bus wiv no prblems!!!!

[pictonroad]

Is yours a 4 cyl and these are 6 cyl springs?

[grantfk10]

Jeez, that's not right!

hope it all gets sorted coz i cn fooookin see evry1 at the top a bus

Hope you get it sorted mate.

[munky30]

looks like 6cyl touring springs on a 4cyl saloon to me...

[tejip]

lol @ the ride height, looks like you been sent the wrong springs.

good luck though, the motors nice

[kam325itouring]

what make are the springs??? dont say jamex!!

[E30GAV]

nah mate not jamex. . . to be honest i dont know what they are they are random. . . ive seen 80mm kit on my mates car. . . . .the same kit and trus me it was sittin nice.

i defo been sent the rong kit. . . .ive e-maild the guy the model numbers on the springs he chekin up on it. . . .but ye hopefully get anuva set sent to me.

[maxfield]

4x4 height and 3 spokes, you're a wrong 'un

[Simon13]

decent springs don't take a long time to settle 100 miles or so

[78dude]

decent springs don't take a long time to settle 100 miles or so

I remember when I drove to yours for fit the rear springs, mine was okay the day after with a drive to Farnborough

[rayb]

Any updates on this ...? Just fitted my 80mm kit and its not sitting as low as i expected either

Dissapointed

[snoops]

Any updates on this ...? Just fitted my 80mm kit and its not sitting as low as i expected either

Dissapointed

any pics?

[rayb]

Took a few snaps lastnight. 80mm? My arse!

[snoops]

that looks nowhere near 80mm, have you let it settle in yet? where did you get the kit from?

[rayb]

that looks nowhere near 80mm, have you let it settle in yet? where did you get the kit from?

Well the only place that advertises 80mm kit is Jamex (ok i know im gona get slated now!). I had no other option...
Its settled in for 2 days, but even when it settles i dont see it dropping to the expected 80mm.
I had a look on the Jamex official site and they dont list an 80mm drop kit for the E30. Sounds like false advertising tbh... Is there anyone on the zone that has an 80mm kit? p.s what kit have you got on yours Snoops? Looks awesome buddy! Thats what i want

[hongkongfuey]

my 40mm drop about that hight

[rayb]

my 40mm drop about that hight

Yep looks like a 40mm drop to me too

[snoops]

I've heard that JAmex do 80mm and also 100mm?

no idea whats on mine as the previos owner fitted it, its too low for the body kit as it scrapes everywhere, gonna need to get my kit fibreglassing soon...

[dannyboy759]

Do you really want to lower an e30 80 mm? !!!!!! take it youve change the shocks too?

[dannyboy759]

that looks nowhere near 80mm, have you let it settle in yet? where did you get the kit from?

Well the only place that advertises 80mm kit is Jamex (ok i know im gona get slated now!). I had no other option...
Its settled in for 2 days, but even when it settles i dont see it dropping to the expected 80mm.
I had a look on the Jamex official site and they dont list an 80mm drop kit for the E30. Sounds like false advertising tbh... Is there anyone on the zone that has an 80mm kit? p.s what kit have you got on yours Snoops? Looks awesome buddy! Thats what i want

Ive never seen a 80mm drop either only 60 and ive been in Germany for a while and looked at all the German tuning mags like DW and never seen them before plus if you put the same size srings on the front as the rear it looks odd because of the rear arch best bet is 60/40 if you want to go that way

[zaust]

Nothing wrong with jamex, very well made. and will take a good 1500 miles to settle....