bmw suspension

struka · Post by **struka** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 1:58 am

so i am helping my brother in law in getting his E30 convertible running. what site is good other than ebay that has good prices on e30 suspension and other stuff. i looked a tsm and other ones but just trying to find the best prices for his springs.

mikespeed95 · Post by **mikespeed95** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:38 pm

just make s13 stuff fit and put a ls1 in it.

P.Haire · Post by **P.Haire** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:20 pm

sounds reasonable to me.

Generz · Post by **Generz** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:44 am

h&r cupkit for a good priced shock/spring combo.. rides good too.

Korey · Post by **Korey** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:17 am

If your going to have fun look into the following setups:
D2 Coilovers: http://www.nolimitmotorsport.com/d2-racing/
Turner Motorsport's Jstock suspension-very stiff, really not good for a DD, but awesome on the track.
Or last but not least:
Ireland Engineering's Eibach stage 3's on Bilstein Sports:
http://www.bmw2002.com

If you want sway bars, IMO Suspension Technique's swaybars are the best, and can be found on http://www.Turnermotorsports.com
H&R cupkit's are too soft for a lot of track usage.

Oh yeah, I'm Korey by the way, and I'm a e30 owner.

Zach · Post by **Zach** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:23 am

Welcome to the insanity, and nice post, very informative

gotundersteer? · Post by **gotundersteer?** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:42 pm

From my experience:

Alot of BMW owners got with H & R Race Springs and Bilstein shocks. The two fastest BMW's I've been in had H & R Springs (one race, the other coilovers). One went with Bilstein shocks and the other Koni Yellows.

TMS Stuff is NOT cheap. I mean, just from taking a gander, their parts are usualy ridiculous. It is great stuff, but the price is definitely not right.

I would check out the Tire Rack and see what they have to offer. Going the corporate root will be cheaper than another setup from a smaller company.

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:48 pm

H&R, Billstein or TMS. I think Andy has the Billsteins on his car now.

revel · Post by **revel** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:33 pm

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struka · Post by **struka** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:39 pm

GC8VI wrote:BilsteinBilsteinBilsteinBilsteinBilsteinBilstein

thats what he got....the sport ones and bav auto springs

Korey · Post by **Korey** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 2:28 pm

Bilstein and Ireland Engineering Eibach stage 3's are the best bang for the buck. Very nice stiff setup for track/drift, but not to soft like the H&R cupkit.
I have suspension techniques swaybars (22mm in the front and 19mm in the rear) and I am still undecided on what shock/spring or coilover setup want. I'm also in the market for a nice LSD, but don't know ratio I want to go with.

hella 325 · Post by **hella 325** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:49 am

I have H&R race and bilsteins. I like the setup, its pretty stiff but not as stiff as jstock stuff. I dd my e30 but a rough ride doesnt bother me. I am really considering getting the jstock stuff. As for shocks I would prefer koni adjs. But bilsteins are much mroe affordable.

I think the best bang for your buck is Either the IE springs on H&R with some bilstein shocks.

Korey · Post by **Korey** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 6:04 pm

So would Bilstein race shocks be to aggressive for a DD/weekend drift car? Actually, what I should be asking is, what spring rate should I look for? Should I get a smaller sway bar in the front, larger in the rear? ( I currently have 22mm front, 19mm in the back. I'm not really worried how it feels as a DD (I.E. being to stiff), I'm more worried about finding the best handling susp. It's an '87 325 by the way, and it's around the 2500-2600lb mark. I've ditched the AC, washer fluid system, and a shitload of tar. I've done the plastic bumper conversion, taken care of all the maint. and I just turned 190,000 miles. Falken Ziex came last week and I need to have those mounted. Now I'm just trying to figure out which susp. to go with. I'm also welding the diff in my autotech class.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Korey

Korey · Post by **Korey** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:23 pm

Bilstein FTW?

Korey · Post by **Korey** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:32 pm

Could J-stocks work for drifting or toooo stiff? They about 600 lb front and 900/1000 lb spring rate in the back.