Which Springs

[M98318ti]

i would go H&R sport or KW

[gooten1]

I have the bavauto ones and the drop looks good, but they seem to be kind of soft with the bilsteins. The spring rate doesn't match the shocks, basically.

[Mothman]

I prefer the Blisten Touring, great for my LONG drives on the Highway. Has anyone every had the touring and switch to Sport? How does it handle differently? Personal Opinion is welcomed!

[Zacki]

with H&R coilovers you cant be beat. their $1,500. But fully adjustable. its like having h&r race springs and sport springs anytime you want.

[kaydenver]

I have GroundControl Coilover. Adj up in Winter and down in summer

[wellness2k]

Originally Posted by John W

I have H&R Race Springs, which lower the car 2.2 inches in the front and 1.4 inches in the rear, IIRC. The car still rides well, but if you are putting more than 10k miles a year on the car, you might consider going with something a bit taller. With the race springs, there is enough negative camber up front to wear the insides of the front tires down quite a bit more quickly than the rest of the contact patch. At the rear, you get both more negative camber and what appears to be quite a bit of toe-in. Again, this causes excessive wear on the insides of the tires. I only drive my car about 6-7k miles a year and I autocross it about once a month, on average. That, plus the fact that my car came with the race springs when I bought it, have made this set-up livable for me at the moment. (FWIW, I also have Bilstein Sports, with which I have been very happy.)

You think 18 x 8's with 225/40/18's or 225/35/18's would fit under your car with the setup you have right now?

[wellness2k]

What kind of drop can I expect if I decide to go with the more forgiving H&R sport springs???? I don't know if I like that aggressive race stance or not.

[FuMa]

Originally Posted by 316i compact

Ι think the choice for the H&R is mistaken. I've been searching for springs quite a long time. H&R has only one set for all the ti's,316i 318ti AND 323ti. (Euro spec) . On the other hand,Eibach makes a seperate set for the 316i and 318ti and another set for the 323ti,which has more weight on the front axle. That's why i would chose Ειbach pro kit,cause they r more "specific" for our car.

And Eibach still makes them, I ordered the Eibach Prokit yesterday, delivery will be in 12 days. For my shocks I decided to go for Bilstein B8, they've been tested on the Nürburgring (race circuit) so they can't be bad.

[2cam16]

Originally Posted by FuMa

And Eibach still makes them, I ordered the Eibach Prokit yesterday, delivery will be in 12 days. For my shocks I decided to go for Bilstein B8, they've been tested on the Nürburgring (race circuit) so they can't be bad.

May I ask what website and how much ?
thanks

[Marv17]

here's a site:http://eibach.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.exe...79866900001701

[FuMa]

Originally Posted by 2cam16

May I ask what website and how much ?
thanks

http://www.eibach.de/index_2.php?LID...0&LID4=0&MODL=[D]3er%20E36%20(3/C)%20Compact[/D][E]3-series%20E36%20(3/C)%20Compact[/E]&SPA=1&C_lang=en&STEP_2=1&STEP=1&STEP_3=1&HRST=BMW&PRST=[D]Europa/%20Asien%20-%20Katalog[/D][E]European%20and%20Asian%20application%20guide[/E]&STARTLIST=1 => Euro website

sorry doesn't work like it's supposed to, select complete link, and copy paste in a new window ;-)

on this site you will also find a US dealer :
Eibach Springs Inc.
Mr. Greg Colley, Pres.
264 Mariah Circle
Corona, California 92879-1751
(0 01) 95 12 56 83 00
(0 01) 95 12 56 83 33
gpeek@eibach.com
www.eibach.com

[bousinou]

Hey guys,

I have my right rear shock failing in my ti and im going to replace both the back shocks with bilstein heavy duties...

just wondering if i should get new springs while im at it...
what would be the best kind and best deal to work with these shocks...?