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Hello... How are you doing? Anybody here running a 2.3 front drop and 1.5 rear drop? Can you please post pictures? It would really be helpfull...  __________________ Portuguese 318ti
MODS: Staggered M Kontours; Mtec Side Trim with M3 badges; Mtec Steering wheel with Airbag; M3 Modified Shift Lever; M3 Leather Shift Knob, Leather Centre Arm Rest; Euro Clear turn signals; M3 Electric and Heated Side Mirrors; Cat replaced by straight pipe; Mtec Rear Bumper; E36 M3 Front Brakes with EBC Drilled and Slotted Rotors and EBC Red Stuff Pads; Vader Seats. More to come!
My Picture Gallery:
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/showgal...r=1407&cat=500 |  |  | | 04-22-2006, 02:09 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lincoln Park Capitol Hill, Washington DC Posts: 741 |
I bought H&R springs last year and using Koni adjustables upfront and KYB gas in the back. The H&R sport springs claim 1.8" drop front and 1.4" in the back, but after installing i think the front went down at least 2" and about 1.5" in the back. A little lower and stiffer than I wanted, but you can check out my photo gallery. __________________
It's always a great day to be underwater and play with the fish.....preserve our oceans and reefs"
Fariz
1997 318ti, Hellrot (Bright Red), Dinan Stage 2 Chip
16x7 OEM sport Wheels/X-Brace/Custom Strut Brace/Cold Air Intake/M-Tec Steering Wheel/Koni Adjustable FrontShocks/ Bilstein Sport Rear Shocks /H&R Sport Springs/Custom fabricated strut tower brace/Rear Strut brace, Stromung Exhaust
Future Mods: E46 17" wheels or Kosei K-1 17x8.5s | | | | | 04-22-2006, 04:43 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,906 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by 318ti_Portugal Hello... How are you doing? Anybody here running a 2.3 front drop and 1.5 rear drop? Can you please post pictures? It would really be helpfull... | I have H&R Race Springs with Bilstien sports. I think H&R claims an average 2.1-2.5 inch drop in the front and 1.3-1.7 inch drop in the rear.    __________________  | | | | | 04-22-2006, 07:48 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Portugal - Lisboa Posts: 205 |
Thanks for the pics guys! I guess my setup will have that drop. __________________ Portuguese 318ti
MODS: Staggered M Kontours; Mtec Side Trim with M3 badges; Mtec Steering wheel with Airbag; M3 Modified Shift Lever; M3 Leather Shift Knob, Leather Centre Arm Rest; Euro Clear turn signals; M3 Electric and Heated Side Mirrors; Cat replaced by straight pipe; Mtec Rear Bumper; E36 M3 Front Brakes with EBC Drilled and Slotted Rotors and EBC Red Stuff Pads; Vader Seats. More to come!
My Picture Gallery:
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/showgal...r=1407&cat=500 | | | | | 04-22-2006, 09:18 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lincoln Park Capitol Hill, Washington DC Posts: 741 |
As far as I know, there are supposed to be 2kinds of H&R: sport and race springs. The Sport lowers less, at least that's whhat's according to their claims. __________________
It's always a great day to be underwater and play with the fish.....preserve our oceans and reefs"
Fariz
1997 318ti, Hellrot (Bright Red), Dinan Stage 2 Chip
16x7 OEM sport Wheels/X-Brace/Custom Strut Brace/Cold Air Intake/M-Tec Steering Wheel/Koni Adjustable FrontShocks/ Bilstein Sport Rear Shocks /H&R Sport Springs/Custom fabricated strut tower brace/Rear Strut brace, Stromung Exhaust
Future Mods: E46 17" wheels or Kosei K-1 17x8.5s | | | | | 04-22-2006, 09:23 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Portugal - Lisboa Posts: 205 |
I'm going with an H&R cupkit, wich comes with springs and H&R struts/shocks to run with the springs. __________________ Portuguese 318ti
MODS: Staggered M Kontours; Mtec Side Trim with M3 badges; Mtec Steering wheel with Airbag; M3 Modified Shift Lever; M3 Leather Shift Knob, Leather Centre Arm Rest; Euro Clear turn signals; M3 Electric and Heated Side Mirrors; Cat replaced by straight pipe; Mtec Rear Bumper; E36 M3 Front Brakes with EBC Drilled and Slotted Rotors and EBC Red Stuff Pads; Vader Seats. More to come!
My Picture Gallery:
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/showgal...r=1407&cat=500 | | | | | 04-22-2006, 09:27 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,906 |
Weezer you are correct... http://www.hrsprings.com/site/index.html If I had the money, I would have gotten the coilovers... __________________ | | | | | 04-23-2006, 01:44 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Portugal - Lisboa Posts: 205 |
I don't think coilovers are really worth it.
Ok that you can change the height of the car, but are you really going to take the time to do that operation depending on the type of road you are going to drive? __________________ Portuguese 318ti
MODS: Staggered M Kontours; Mtec Side Trim with M3 badges; Mtec Steering wheel with Airbag; M3 Modified Shift Lever; M3 Leather Shift Knob, Leather Centre Arm Rest; Euro Clear turn signals; M3 Electric and Heated Side Mirrors; Cat replaced by straight pipe; Mtec Rear Bumper; E36 M3 Front Brakes with EBC Drilled and Slotted Rotors and EBC Red Stuff Pads; Vader Seats. More to come!
My Picture Gallery:
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/showgal...r=1407&cat=500 | | | | | 04-23-2006, 03:51 AM | #9 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
i'd love to have TC Kline's coilover kit for the ti. i'm likely to get their camber/caster plates to replace the ****e i have on their now. the adjustability would be nice for say ... summer/winter ... street/track. things that don't necessarily occur frequently be where it could be very handy. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 04-23-2006, 04:41 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 1,551 |
Coil-overs have quite a few benefits especially if you track the car. You can corner weight, adjust handling charictaristics by raisling/lower front or rear, some coil-overs allow you to adjust rebound and compression. It gives you a great degree of flexibility. That way you can adjust the car to understeer, oversteer, or be as neutral as possible. Once you dial the car in how you want it there really isn't a need to change it.
I waited quite awhile longer to purchase coil-overs, but I wouldn't have done it anyother way. | | | | |
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