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DISCUSSION => Suspension => Topic started by: swimstarguy on March 11, 2012, 09:36:12 PM

Title: Spec e30 Suspension in Street Car?
Post by: swimstarguy on March 11, 2012, 09:36:12 PM

I'm looking to redo my suspension and related parts all at once, should I just buy a spec e30 suspension kit or use it as a guideline?

She's not exactly my DD. Only taken out in good weather and on good roads during the summer as well as some autox-ing. I'm looking to do a few HPDE's as well. I'm not concerned if the kit's too "hard core" is what I'm trying to get at.

It seems that there are a few vendors that sell full kits together for less than it would be to buy the parts separately. Also, there would be tons of people running the exact same setup that I am. It would also be an easy way to get an entire setup I'd know would fit and work together and take all the guesswork out.

Is there something I'm missing? It seems like just going the "copy spec e30" rout would be the most obvious but I don't see anyone doing this or suggesting it. Why not?

Any advice for a full setup before I dump my $$ into a bad idea?


EDIT:
I did find one thread with almost no responses on [whisper] another forum[/whisper] and the response was "that setups for e30's with m20's. It wont work with an m42." I can't see how that would make much of a difference... The weight's not that different.

Title: Spec e30 Suspension in Street Car?
Post by: rob_e30 on March 12, 2012, 06:09:55 AM

It would be fine.

Title: Spec e30 Suspension in Street Car?
Post by: carguy101 on March 20, 2012, 08:16:51 AM

I have been running IE3s will Bilstien sports and it is great.