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DISCUSSION => Suspension => Topic started by: stevohill on April 05, 2006, 02:12:01 PM

Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: stevohill on April 05, 2006, 02:12:01 PM: Well after a month of waiting for our huge suspension tech day to come up, it finally arrived and after a 12 hour day and 2 complete suspension swaps, I'm happy to say, well that I'm happy it's done. I can't believe how absolutely blown my shocks were, you could literally compress them with a finger. The set up I went with was Bilstein Sports, and the Eibach pro kit. I know people rag on the pro kit for being too soft, but I got them for a smoking deal, and I'm not really concerned with building a track car just yet. That'll be later down the road. And now onto the pictures...

Here's the car before we started working on it, stock ride height is absolutely horrible

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/stevohill/P1010084.jpg)

massive wheel gap, front and rear

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/stevohill/P1010085.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/stevohill/P1010086.jpg)

My car all up in the air

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/stevohill/P1010088.jpg)
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: stevohill on April 05, 2006, 02:13:44 PM: Spring comparisons

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/stevohill/P1010093.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/stevohill/P1010089.jpg)

and the long awaited after pictures

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/stevohill/P1010097.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/stevohill/P1010094.jpg)
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: stevohill on April 05, 2006, 02:16:55 PM: Just a few more...

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/stevohill/P1010102.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/stevohill/P1010098.jpg)

All in all, the handling difference is night and day, I don't feel like i'm floating anymore. Also I'd like some feedback on whether or not you like the flag on the car, my friend made that up for me in about half an hour, and it's looks pretty decent for not being professionally made. I also need to take some pics later in a better place than my driveway, once it has completely settled. It looks way better on a flat ground, but I had just washed my car, and it looked like it was going to rain, so I snapped a few, and that was that.
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: RED IS 91 on April 05, 2006, 02:19:10 PM: Is that an 1 1/2 inch drop ?
I'd be worried about the pot holes where I live .
Looks Cool though ,GREAT JOB:)
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: stevohill on April 05, 2006, 02:21:24 PM: Thanks, it was 1.6" in the front, 1.4" in the rear, and believe me I'm worried about scraping my lip just pulling into my driveway :eek:
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: thumper3ld on April 05, 2006, 02:22:13 PM: Looks good, not sure about the flag though. I like it, but something about it just doesnt seem right. Maybe if you could take more pics of the flag, we can get a better look at it. But the ride height is definately an improvement.
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: stevohill on April 05, 2006, 02:28:42 PM: Yeah I'm kinda up in the air about it too, it's actually a little different than the real motorsport flag that it doesn't quite have the wave/billowing effect to it. Here's a few more of it

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/stevohill/P1010096.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/stevohill/P1010103.jpg)
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: dude8383 on April 05, 2006, 04:14:15 PM: lovin the flag, usually i dont, but somehow your car is pullin it off.

the drop looks sweet too! Euro plate filler ftw!!!
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: Febi Guibo on April 05, 2006, 04:38:38 PM: flag looks hawt man!!! wait till the springs settle a bit... i bet it feels like a new car!!
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: Eurospec on April 05, 2006, 04:46:22 PM: Nice drop.

Are you planning to upgrade your wheels/tires?
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: stevohill on April 05, 2006, 08:17:52 PM: Quote from: Eurospec
Nice drop.

Are you planning to upgrade your wheels/tires?

I actually have some wheels for it already, but I've currently run out of the fundage right now, so those will be down the road a little bit, cause I gotta get spacers and tires, and those get pricey quick.
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: 1991318is on April 06, 2006, 12:42:34 AM: Lookin good, gives me a lil encouragement to get off my butt and put my springs and shocks on my car.
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: GrippyDrifty on April 06, 2006, 01:16:51 AM: Cool. I'm sure it will look even better once your setup settles. Expect another 1/4" drop or so. Personally, I want my car at least a 1/2" lower than yours. I'm looking at IE stage 3's or at the very least Eibach sportlines. Regarding the flag, I just think it's too big. Making it smaller IMO, would make it more aesthetically pleasing.;)
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: M42boy on April 06, 2006, 10:53:08 PM: Wow man, that car is lookin' good!!! I personally could go a little lower, but I dunno... I guess that's a pretty good drop, and I agree with GrippyDrifty that it will settle more over the next month or two as you drive it.

Must be nice to have a nice clean AZ car. My car is a midwest rustbucket!
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: Froos on April 07, 2006, 02:21:21 AM: Yo dude, sweet car, whats with the german plates??
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: VitaminJ on April 09, 2006, 12:35:59 PM: Lookin pretty sweet dude, when I replaced my shocks, my fronts were shot too... Could compress them with one finger, just like yours!

I wouldnt worry too much about scrapping with that drop, mine's quite similar and I havent had any problems, altho Im running H&R sports and Billstein shocks.

Car looks good, the flags actually not a bad touch... goodluck with your future mods...
-J
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: asubimmer on April 09, 2006, 01:05:11 PM: the flag is fine I think. but for the real thing, I love what you did to the tails. It really looks great. Have you thought of smoking the turn signals on the tails to match the reverse light though? I don't know how that would look but I really like the smoked reverse light.

I really like the look of your car though. Maybe a mtech 2 spoiler and chrome kidneys and it would own. IMHO e30's look funky w/ black kidneys but its your car and have it the way you like, thats the inportaint part. Its got a nice clean look to it.
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: nickmpower on April 09, 2006, 01:08:51 PM: i might have to look into one of those flags
Title: Finally got my suspension done, Pics inside
Post by: enildeR on April 10, 2006, 02:10:18 AM: the bar on this one is of a fairly large diameter. it will hold up to anything you could do on the track.