Lowering springs - nightmare to find the right ones

[Spice Boy]

Hiya folks :D

Yes yes yes I'm sure you have all missed me :D

Right.... I'm at my wits end trying to find the right springs for the car...

there isn't a company in the world that make the springs that give me the ride height I'm after...

eibach only drop by a gnats cock so can anyone point me to where I can get a decent drop?

Many thanks :D

Oh yeah, and when I collect the rest of my bits end of this month Ill be updating my project diary with my fresh front end suspension and steering gear :D

Byeeeeeeeeee

[Ferret]

Tried GSF? They do 35mm lowering kits:

B99410 LOWERING SPRING KIT E34 518i / 520i / 525i Saloon 62.50 Add
B99412 LOWERING SPRING KIT E34 525tds / 530i / 535i / 540i Saloon. Lowers 35mm 59.00 Add

[repenttokyo]

how much drop are you looking for? the eibach drop is more than a 'gnats cock'. h + r are lower in the front.

[gmannino]

I have Vogland springs and I like the drop. Its pretty low but you probably want it lower. You can always have springs manufactured. Try Lee Spring Co.

[Tiger]

Eibach will settle down lower as you drive. If you didn't change your struts to sport struts, that is probably the reason why it is not lower.

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

Eibach will settle down lower as you drive. If you didn't change your struts to sport struts, that is probably the reason why it is not lower.

Huh?

I have Eibachs on 3mm spring pads with stock shocks and have a nice drop as expected (1.2in front and 1in rear drop)

[Tiger]

It didn't bottom out?

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

It didn't bottom out?

No, It's only a 1.2 in drop...that's not that much.

Still have plenty of travel left for bumps.

[repenttokyo]

Huh?

I have Eibachs on 3mm spring pads with stock shocks and have a nice drop as expected (1.2in front and 1in rear drop)

yeah, same for me - my shocks did settle in after about a month - especially noticeable after a full day of autocrossing. For the first two weeks, the drop in the front was not as low as it is now.

[Spice Boy]

thanks for the replys guys :D

I have bilstein sports struts to replace the shocks but I am struggling to find the right springs

I want her to sit on the rear arche and to have a nice low stance on the front...

help!!

[e34.535i.sport]

Eibach will settle down lower as you drive. If you didn't change your struts to sport struts, that is probably the reason why it is not lower.

True... I changed my front shocks to the standard Bilstiens and I have a bigger gap up front between the wheel and the arch. :(

[Tiger]

I have Bilstein Sport and Eibach... it is really low... The rear tire is inside of the arch by 1" or so. The front has zero gap at the arch.

Did you cut back the bumpstop in the rear?

[BigKriss]

h&r are perfect, very rarely bottoms out

[repenttokyo]

thanks for the replys guys :D

I have bilstein sports struts to replace the shocks but I am struggling to find the right springs

I want her to sit on the rear arche and to have a nice low stance on the front...

help!!

if you don't remove the bumpstops, the car won't look low.