lame old bmw.

[Funtington]

baha, thats what i thought about mine when i stood on them . Im going to buy some good quality springs for the front soon.

one problem I am having is my strut shaft seems to be moving up and down on the top hat still need to figure it out.....

[E28stoff]

Just ebay coilover springs, they feel stiffer than stock haha?

baha, thats what i thought about mine when i stood on them . Im going to buy some good quality springs for the front soon.

[Funtington]

i need to do some coilovers bad. but as far as the front bumper, I like it. I do think it kinda needs some type of moulding though? I'm currently working on a project similar to it but used the stock mouldings

welp, I was going to do "eurobumpers" but I just decided shaved would be better, I didn't like how the mine were turning out. yours look to be coming along nicely though in fact from what I see your automobile looks great!

[Funtington]

thanks for the kind words, really appreciate it

hmmm, i think ill swap out my front springs then before i mess with the shocks then, im running the generic 6.5inch springs that came with my cheap kit and they were way to soft. ill throw some springs with acceptable e28 rates and see how it goes from there

what springs are you running? any idea of the rates?

Just ebay coilover springs, they feel stiffer than stock haha?

[tcturbo91]

i need to do some coilovers bad. but as far as the front bumper, I like it. I do think it kinda needs some type of moulding though? I'm currently working on a project similar to it but used the stock mouldings

[cobrawannabe]

I lied. NVM

[E28stoff]

Wow man thanks, your car looks phenomenal! I would have went with the rado inserts but they cost so much money, I figure if I am going to run a shock to small for the car it's going to blow anyways might as well get the cheaper option. In my opinion they are not bouncy at all. in fact my ride became a LOT stiffer after this, which Is weird... Thanks for looking man give me your wheels? okay cool!

thanks for the kind words, really appreciate it

hmmm, i think ill swap out my front springs then before i mess with the shocks then, im running the generic 6.5inch springs that came with my cheap kit and they were way to soft. ill throw some springs with acceptable e28 rates and see how it goes from there

what springs are you running? any idea of the rates?

[Funtington]

i like your setup, i was the same way when i went from cut coils to shortened housings with generic coil sleeves, so nice having travel again.

how are the mk1 rabbit shocks? im running rado g60 kybs right now and they feel too bouncy. i wanna try some 325ix inserts.

car looks great

Wow man thanks, your car looks phenomenal! I would have went with the rado inserts but they cost so much money, I figure if I am going to run a shock to small for the car it's going to blow anyways might as well get the cheaper option. In my opinion they are not bouncy at all. in fact my ride became a LOT stiffer after this, which Is weird... Thanks for looking man give me your wheels? okay cool!

[E28stoff]

i like your setup, i was the same way when i went from cut coils to shortened housings with generic coil sleeves, so nice having travel again.

how are the mk1 rabbit shocks? im running rado g60 kybs right now and they feel too bouncy. i wanna try some 325ix inserts.

car looks great

[Funtington]

Hey it's been a while.

Sooooooooooooooo I got tired of SLAM SLAM SLAM SLAM SLAM, because I had about 3 coils left, and no bumpstop, so with the help of Dave's muffler and more, devised a way to use mk1 rabbit strut inserts on the e28, much thanks to Dave for making sexy time with my struts, and The Fit Garage, for supplying the goods.

Shortening the housings 2 inches.......hand slipped.

whoops



Little Adapter sleeves for the struts Dave does awesome work!


OLD vs. NEW



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shortened housings



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all done! Oh! and I have bumpstops now off some coilover set up! Thanks Sean!



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I also added one of these while I was at it.



And shaved the bumper by using this plate





still not finished with the body work, but I threw some paint on it so I could drive the car on the rabbit set up. MEEEEhhhrrrrR I will finish it later.... maybe.

I used a generic coilover sleeve style set up without the adjusters just the spring. I am going to cut the spring for more lows this weekend, but it sure is nice to not slam on everything, and the car turns in so much better with this set up. I'm a happy camper.
















Thanks for looking dudes! Let me know what you all think please! critique, or encouragement!! If anyone out there is interested in doing a rabbit set up message me.

[Ian e]

I like it but cutting springs is not ok in my book.

[Funtington]

[E28stoff]

great looking e28 man

[Funtington]

So winter recently hit here, so I went dashing through the snow! here are some photos of said adventure.





hope you guys enjoy!

[Funtington]

Moar low.