E30 Coilovers - What do?

[79phonix]

Yeah I'm in QLD man. I ended up ordering some BC coils from a distributor on Boostcruising. You can get them on eBay too but he gave me a way better deal. They look great and I've yet to hear a complaint about them on here

So am I. Keep an eye out for a bright orange E21 sideways around Bris Vegas

[seven-57]

Rather than do all that fussing, Email me @ Jaze@Broadwaystatic.com and get a custom set up with your choice of spring rates and custom shortened housings without having to Frankenstein a kit with no warranty or guarantee. We include camber plates and rear strut mounts, 5 year warranty and it's 100 bucks to rebuild after the warranty is up, nobody can come close to these IMO


IMG_0793 by Broadway Jaze, on Flickr

Anybody have pics of their install of these bad boys on their e30's? I'm literally about to order mine and I just wanna see what it looks like altogether fronts and rears.

[Ant]

^ i havent seen anyone around with them on as yet? Would be good to see for sure. What rates are you going for?

[drjon]

^ also very keen for pics on an e30

[seven-57]

^ i havent seen anyone around with them on as yet? Would be good to see for sure. What rates are you going for?

I was talking to Jaze and I haven't really decided yet...either 5" front 4" rear or 5" all-around.

[evilminge30]

i have d2 racing coilovers on my e30 needs welding but easy to install fully adjustable custom spring rates camber plate for front strut lots of low i love them i recommend them 100%

[seven-57]

i have d2 racing coilovers on my e30 needs welding but easy to install fully adjustable custom spring rates camber plate for front strut lots of low i love them i recommend them 100%

I'm not a fan of D2. I'm replacing my D2's with Broadway Static coilovers. I have blown D2's in my e30 right now and I've had them for maybe 6 months and have driven maybe 4,000-5,000 miles on them so far?

Their customer service is horrible. I tried for 4 days to get a hold of someone and this is weeks later now and I still haven't spoken to anyone. They don't even have a voice mailbox to leave a message! I think the coils and ride overall is great, but if I can't get in touch with anyone to get them replaced then I'm dead in the water.

I'm replacing them with Broadway Static coilovers as we speak. Jaze helped me out a lot.
I'd support D2 right there with you if they helped me out. But I'm getting a solid set of coilovers now from guys that I know are working their asses off to give me a good product with great service. You could make me the greatest coilovers in the world, but if I have to climb a mountain to even talk to someone about it then I'm definitely moving on.

[evilminge30]

I'm not a fan of D2. I'm replacing my D2's with Broadway Static coilovers. I have blown D2's in my e30 right now and I've had them for maybe 6 months and have driven maybe 4,000-5,000 miles on them so far?

Their customer service is horrible. I tried for 4 days to get a hold of someone and this is weeks later now and I still haven't spoken to anyone. They don't even have a voice mailbox to leave a message! I think the coils and ride overall is great, but if I can't get in touch with anyone to get them replaced then I'm dead in the water.

I'm replacing them with Broadway Static coilovers as we speak. Jaze helped me out a lot.
I'd support D2 right there with you if they helped me out. But I'm getting a solid set of coilovers now from guys that I know are working their asses off to give me a good product with great service. You could make me the greatest coilovers in the world, but if I have to climb a mountain to even talk to someone about it then I'm definitely moving on.

i understand your point did you purchase them on line?or with a dealer? i bought mine with a local seller and have full warranty on them don't have any issue with the replacement of parts for my coils i even ordered a set of racing springs for my coils

[seven-57]

i understand your point did you purchase them on line?or with a dealer? i bought mine with a local seller and have full warranty on them don't have any issue with the replacement of parts for my coils i even ordered a set of racing springs for my coils

Yeah they were ordered online. I wish there was a place around me I could go through. Either way though, you gotta be able to answer the phone...

[evilminge30]

Yeah they were ordered online. I wish there was a place around me I could go through. Either way though, you gotta be able to answer the phone...

i agree with you

[Ifield]

Just thought I'd update anyone who is interested:

BCs are fantastic so far, had them as stiff as they would go for a bit but decided to soften them about a quarter turn (as far as I can tell the individual "clicks" seem pretty arbitrary) and now it rides great. They go lower than my sump will allow which is also good. +1 on BC.

[hashi]

Hey folks, just bought some 16x9 et15 wheels for my E30, and I need some low. Lots of it. Decided coilovers rather than the tried & true bilstein/H&R setup are the go for me so that I have the adjustability I need. My question is what brand do I go with?

I'm looking for the following:
-Lots of low
-Firm but comfortable
-Reasonable price (~$1200AU?)
-Fully adjustable would be nice
-Bolt-in or close to it
-Not shitty

From all this I figured these would be the go:


E30 Custom Coilovers

They offer a huge amount of customisation; I'm planning on going for a coilover conversion at the rear and helper springs and dampening adjustment all round.

BUT

for the life of me I cannot find a review of them anywhere aside from a few people on S|W planning on buying them. Does anyone have any experience with them? If not can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks heaps

Ifield

EDIT - Looked at D2, BC Racing, and Ksport; all similar price and all offer 6kg spring rates. Anyone know if any of these are any good/better than the ones above? Also not interested in Ground Controls.

KW makes a V3 kit for e30s

[TOM66]

Looks sick man, How are the bc's goin now? theres not not alot that can match them for the money and Im on the gold coast so shipping is a killer. looking at getting some for mine next month but quick question: my 318i has a sr20 conversion so would my spring rates have a big differance due to the extra weight up front? and how'd you go with your wheel offsets? 0+ on a 7-8"x15" seems to be the max without rolling gaurds?

[Ifield]

Looks sick man, How are the bc's goin now? theres not not alot that can match them for the money and Im on the gold coast so shipping is a killer. looking at getting some for mine next month but quick question: my 318i has a sr20 conversion so would my spring rates have a big differance due to the extra weight up front? and how'd you go with your wheel offsets? 0+ on a 7-8"x15" seems to be the max without rolling gaurds?

They're still going great, with the SR in you will be able to go a fair bit lower than I can due to the raised sump (I actually cracked mine a few weeks ago ) but it might be worth asking for some slightly stiffer springs at the front. My rears only give me grief when I have more than one person in the back. My wheels are 16x9 +15 all round; the fronts stick out from the guards about 1" and have slightly fouled the guards from entering steep driveways a few times, your specs should be okay though I would imagine. If you're keen on BCs still I would hit up "Street to Track" (http://www.boostcruising.com.au/foru...showuser=36136) on Boostcruising and ask him for a quote, it worked out to be $100 than off eBay and they showed up pretty quickly. Best of luck!

EDIT: It's definitely worth investing in a LSD (if you haven't already), when you pop a rear wheel mounting a driveway (which happens a lot) the car will end up just floating there which really sucks.

EDIT 2: How did you find the SR conversion? I really want to do it but I'm about worried about throwing the money at it.

[TOM66]

Thanks man will hit them up after tax time, the sr was a sort of need to do as the m10 got out run up hills by buses and the auto packed it in too, but having said that its the funest car I've owned and it surprises a lot of people, still in grandma guise with hats and hubcaps. Really want an LSD but don't have 500+ to put that way yet. Only gonna drop 2" in front which would put my sump in roadkill hitting territory. Then wind it right down for events . If you want to know any more bout the sr be happy to help. Thanks again