E30 Coilover options for budget ballin'

[Stephen]

Did you shorten the strut housing? if you didnt id imagine theyre the stock size

[notloEnuf]

ya they got cut down about 2.5 inchs then we also cut down the spacer that goes in the tube as well. when it was all welded back up tossed the spacer in the tube then placed the strut in the tube and it was roughly 2/8's and inch lower than the very top of the strut tube so there is now way they are stock struts.....this is the reason you need to cut down the strut tubes to begin with.

[B Rod]

Damn dude...that got LOW.

[notloEnuf]

oh no worries when the springs settle imma take it lower...lol

[Stephen]

Then they are for sure GCs g60 short struts. Nice drop.

[notloEnuf]

if im not mistaken taht is what they come with to begin with, it's not a request you need to make, it jsut is already included. Thanks for the compliments it'll get better once i get some rollers on there.

[Byron]

I wish I could go that low and still have that much oil pan clearance

[notloEnuf]

what motor do you have?

[verlumpt]

what spring rates did you end up going with?

[bjh102]

if you are really on a budget just cut the springs then save and get the coilovers u want and not the ones u have to settle for.

[hootie]

You can use g60 bilsteins. Id call GC about them, you need a weird gland nut.



On a related note, my coils came in today.

I found G60 Koni's for 178 each shipped, so I might go with them. Unless I can find Bilsteins for a lot cheaper. I will call Jay at GC and figure out though.

[notloEnuf]

thats what basically comes with these GC kit

[Byron]

what motor do you have?

m42 I have just about the same pan clearance as you but I'm just barely tucking up front.

My m30 car's oil pan is a good inch and a half higher than the m42 one- It's higher than the steering rack. I had the FK's on that car but I blew the engine so they're on the 318is now.

[bataangpinoy]

how did you cook an m30?

[Byron]

Not sure why it happened, but all the bolts holding the cam gear onto the cam snapped and the valves and the pistons became one.