E30 coilovers

hey guys, i picked up a 92 318i convertible not too long ago and the suspension is shot. Ive been looking around for a decent set of coilovers for it without spending the same price as what i paid for the car. Raceland has a prototype in the making but they have been telling me for the past 6 months that its almost done...... still waiting. Anyway anyone knows of a set for under $500 please let me know. Thanks all

i wouldnt get racelands anyway.

GC sells a coilover conversion for $400. it includes; all 4 springs, adjusters and rear upper spring seats.

I looked into them, my only issue is I need new struts. Any idea how low you can go with them?

Hahaha coilovers for a e30. Your talking atleast 1,500. Just about any suspension worth while is in the 1,000 range. 500 for koni or bill's 400 for gc convertions then you'll need come camberplates or you'll burn though tires pretty quick.

I'm possibly now looking in bc coil overs, any yay or ney on those?

gc?

BC- http://raceroots.com/media/catalog/p...c_coilover.jpg

stay away from ANY coilovers that include shocks for under $1000, they are garbage.

how low can you go with the GC conversion ? lower then you probably plan to go.

These are $1000 and I've gotten good feedback from friends who have them on e46's and e39 m5

it was just a thrown out number, no company can produce quality shocks, quality camber plates and a quality coilover setup for that price.

don't believe everything people tell you. alot of people will tell you ebay coilovers or those jdm pieces of crap coilovers are good. anyone who was too cheap to get a proper setup has likely never driven a good setup to know the difference.

Well I'll take my chances. There bound to be better than my blown out stock. I'll write up a review when I get them on and let you know how the ride is

doesnt matter how they ride when you get them. write a review in 6 - 12 months when the shocks are blown out and the springs are softened.

Megan racing makes a euro kit for the e30 for about 800 and they are really good coilovers for the price. I've ran them on my ae86's and 240's

If your looking for an inexpensive setup, I'd say just replace shocks, strut cartridges with bilstein sports, get new upper bearing plates, and a good quality lowering spring. Cheaper than coilovers and I doubt you'll ever utilize the full adjustability of the coilovers. I know when Im driving around town im not all that worried about my rebound rate, my car being too low and losing a oil pan on a manhole cover, or have to have adjustable camber kits. I have bavarian auto sports on my 85' I like them but the rear end sits almost a inch higher than the front. I'll end up getting the torch out and heating them up a little to bring the rear end down to a acceptable level.

Personally I believe in vehicle control first, before anything else !
So I will never skimp on the foundation, which is a good shock-spring set-up. And on the E30 the factory got it right the only other manufacturer that also came close is Honda.
Of course if you do not want to drive your car in "sports mode", it probably does not matter to you ?
Do yourself a favour & do not skimp on the foundation

Originally Posted by Nick323

Personally I believe in vehicle control first, before anything else !
So I will never skimp on the foundation, which is a good shock-spring set-up. And on the E30 the factory got it right the only other manufacturer that also came close is Honda.
Of course if you do not want to drive your car in "sports mode", it probably does not matter to you ?
Do yourself a favour & do not skimp on the foundation

the ONLY other is honda you say?

Correction, the only other car from those I have driven.
I test a lot of different cars daily, coming from Angola & South Africa.
It seems to me that it is only the Beemer & Honda where the factory regularly gets the suspension right
Not saying it cannot be improved on, but mostly you then loose another aspect, such as smoothness.

I have H&R's they are not cheap but they are excellent and quality is first rate. The car came with them otherwise I have GC's or Bilstein and H&R's. I have adjusted them twice in 4 years. If you are looking to adjust your height every time you goto a show get bags.

I personally would not but a lot of guys that want STANCED look go this direction.

I wouldn't recommend coilovers unless you are looking into racing. And someone said above me that the factory got the suspensions right on the cars. Which I personally agree with him, but not so much with the Hondas (Then again, driving a Porsche probably spoiled that for me). Every car I have driven, BMW has had the best suspension balance from the factory.

i have never and will never understand where people get this "stock is the best" junk from. i've owned more e30's than most, stock and not stock. stock they handle OK, any kind of real turning and you get "oh crap i'm going to flip this thing" style body roll. good coilovers out perform stock suspension, period.

Yes, and no. You can really kill the ride with coilovers if you don't know how a whole suspension works while the car is driving. Is it better than stock? Hell yes. Is it worth it? It depends, on what the car is used for, and will it be efficient for what the car is used for. Just because it's a better part doesn't mean it will help you in the long run.