How to fit lowering springs to E36 M3?
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the standard springs are fine and the geometry is set up for them.
if you need to ask advice on a forum then its better to take the car to a specialist to get the car properly set up
last time i had lower and therefore stiffer springs fitted to a car it ruined the handling and ride, the car pogo'd
i dont know why people bother when the manufacturers spend so much time getting the cars set up perfectly
bennno
if you need to ask advice on a forum then its better to take the car to a specialist to get the car properly set up
last time i had lower and therefore stiffer springs fitted to a car it ruined the handling and ride, the car pogo'd
i dont know why people bother when the manufacturers spend so much time getting the cars set up perfectly
bennno
anonymous said:
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And your reply isn't much better. You've overstated your point quite substantially.For sure, manufacturers will have a broad range of customers in mind when they develop a chassis but to say the standard suspension on an M3 is "only fit for a skip" is nonsense.
AFAIAA, Eibach springs were a factory option at the time so are hardly junk either. I've got them on my car but having not not driven a car without them I couldn't comment on their performance. They don't half make the car look good though.
Going back to my original post a factory set up M3 on fully functional and correctly set up suspension will be a ton better than one on old dampers with home fitted springs.
I believe a decent set of matched dampers / springs can offer a good alternative, but stiffer shorter springs cannot match the oe dampers and the geometry will be wrong if left unadjusted.
Bennno
I believe a decent set of matched dampers / springs can offer a good alternative, but stiffer shorter springs cannot match the oe dampers and the geometry will be wrong if left unadjusted.
Bennno
bennno said:
the standard springs are fine and the geometry is set up for them.
if you need to ask advice on a forum then its better to take the car to a specialist to get the car properly set up
i dont know why people bother when the manufacturers spend so much time getting the cars set up perfectly
Bennno, you must have mis-read my post. I was looking for a procedure for changing springs. You know nothing about me or this car's use, so your poorly-informed comments are at best unhelpful and your opinions pointless. if you need to ask advice on a forum then its better to take the car to a specialist to get the car properly set up
i dont know why people bother when the manufacturers spend so much time getting the cars set up perfectly
anonymous said:
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Caboosemoose, your post made this job easy and it was all done in about 3 hours. Initial driving shows these H&R springs do what we intended but the next track day will be the real test. Thanks a lot!Orlando
IMHO the eibach springs made a huge improvement to my E36 M3, The thing i didn't like about the car was the amount of body roll which was reduced without making the ride to harsh. I would recomend them to anyone for road use as i feel the original set up was to soft for a sports car.
As i'm looking to do a few track days i've recently changed them for H&R coilovers which are a hell of alot more harsh on the rubbish uk roads and i would suggest that the eibach springs as an overall compromise for uk roads may be better.
As i'm looking to do a few track days i've recently changed them for H&R coilovers which are a hell of alot more harsh on the rubbish uk roads and i would suggest that the eibach springs as an overall compromise for uk roads may be better.
Edited by andye30m3 on Monday 22 September 20:38
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