Home-made coilovers

[jamiew]

Hi guys,

Been doing some research but cannot find the answer to my question as i guess this could be different for every manufacturer of car.


If i was to go down the route of making my own coilovers, would the original dampers be able to cope with the large drop like 80mm or so

my thoughts are that there would hardly be any travel and could bottom out?


i have a 320/6

[jamiew]

bumpy bump

[LeeLee]

Can't you just buy gaz coilovers there great

[nas80]

so you think that the stock shock absorbers can take an 80mm drop??? haha. No mate they wont.

im sure this has been covered before, I think some people use a vw insert or a e30 insert or something, depends on the diameter of the strut tube you are starting off with really.

[jamiew]

Thats what im basically saying how an earth can the stock absorbers cope with that drop, seen on some other sites stock absorbers with the coil over sleeve kit.

I will take a look at gaz kit.

Just a thought, does air bag suspension reduce handing in anyway?

[nas80]

Nah you can get some real decent sport air bags now. But agaian you need a decent shock still. Prakash on here has done air bags your best speaking to him

[steve5134]

I'm really tempted to get my E21 project moving again...

If I purchased the GAZ coilover kit would they be a strait swap onto the car?? I cant find the post I read a while back but is there's cutting and welding to be done with the front hub (hopefully I'm wrong)

Maybe a kind person will direct me to what I need to get

[e-einundzwanzig]

If you get gaz coilovers, you'll have to send the front struts to the manufacturer, they will do all the cutting and welding and they'll send back a complete plug and play set...

Martin

[LeeLee]

Unless you buy the already done from somebody that's what I and a few others have done or get some spare struts sent of

[steve5134]

Thanks for the help guys
As I will need to get struts to send off is there any preference from using the bigger engin sized ones? My future plan is a M50 lump from a E36 2.8 so should I get struts from a 323 or are the 316 smaller bearing struts just as good? I'm not planning any track use but as I'm doing it would like to do it right

[LeeLee]

M52 is the 328 m50 is 325 I believe,the larger ones are bigger and sturdier so probably better getting them with the added weight of 6 cylinders those engines are heavy over m10