garrett

Wow, thats a pretty good price on those. I considered them though, and they just weren't what I was looking for. I've narrowed it down to Tein Basics, Bilstein PSS, or Ground Control Track/School Coils. The GC's are like, $500 more than the other two though

Fizzy

Ohh, yeah I was just gonna say go for the Ground Control Tracks haha. Probably not worth the extra $500 though. Bilstein or Tein, can't go wrong either way

IanR

yuck...this discussion is nauseating

garrett

What should we discuss?

IanR

getting good suspension opposed to crappy suspension

garrett

I'm sorry I just can't afford Motons lol. But seriously, there isn't as big a selection of good coils for the E36 as there is for S chassis, Hondas, etc. I'm not seriously considering PSS's, the lack of spring rate choices sucks. The GC's for E36s are a really good option though. They use the Eibach Race Spring and have almost unlimited choices for spring rates.

What would you say is a good suspension? I'm not trying to start shit or anything, I just want to know the opinion of a non-BMW person.

jentegraGS-R

My fiance had KW's on his M5, and they were awesome.

He had Dinan (which are essentially GC's) on there first, and they sucked ass.

garrett

I'm steering clear of KW's and some of the other euro coilovers. A couple E36 guys on BF.C have them and say they're more of a looks/street coilover. Dinan is overpriced name brand shit, and I think they use Bilstein shocks for their kit. GC Track/School's are one of the best options for my car. Also, T.C. Kline's are amazing, my brother had them on his E46 M3 he D.E.'d. They're just over my price range though.

jentegraGS-R

Oh I didn't know you weren't looking for street coilovers lol

garrett

Ehh, I was planning on doing a few track days this year. Pretty much every bushing on my car is a solid Powerflex urethane unit now, so it's not going to be the most comfy car anyway lol

P.S. I'd like to know some people's opinion of Tein's. I know they are (were?) a pretty popular choice for the JDM people, but they're a relatively unknown quantity to the BMW crowd. A few guys are running them though and have nothing but nice things to say about them.