» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 03-01-2015, 03:34 PM | #61 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 | The interior cover you are trying to remove should come right out. Be careful around the speaker grill area. Just get in there and pull on it...there are no fasteners. __________________ Sean 1995 Active | | | 03-01-2015, 04:16 PM | #62 | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 11 | Thanks Sean! Just about warm enough to head out! Edit: Went out and the interior pieces came off without hitch. Got the rear shocks in just before it started snowing hard. Last edited by Dadofour; 03-01-2015 at 07:38 PM. | | | 03-02-2015, 05:56 AM | #63 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Quote: Originally Posted by Dimitrie Can someone advise a good strut bar for my car? | I have Mason strut bars front and rear on my 98 Sport Cali. I have a Turner bar on my 97 Sport and a no name rear struts on the 97/95 TI's and 94 325i. All have X-braces installed. I like the Mason bars, but they are pricy. All the no-name rear bars work well. X-braces for sure. IMHO, the Turner front bar is good, the Mason is better. __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 11-05-2016, 08:43 PM | #64 | Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 58 | Rear spring rates??? Best for autoX to be paired with koni adjustable | | | 11-06-2016, 12:32 AM | #65 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 | Quote: Originally Posted by Deeznutz Rear spring rates??? Best for autoX to be paired with koni adjustable | That depends on the rear sway or lack thereof. 400-500 with rear sway and 600-800 without is where I would start. __________________ SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! www.BimmerBum.com ALL NEW! 318ti Specific Parts For Sale www.facebook.com/BimmerBum BMWCCA #132203 95 318ti Club Sport 98 318ti Active S50 Swap | | | 12-06-2016, 03:00 PM | #66 | Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Leeds Posts: 4 | Quote: Originally Posted by slade13 How much shorter are the club sport springs compared to the base model? | +1 interested this question | | | 12-06-2016, 04:19 PM | #67 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 | How much shorter are they or how much do they lower the car? I have a loose set of CS springs I can dig out and measure if you have something to compare them to. Quote: Originally Posted by 318ukr +1 interested this question | __________________ SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! www.BimmerBum.com ALL NEW! 318ti Specific Parts For Sale www.facebook.com/BimmerBum BMWCCA #132203 95 318ti Club Sport 98 318ti Active S50 Swap | | | 12-07-2016, 02:57 AM | #68 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 7 | Quote: Originally Posted by BimmerBum That depends on the rear sway or lack thereof. 400-500 with rear sway and 600-800 without is where I would start. | I would be interested to know if you think these rates are similar with a significantly lightened setup and some rear wing. I was looking at ~700# rears with a sway bar for our chump car. My aim was to eliminate some of the undesirable toe kinematics from the rear of the car. | | | 01-23-2017, 09:54 PM | #69 | Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 58 | Quote: Originally Posted by BimmerBum That depends on the rear sway or lack thereof. 400-500 with rear sway and 600-800 without is where I would start. | Stock rear bar is installed for now but was recommended to remove it so will remove, my car is s50 swapped with battery moved to trunk, 3.23 medium case lsd I'm going to build my own coils with parts I already have. So far I have koni single top adjustable front and rear from tc kline with h&r race and looking for Springs to pair with my setup I gets no traction out of turns now spin fest. Tires are 225 45 17 all around 200 Treadwear rating Sent from my SM-T817T using Tapatalk | | | 01-19-2018, 09:38 PM | #70 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 2 | I'm sure a most of the upgrades listed here are intended for either street or road course use, but what would be some good upgrades for drifting? I know an angle kit, for sure, and I have one picked out, but beyond that? Clueless. I am new to BMWs, and I'm coming from Asian cars and big American trucks, so I don't know all the sites to look at for parts. | | | 03-19-2018, 10:27 AM | #71 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Hayward Posts: 1 | Thanks for sharing | | | 05-16-2018, 04:01 AM | #72 | Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Belgium Posts: 39 | Quote: Originally Posted by DustenT Time for another FAQ thread, this time for suspension upgrades. Post everything you know or every wondered in this thread and I'll consolidate it. I'll start the list with some ideas, post your suggestions. | I know this is an upgrade FAQ but an't find any information regarding the normal & M-technik suspension. They might count as an upgrade for some. ( i need to get the car normal so it can get through customs ) The ti i recently bought came with JOM screw suspension installed but the original M-technik suspension minus one front shock was included in the sale. I still have new normal front shocks i wanted to put on my previous ti, but no normal springs. So now i'm wondering if i can use the M-technik springs with normal shocks? And are there part# available for the springs? The springs i have measure 325mm / 225mm. With "HH BMW 10 90 287" stamped on the front spring. Last edited by Pier; 05-23-2018 at 05:53 PM. | | | 05-20-2018, 10:10 PM | #73 | Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Belgium Posts: 39 | Quote: Originally Posted by slade13 How much shorter are the club sport springs compared to the base model? | Quote: Originally Posted by 318ukr +1 interested this question | Quote: Originally Posted by BimmerBum How much shorter are they or how much do they lower the car? I have a loose set of CS springs I can dig out and measure if you have something to compare them to. | I'm also interested. Both size & how much they lower the car. Some sort of part# (stamped on the end of the coil) would be great also. I'm confused about how the different shocks and springs offered by various manufacturers measure up against each other. So i've decided to make a list of struts/shocks/springs/coilovers and their data in an effort to clear this up. Gathered from RealOEM.com: Standard (00-00) Front Shock: 31311091773 / 31311091774 Front Spring: Rear Shock: 33521091629 Rear Spring: M-technik (S704A) (??-??) Front Shock: 31311090715 / 31311090716 Front Spring: Rear Shock: 33521091630 Rear Spring: NATIONAL VERSION EASTERN EUROPE (L816A) or Poor Road Package (S815A) (??-??) Front Shock: 31311091623 / 31311091624 Front Spring: Rear Shock: 33521091999 Rear Spring: Uses standard sway bars & bushings? Uses additional spacers & different upper spring pad rear. Who makes and what size sway bars should I use? - BMW stock Sway Bar Front 25mm: 31351091632 Rear 14mm: 33551091621
- BMW M-technik Sway Bar Front 26mm: 31351091308 Rear 16mm: 33551090317
- H&R Front Sway Bar - E36 (not M3) 28mm
- H&R Rear Sway Bar - E36 318ti 18mm
- Turner Motorsport E36 325i/328i/M3 Front Sway Bar 30mm?
- Racing Dynamics?
- AC Schnitzer(used to, not sure if it still made)
- Europe Only Eibach(need this confirmed) Eibach makes (made?) Performance Stabilizer Bars for the e30/e36 sedan, coupe and cabrio + M3. I guess the e36 sedan front can be used for the compact but the e30/36 rear probably won't? Who makes sport suspension kits? Race kits? BILSTEIN- B4 OE Replacement: Twin-Tube, M-technik or standard suspension
- B6 Performance: Twin-Tube or Mono-Tube Upside Down
- B8 Performance Plus: Twin-Tube or Mono-Tube Upside Down
- B12= B8 + Eibach Sportline or Pro Springs: (45-50/30) or (30/30) Mono-Tube, kit
- B16 "PSS9": (30-50/20-40) Mono-Tube, Coilover, Rebound, kit
Eibach- Pro Performance Springs (30-30)
- Sportline Sport Performance Springs (45-50/30)
KONI- STR.T: OE Front, For M-technik and standard suspension or 323ti M-technik
- Sport : OE Front (323ti Only ) & Rear, for lowering springs (H&R)
- Sport Short: Rear all M-technik
H&R- Cup-Kit Comfort: (35/15) OE, kit
- Cup-Kit Sport: (60/40) OE, kit
- Sport Spring Set (35/25)
- Race Spring Set (55/30)
KW- ST Sport: OE Twin-Tube, Shortened piston rods
- ST Sport Lowering Springs: (40-40) or (30-00)
- Inox Line Variant 1: (40-80/30-60) Coilover, kit
- Inox Line Variant 2: (40-80/30-60) Coilover, Rebound Front & Rear, kit
- Inox Line Variant 3: (40-80/30-60) Coilover, Rebound Front & Rear, Compression Front & Rear, kit
- ST X: (40-80/30-60) Coilover, kit
- ST XA: (40-80/30-60) Coilover, Rebound Front & Rear, kit
- ST XTA: (40-80/30-60) Coilover, Rebound Front & Rear, Compression Front & Rear, top mounts, kit
- Clubsport: (40-80/30-60) Coilover, Rebound Front & Rear, Compression Front & Rear, Reservoir, Unibal top mounts, kit
TcKline- Koni/H&R Sport: (25/10) OE, kit
- External OE Sporting: (25/10) OE, kit
- TCKR Single Adjustable: Coilover, Rebound Front & Rear, Wide range of Spring rates, Camber/Caster plates optional, kit
- TCKR Double Adjustable: Coilover, Rebound & Compression Front & Rear, Wide range of Spring rates, Camber/Caster plates optional, kit
TA Technix- Sportfahrwerk (40/40) OE
- Sportfahrwerk (50/50) OE
- Sportfahrwerk (60/40) OE
- Gewindefahrwerk (35-70/35-70) Coilover, kit
WEITEC- ULTRA GT:OE Sportfahrwerk (50/30) OE, kit
AP- Sportfahrwerk (40/30) OE
- Sportfahrwerk (55/40) OE
- GF20-013 (40-80/20-50) Coilover, kit
JOM- BlueLine: (40-65/30-60) Coilover, kit
- NJT eXtrem: (40-60/30-45) Coilover, Rebound Front & Rear, kit
Vogtland FK Automotice- Hightech: (40/60) OE, kit
- Highsport: (40-80/40-80) Coilovers, kit
Does anyone know how the Standard, M-technik & Poor Road Struts/Shocks/Springs differ from each other? Height, damping and spring obviously, but how exactly is this achieved and how much do they differ? Most manufacturers have struts/shocks that support all engine models, others distinguish between 316Ti/318Ti & 323Ti/318TDS, because of the engine weight? Some have struts/shocks that support both Standard & M-technik, that is right? Would that mean you could have M-technik shocks with a normal sway bar and vice versa? I could not find any part# for coil springs from RealOEM.com. There is however mention of a white and red rear coil spring, which have different lower spring pads. Both the Standard and M-technik sway bars have identical geometry, and differ only in diameter? Last edited by Pier; 05-23-2018 at 07:31 PM. Reason: wrong information | | | 06-13-2018, 04:14 AM | #74 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: United States Posts: 28 | Quote: What is the x-brace? Where do I get it? The "x-brace" is a cross reinforment brace that helps to connect the front crossmember to the front subframe rails. It is stock on all E36 convertibles (including Z3's) and the '95 M3 LTW. Although it was not stock on the E36 coupe, sedans and compacts it does improve chassis rigidity and handling if added... -courtesy of understeer.com | After reading this, I salvaged a x-brace from the junkyard. Unfortunately, it doesn't bolt onto my 96 318ti. The holes in the front subframe are not threaded.... D: | | | 10-22-2018, 09:19 PM | #75 | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 8 | Quote: Originally Posted by mnguyen84 After reading this, I salvaged a x-brace from the junkyard. Unfortunately, it doesn't bolt onto my 96 318ti. The holes in the front subframe are not threaded.... D: | I know this a few months old, but you need to use a riv-nut or similar insert in those holes. | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |