When I bought my car in 2012, I rebuilt my entire suspension system focused around Koni Sports and H&R Sports designed for the stock M44 in my 1996 318ti. Once I swapped in a six-cylinder engine (first an M52, followed recently by an S52), I bottomed-out on the lower cross-brace over every speed bump in the area. As shown in my signature line below, I have since replaced the front H&R Sport springs with Eibach Pro-Kit springs (still using the Koni Struts discussed above), and this raised the front about 0.5". I also run a set of Racing Dynamics 28mm & 19mm swaybars, M3 front hubs/calipers, E34 rear calipers, braided SS brake lines, Hawk HP-S pads, DS-II wheels, Polyflex purple bushings throughout, and a Dinan alloy/carbon fiber upper cross-brace. However, I believe the 4-cyl front struts are still "overpowered." I just picked up a set of used factory M3 strut housings on Craigslist (free!), and plan to drop-in a set of Koni Sport inserts designed for an M3. Then I will be able to (properly!) connect the adjustable sway bars directly to the strut housings instead of the LCAs. __________________ Sleeper Calypsorot 1996 318ti tintop. CA-legal swapped S52 from '98 M3, and ZF transmission with lightened flywheel/clutch. Magnaflow 2-into-1 muffler. Six-cylinder Eibach springs in front and 318ti H&R Sport springs in rear. Koni Sport adjustable dampers all around. Racing Dynamics 28mm & 19mm swaybars. M3 front hubs/brakes, E34 rear calipers, braided SS brake lines, Hawk HP-S pads. DS-II wheels. Polyflex purple bushings throughout, and factory lower x-brace. Fan delete mod. Engine mount reinforcements welded-in. 3.25 LSD rear diff from E28 & E30 axles. Last edited by Strawman; 05-01-2017 at 09:27 PM. Reason: forgot some text |