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Should i get it lowered?


TimCaruso26

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Hmmm ------ if lowering a car makes it lean more, then why don't we make racecars as tall as possible.

Haha... Hoping this is sarcasm. It's a little more complex then that. Not much is as it appears when it comes to car setup; sort of like how for years manufacturers shoved huge valves in motors expecting more power and ended up coming out with less!

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Hmmm ------ if lowering a car makes it lean more, then why don't we make racecars as tall as possible.

Hey, that gives me an idea for the next round of mods to my track car!.... :)

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'69ti (Black/Red/Yellow) rolling resto track car

'73tii (Fjord....RIP)

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Koni struts will lower your car 1.5 inches

tell us more....

perhaps you mean a shorter insert w/ a shorter strut housing?.like a coilover set up?

They aren't coiovers. The height can be adjusted on them though. http://www.bmpdesign.com/product-exec/product_id/5380/category_id/145/search_year/1973/search_model/5

that adjusts the shock not the height.

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  • 2 months later...

Hi

Just installed HR Sports and Bilstein Sports in my '71 resto. I had concerns regarding loose fit (when car is jacked up/changing a tire) but figured time would tell. I had no issues whatsoever with a loose fit that may contribute to noise or a loose spring when the car is jacked up. The trailing arms were as a loose as possible too; loose trailing arms due to new bushings/not torqued yet, and rebuild drive shafts not installed yet. I included picture below; you can see that the spring is being held nicely in place; and it was held in place more so once the drive shafts were reinstalled (as they limit the 'drop' of the trailing arm).

I purchased the springs and shock absorbers from essex.ca. They are the Canadian distributor for HR and Bilstein. I was comforted by the salesperson offering a great level of detail and information. One thing he said was that Bilstein HD and Sport have the same performance characteristics and the difference is the Sports are made for short springs/shorter components. Also, HR and Bilstein have developed their products together.

Good luck

Season's greetings

Bill

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'73 Bavaria, '80 Land Rover Series 2a, '71 2002, '69 2002, '74 3.0s

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Hey Scott

Check out my project 2002faq blog. The car is...well...you'll see. Let me say...I'm glad to be moving up to the front subframe. After the front, I get to start pure assembly vs a blend of mechanics x assembly. Kinda a tease.

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,50/page,viewtopic/t,379966/

Regards

Bill Patterson

'73 Bavaria, '80 Land Rover Series 2a, '71 2002, '69 2002, '74 3.0s

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Hey Scott

Check out my project 2002faq blog. The car is...well...you'll see. Let me say...I'm glad to be moving up to the front subframe. After the front, I get to start pure assembly vs a blend of mechanics x assembly. Kinda a tease.

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,50/page,viewtopic/t,379966/

Regards

Bill Patterson

Wow - Nice!! I will follow your pictures there, gorgous work.

Scott

1976 2002 Custom Dk Blue w/ Pearl

1975 2002A Sahara (sold Feb 2008)

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