e36 king springs (super lows)

f1ran1ky · #1 (**permalink**) 10-25-2008, 08:57 PM

hey everyone,

im considering lowering my e36. Been looking at getting super low king springs. But a couple of people (including the tyre factory) said that i would be disappointed with the ride of the car if i were to put king springs in, and would want to put the stock springs back in after a couple of weeks.

I was just wanting some opinions??? Does anyone have super lows in their e36? Whats it like driving?

Thanks

TMQ · #2 (**permalink**) 11-17-2008, 08:02 PM

like driving a bucket of sh!t had them in my car for about 3 months and it was just tooo low....if you wanna try then for a fraction of the cost i have my old ones sitting in my garage that you can buy

Bavarian M3's · #3 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 08:38 AM

Think of it this way...if you have a bunch of pot holes or something through the city, youll spend more money on your body damage then you will on those springs. Up to you!

Nath · #4 (**permalink**) 12-02-2008, 09:45 PM

i used king springs (low) in my e36 for 4-5 years.. never had an issue! They come with a lifetime guarantee for a reason...

Biggest prob people find with them, is they dont match them with a good (~$2,000) pair of shocks, they just leave their standards in..

i had my standards in for 2 or so weeks before upgrading to koni adjustables and they made a 500% difference

Springs are springs

Harls · #5 (**permalink**) 12-03-2008, 06:38 PM

I have King lows and I rate them through the roof! But the car is almost impracticle just with lows, superlows will be a right pain.

I find the ride in Kings is great!

HM

fryzie_743190 · #6 (**permalink**) 01-21-2009, 12:40 AM

[quote=Nath;1774992]i used king springs (low) in my e36 for 4-5 years.. never had an issue! They come with a lifetime guarantee for a reason...

Biggest prob people find with them, is they dont match them with a good (~$2,000) pair of shocks, they just leave their standards in..

i had my standards in for 2 or so weeks before upgrading to koni adjustables and they made a 500% difference I cant agree more, i have SSL kings on my e36 and the ride was quite poor before adding Bilstein shocks.

Scotty89 · #7 (**permalink**) 03-09-2009, 06:23 AM

Not pairing springs with shocks will cause camber problems and may create issues with steering, uneven tire wear and an excessively harsh ride.

Maz · #8 (**permalink**) 04-30-2009, 06:55 PM

No issues here.

Being lowered you scrape more and handle worse with stock shocks...

Do you expect it to handle like a race car by changing just the springs?