Re: <e28> Bilstein rear sport shock settings help

[Jerry Chyo <jerryc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 01:51 PM 12/7/98 -0500, Mark wrote:
>I have Eibach Pro-Kit springs and Bilstein Sport shocks on my e28.  I
>have the rear spring seat set at the next to top ring.  The spring
>doesn't compress very much on this setting and the rear of the car
>seems to set faster than I want.  I'm thinking about moving the spring
>seat up to the top ring and wanted to know how everyone else has their
>rear shocks set.  The rear is about a 1/8" higher than the front with
>the current settings(measured from the rocker panel behind the front
>wheel and in front of the rear wheel).

Mark,

I have Sports with ST springs and mine are set at the 3rd groove from the
top.  Most E28 gurus feel that a .5 - .75" rake front to back will give you
the best handling car.  If you move the circlip up one groove it will raise
the back about 3/8".  That with your already 1/8" rake will give you the
recommended rake.  For some reason our car's don't get lowered very much up
front by lowering springs (or they don't appear to because of the big
wheelwell opening).

FWIW, my car is at 7"/ft, 7.5"/rr and I like the way it handles (although
for aesthetic reasons I may lower the front another .25-.5").  I had the
rears set at the 4th groove but this made the rear feel a little too
spongy.  Moving the clip up a groove compressed the spring a bit and gave
me a much firmer ride.

Hope this helps.

Jerry Chyo
'88 M5
'72 tii

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