Dirty Delphin Progression Thread
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yeah man, 205s your next time around will fill the fenders back up like the pictures with your weaves = perfect drop. from what i've heard, the ride quality of the JOM kit will be worse than your current setup. sacrificing ride quality for adjustability is a step backwards, if you ask me.
Dan
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Yeah, I'll probably search around for some used 205 50s on CL to see how they fit. From what I've read so far on R3V, and through PM'ing a couple members running them, they really aren't that bad. You can order vert springs for no extra cost (same height, just stiffer), which would keep it from being very bouncy. The IE springs aren't very stiff, so I'm kind of curious how the two setups would compare to each other on a DD that sees over 10k miles a year of straight road commuting?
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IE springs are progressive, so they feel softer in their first bit of travel then stiffen up. the JOM kit would be bouncy not because of soft springs, but because of cheap/soft dampening from the struts not properly matched to the spring rate. the JOM kit + bilstein or koni sports would be better.
maybe i missed it, but why did you want to go with the JOMs?
Dan
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I thought about just keeping my Bilstiens and buying the ground control conversion, but the reason for ultimately wanting to switch setups; go a little lower than I am now. Looking at pics of people running the JOM kits, they're getting awfully low. If I could drop another 1" up front I'd be happy, and cutting springs will most assuredly never happen..
PS: do you know why I cant enable an avatar? Is there a post count limit or something?
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Why "no" to cutting springs? I'm sure there's a few useless coils in there
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The IE springs, along with many other e30 performance springs, are progressive as Dan mentioned. Meaning there are usually a couple softer springs on top/bottom, and then stiffer coils to improve the handling of the vehicle to match the shocks. I've talked to a couple guys that have cut springs and the results are always the same: looks better, rides like crap.
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I'd be willing to bet that with the 205s and drop hats in front, you'd be happy with how it looked! Not really worth the $400-$1200 and added complexity of coil overs.
Secondly, I'm pretty sure you can remove some of the dead coil on the IE springs with no effects on its function. You can't cut much, maybe 1/2 coil or something and gain another 1/4" of drop.
Dan
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straight6pwr said:
I'd be willing to bet that with the 205s and drop hats in front, you'd be happy with how it looked!
Agreed. And drop hats are worth a shot, they're pretty cheap. I heard something about e90 15mm drop hats being a perfect fit, FullBanana has them on his car (I think...) and his setup looks pretty good.
As for cutting springs, there's a 1/2 coil out of my H&R (ix) sports, and it looks better and rides good, but I can't speak for everyone who has cut their springs.
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I think I'm gonna sell my XXRs, just not feeling the 6 spoke like I thought I would
Once I installed them I almost immediately began to miss my simple little 14" weaves..So now I'm thinking of picking up a set of Enkei 92, 15x7, offset unknown, 4x108 for $150. I like them because they're simple and have a decent lip for 15" rim. I would need to possibly repaint them, re-polish the lips, and buy new rubber + adapters to make them fit.
Opinions?
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Man, that thing has come along nicely...nice work
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I know you guys are all gonna be mad/sad/hurt/confused..... But I ditched those ravishingly beautiful gold gems of mine in favor of some 15x7 Borbet Type A
They will most definitely need to be repainted, and some minor curbing repaired, but I'm very happy with them. I'm also getting flat caps for them, and I"ll get some legit tires instead of these Hoosier auto-x tires
**PS- I found out there was a smudge on the damn lens AFTER I took 22 pics :insert really pissed off face here:
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