Vann

My father drives a 97 M3 with Dinan stage 3 suspension, and I'd like to see if I can make my 99 base's suspension feel like that.

I'm seriously considering the following:
Showa sport suspension kit
Spoon tie bars (lower, both front and rear, upper rear)
Neuspeed upper strut tie bar (front - to dodge the rubbing problem)
Neuspeed sway bars (front and rear)

Any ideas on how this combination would work?

I'm particularly interested in the Showa kit because it has the mild (1") drop and the matched shock/spring set - mismatching is really really easy and doesnt produce the results im looking for.

the link for the showa kit is here:
http://www.kingmotorsports.com/produ...uspension.html


Thanks guys

Vann
'99 Green SS

Joon525

I highly doubt the Showa suspension is even near comparable to Dinan stage 3.

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ywwong

no lower tie bar for our car..

and what rubbing problem are you talking about... i don't that that problem .

Vann

> no lower tie bar for our car..

I know somebody makes 'em. I thought it was neuspeed branded. Anyone know who does make them?

>and what rubbing problem are you talking about... i don't that that problem .

I'm told that the front upper strut tower bar (I hate how different people call the same part by different names) rubs against the hood, but that the neuspeed bar doesn't have that problem.

ywwong

just let you know that i don't really have that hood rubbing problem.. but i heard someone on the board has that problem... either way.... that problem is a tiny one

as for the lower tie bar.. try DC Sports.

jc836

You don't want need or can readily get LOWER tie bars-period. Yes DC makes one for the rear that is more show than anything. Now to the upper tie/strut tower bars-they do work and the only ones I have found and used are the Neuspeed-front and Spoon-rear. The Spoon bars front&rear are becoming rare (James@ performance-evolution is my source). The front upper bar has a known issue with hood clearance that is indeed minor-bu there. The Neuspeed clears just fine.
What rubbing are you talking about-the drop you mention is 1" and unless you are on wheels that are +40 offset and have huge tires-it just won't happen. As to suspension pieces to try to compare to a BMW-don't bother unless you are trying to rework an S2000. The cars are very different from the getgo.
Sway Bars-I'll swear by my Neuspeed 25mm rear bar (haven't put the front one on yet). You want tighter-this and the mods I did make it corner nearly flat compared to stock. I'm on Neuspeed SPort springs and Koni "yellow" Sport shocks.
That is my humble view

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