TESTED – ST Suspensions’ BMW E36 M3 Street Suspension Reviewed

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 Suspension Techniques BMW E36 M3 Street Suspension Reviewed
 Mike lifts the strut in place then bolts it down from the top.

The ST Suspension set comes with front coil over non damping adjustable shocks with a set of rear shocks and higher rate coil springs with a height adjustable perch.  This allows the user to set the ride height in a range of around 2 inches in the front and about an inch and a half in the rear.

 Suspension Techniques BMW E36 M3 Street Suspension Reviewed
 Now the strut is ready to be bolted in from the bottom.

The coil overs have a corrosion resistant zinc plated steel body, which is important so the adjusting collar will not lock up due to salt and moisture induced rust.  To further improve the smoothness of the coilover’s adjustability, the spring seat is made of a self lubricating and non corrosive engineering plastic and locked with a stainless steel set screw.

 Suspension Techniques BMW E36 M3 Street Suspension Reviewed
 Mike lines up the strut with the spindle.

The coilover body is shortened from stock so there will be plenty of compression travel even if the car is lowered.  An MCU soft bumpstop is used with an integrated dust shield. This is a great feature on a street shock. The coilovers have a main spring and a tender spring retained with an aluminum top hat.  The stock upper seat is used since this set up is intended for daily driven street use.

 Suspension Techniques BMW E36 M3 Street Suspension Reviewed
 Then he tightens the spindle to strut bolts.
 Suspension Techniques BMW E36 M3 Street Suspension Reviewed
 The strut is now in place.

 

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