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On 1/04/2017 at 5:29 PM, atlantiskiwi said:

Which 328i did you pick up? Not the black 328is that was for sale last few weeks? 

No, nabbed a metallic blue 328is that was up on TradeMe for less than 24 hours, its rough but a good candidate for motorsport. Good to see about the XYZ's, will have to look at them in the future for sure.

Thanks guys, did manage to stumble across DemonTweeks yesterday afternoon, I hear the newer gen D2's are better but I'm still fairly wary of them, I'd almost want to shell out the extra $$ for the XYZ stuff which I hear is pretty good.

Amazon is an interesting one, have never thought to check them out, will have a look. Also now have PelicanParts added to my regular browsing for maintenance stuff.

Thanks, any suggestions on where to shop for these parts? I know of many MX5 sites but struggling to find BMW ones, where do most people tend to buy their bits from?

Hi guys,

Have landed myself a cheap manual 328 E36 coupe for track days and drifting, not too familiar with BMW's, generally played around with MX5's but wanted a bigger chassis with a bigger motor that wasn't a Skyline.. Just wondering what tried and true suspension setups people here were running? Would like to avoid coilovers if possible as this isn't a big $$ build and cert would push costs out, its just something to have fun in.

I was looking into possibly M3 shocks/springs? Or is the work involved for the gain hardly worth it? Already looking into an LSD (Sadly it has a horribly open diff) and refreshing the brakes.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Welcome, Whats happening to it in the "project" ?

Well, just have to get it up to a warrantable standard at the moment, its in a bit of a sad state. A freebie from S.J.T.C. The second poster.

Live in West Auckland, have a mate with a 320i and have my own 318i project car. Currently driving a Ford Laser around though Seems like a pretty cool forum.

*Edit: Both BMW's are E30's btw. 1987 320i and I have a 1989 318i.