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Thanks brother! I feel I need to make a new one

The shocks don't really to be built stiffer and you can tune them to be less stiff but the catch is.... The lower you go, the stiffer the shocks have to be. Why? Because if you're 1inch off the ground and have a soft suspension, you're going to be bottoming out and also hitting the ground all the time. To prevent that, you need to stiffen up. Also, you're asking a car that has very little up travel to do the same job as a car that has a ton of travel stock. A stiffer suspension is the price you pay the lower you go. Another way to put it, if you raised the car way up, you could make the suspension ridiculous soft because you would have tons of room for movement. I personally would get the lowest setup possible. You should be able to adjust higher if needed. As for the stiffness, you should be able to tune most of that out unless it's the springs and they are easy to change if needed. Hopefully you can adjust mostly thru valving.

You could test the relay by checking for power, ground and an input signal from the signal stalk. If they all went out at the same time though.... my bet is on the relay... One thing you could do to check is you could get my LED relay. They are pretty cheap. Then you could hook it up like my video (about 6min in). You just leave the black/white wire disconnected. This should give you functional turn signals, just no dash indicator. This will tell you if it was your relay and also get you up and going until you get a new relay. IMO, I might even check into a shop to do this for you. It would cost you but maybe they would do it for less than $200? Even if they did it for $200, then you have an easy to find relay that you can swap out in the future and save money in the long run. I dont think any new relays are available unless you get lucky so you would be rolling the dice on a used one. I hope that helps. Good luck!

Glad it helped 👍

Thanks!

Car needs 3 things. Fuel to injectors Spark to plugs Air to plugs

to my knowledge on these early motronic cars all sensors need to be functional, but you could also have an ignition switch issue. to check the switch run 12 volts from positive of battery to term 15 on coil (positive), then briefly jump pins 11 and 14 on your diagnostic port sticking off top of the motor. in a very similar boat with my 84 633 right now this shit is frustrating

@@petegaming8901 thanks Pete, very annoying

@@petegaming8901 gonna send it to a BMW specialist

They are not really sold anywhere. Every once in a while you can find a set in the facebook groups.

I think the weight was 360 or 390? I can't remember. I do remember it's lighter than a m10 with a turbo. Yeah, could be super sweet in a e30. There might be tons of room in front of the motor though. I had so much room that I was able to put my battery between the motor and radiator.

@@satisfiedincorporated setback of engine is never bad 🙂🙂🙂 I'm doing a m88/3 in a e30 ATM and only bad bit is how far forward it sits,

You should just be able to take out the AC, shifter console, and heater console and get it out. If I remember right, removing the entire dash makes it easier. I wouldnt want to do that though.

If you need to be lower, you need the extreme low or you need to modify your mounts.

@@satisfiedincorporatedexpand on that if u can

It depends what you want to do with it. Do you want it closer to fully lowered or closer to stock? If you didn't know, I have $100 off coilovers right now. Let me know if you need a set

I’m just looking for a stand drop. You just to make it look nice with rims and handle a little better. And I know the extremes you have to wait a while to get them. I don’t want to wait a very long time.

Sounds like standard height would work just fine for you 👍

Springs won't change the amout that the shock can raise or lower you car.

Thanks man! The motor actually fits super good besides the oil pan. I even had room to fit things on the side like extra oil filters and the front has tons of room. Enough to fit a battery and oil accumulator. Yeah, this car was built before I had any other BMWs. I know what you're saying about the stock motors. I now have a couple m30 cars and a m20 car. I love them! Not sure I would feel the same about the e21 and it's fuel system...I would probably go to carbs but again, I get your point. I moved away from SLC a couple years back. I am up in WA State now 👍

Let me know if you can get it running better. 👍

@@satisfiedincorporated ok sure I will let you know I think the part I missed was the wiring from starter to the ignition coil

​@@satisfiedincorporatedone more thing on my E12 once I plan e my condenser on the ground ...I won't have enough spark ...instead it wants to be suspended in the air that's when spark comes ...but looking at most condensers are usually placed on the ground...on inside the distributor...any idea why

I think some of the early e21s came with a 4 pin relay also. If so, you will need to do it.

Thanks for watching!

Never had any experience with them. My thoughts are... "how much better can these springs be?". I have never had an issue with the standard springs they send. 🤷

@@satisfiedincorporated appreciate your opinion 🙏 and thanks for the quick response

Had the Rsr down springs on my Rc. Looked ok but the bounce feeling was really bad. I actually have my bcs on order rn

Here it is for the E12. Let me know if you need it for another model👍 satisfiedincorporated.com/BMW-E12-Air-struts-suspension-p563732141

Yeah, knowing what I know now.... extreme low for everything I get. I think 99% would agree?

Yeah, I mean... pretty much... LOL Its all design flaws IMO. People are just rushing to put out a product on the market and not understanding it fully. Thanks for the comment!

So I have normal br bc racing coils and I want to go a bit lower do you recommend my taking off some preload ?

I did see the extreme low opinion for the car I got

Let me know if there is anything else I can deep dive into!

Thank you! I hope you got our email about it.

I don't think max height would be good for the shocks but mostly it would be an uncomfortable ride and be super bouncy. I go to max height temporarily when I go over speed bumps and such but it's not the ideal spot. We now have kits for the E12 air ride ready to sell if you're interested. 👍

I think you need them on your car?

@Satisfied Incorporated I probably can't afford those. They look expensive

@@Coachcarollee I know a guy that can set you up 👍

@@satisfiedincorporatedhe sounds intriguing!! I could do a trade of one on one coaching sessions.

@@Coachcarollee deal!

What looks so different? The exterior is stock minus bumpers and valences. What determines if it's an e21?

I have an 82. It def Is an e21

Thanks for the kind words

Boooooo! Clear ftw