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Docaftershok
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I see people putting s13 parts on their q. I see people using s14/15.
Awwwwwwwwww. I am lost. I am trying to not go coil over but use keyboard struts front and back. Stronger upper and lower control arms and something call tow and tie or tension rods.
Please some help me go through this or send me a web site. I can't even fins replacement parts for the suspension on my q45 2nd gen.
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Hey Doc - You're in the right place!

Don't panic - ALL the Q45 experts are here. :)

I'm not sure I fully understood your post, but it sounds like you want to rehab the suspension on a '98 Q, maybe lower it some?

Docaftershok
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Lower yes. But not too much. I don't want bags afraid of coilovers due to the weight but would like to drop about 2 inches for the 19 inch rims I want on it and the body kit I am putting on it. But I want something strong.

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theres somone in my area selling a 2000 Q with 19''s lowered on S14 JIC colis. also looks to have some other suspension parts added also. Looked clean when I saw it all done up at HIN show late last year.

Check it out

http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/cto/4450921672.html

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Coilovers are actually a smart choice - weight is not an issue, as each application is designed for the car it will be installed on.

Adjustability sounds like it will be a necessity with what you want to achieve, so there's another plus for going with coilovers rather than simply springs and shocks.

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I wonder if anyone can confirm if this idea would work on an early model G50 Q?

i.e. an S13 suspension on a 90-93 Q? Anyone know?

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Nope. You're thinking of Z32 stuff, which still requires modification.

Also, anything that fits a 90-93 will fit a 90-96. The Q didn't have substantive changes until 1997.

Docaftershok
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So I have a 1998 which way should I go?

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BC Racing and Megan both make coilovers for the Y33. I'd lean towards the BC (I've driven cars with them and like the quality).

Contact Mike at http://www.tunerzstore.com/, tell him I sent you, and see what he can do for you for the Y33 coilovers.

The Y33 looks SO good lowered:

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Docaftershok
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Nothing on q45. So how do we look for them.
Q50 G35/37 M35/37/47/56. So how do I get them? Email them

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Did you contact Mike?

Very few sites will list them, since they might sell one or two sets a year.

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Funny, the BC coilovers are pretty slammed on the BMW forums, but there they go up against Ohlins and AST among other good brands like KW, Bilstein and Koni.

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Yep. That's because most BMW owners are debt-riddled douches who think price equates to quality.

FWIW, of the three latter brands you mentioned, two are rebranded. Interesting the things you learn when you go to AAPEX every year and meet the Taiwanese and Chinese people who actually BUILD the products that they sell to these companies. ;)


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