Do i need new shocks????

[tyro2001]

when i ever i have more then 2 people in my car (1984 318i) the back of the car sinks down kinda far, when ever i got over a bumb the rear tires hit the top of the fender.

is it the shocks and if it is should i just replace the rear shocks?

and what shocks do you recomend i should get?

thanks

[CiscoKid]

i would say that it is the shocks, or you have really fat friends.

how much are you looking to spend

[tyro2001]

probley 150 max for both

[BMWJNKY]

Shocks do not determine ride height. The 318's have softer springs than the 325's do. New shocks may help a little but if you want it to not bottom out any more get some stiffer springs.

[tyro2001]

OK? so one person says its the shocks and one says its the springs?
im lost

[BMWJNKY]

The only time I have seen shocks change ride height is when my friend put Bilstein Sports on his car with stock springs, it lowered the car 1/2". I've been working on cars for almost 10 years and have been doing it as my job for the last 4 years. A cheep fix that will help is getting some E30 325i 4 door rear springs. I'm not going to deny that shocks won't help, but when the car is loaded down it is going to ride low and to help it not ride as low you need stiffer springs.

[tyro2001]

cool thanks what springs would you recomend?

[BMWJNKY]

Like I said if you want something cheep go find some 325 4 door springs. Other than those most everything else on the market is going to be a lowering spring, but they will be stiffer. So unless you put wide tires on the rear and have heavy friends you should be ok with those. If you have the cash the combo I would do is H&R Sport springs with Bilstein Sport shocks. Make sure you replace your rear shock mounts when you replace your shocks. A cheep upgrade for the rear shock mounts is to get the ones for the convertable E30's, or for a little under $100 you can get some really nice ones from Ground Control.