View Full Version : Dinan Stage 2 Suspension?


renegadeM3
05-29-2006, 07:13 PM
i Wanted To Know If Anyone Has Tried The Dinan Stage 2 Suspension......? I Was Gonna Get It For A Crazy Deal Brand New.... I Jus Wanted Some Personal Feed Back.... Lemme Know If Any Of You Have It... Or Tried It....

renegadeM3
05-31-2006, 05:13 AM
or how bout any other set up...... like the H and R bilsten set up.... ground control.....etc.

AnthonyM3
06-12-2006, 09:33 PM
I have Bilstein Sport shocks and Eibach road race springs. Plus ST sways and a Sparco strut bar. It's stiff enough for track day but may be a little much for the street.

The car handles incredible.

renegadeM3
06-13-2006, 01:01 AM
so what do you think bilsteins or koni adj.??? ive been hearing differant things about them

drmattyg
06-13-2006, 05:24 AM
I was always under the impression that Dinan suspensions were just packages that they bought and marked up...I don't know if there was any "engineering" involved per say.

I think you could piece together a "Dinan stage 2" setup for cheaper than Dinan sells it. Not 100% sure, but it would be worth your while to research.

328iBursche
06-13-2006, 07:52 AM
HI, I made the mistake of purchasing the Dinan stage I set up for my e36. It cost double what I could have gotten a Koni SA and HnR set up for. Do some research on pricing the HnR Bilstein or Koni set ups, before you go after dinan. As my mechanics said to me when I showed up with a Dinan license plate frame, Dinan=you payed a lot of extra money for your set up that could have been spen elsewhere. I like to think of it as the "doctor-laywer" set up----for people who want performance but don't know much about cars. Having said that, Dinan puts together nice packages--just way overpriced. Go with the Koni/Bilstein sports, with either sport or race springs by HnR. Dont get the Bilstein HD's unless you want stock handling characteristics. I like the Konis sports better (having had both--on different cars though), in part becuase they are adjustable.
Have Fun!

renegadeM3
06-13-2006, 02:51 PM
well the only reason why i asked.... i was getting the dinan stage 2 sus. for $850..... iono if i can beat that ...with struts, springs, front ad rear sway bars, and camber plates... i jus wanted to know what was a lil better the koni's or the biltsiens..... cuz like i said.... people tell me the koni's wearout really fast....?.... so i dunno...

renegadeM3
06-13-2006, 02:51 PM
well the only reason why i asked.... i was getting the dinan stage 2 sus. for $850..... iono if i can beat that ...with struts, springs, front ad rear sway bars, and camber plates... i jus wanted to know what was a lil better the koni's or the biltsiens..... cuz like i said.... people tell me the koni's wearout really fast....?.... so i dunno...

pjneder
06-13-2006, 08:11 PM
Depends on street or track. That's a heck of a deal though, so the markup factor is removed. Ground Control sells way nice setups that have been engineered for reasonable prices.

renegadeM3
06-13-2006, 10:50 PM
like how much are we talking........ cuz i would love to get ground control

AnthonyM3
06-14-2006, 07:29 PM
Dinan packages are marked up items. If you can pick up a set fro 850 then it's worth it. If not I would go GC or a Bilstein and Eibach/HR set up.

renegadeM3
06-15-2006, 12:24 AM
how much do you think i can get the ground control for????