Individual E34 540i gets Ground Control Coilovers +more!

I've had my E34 for about 9 years and have been building it the whole time. Now, with all this free time in quarantine, I've been watching loads of build videos and I wanted to make some of my own.
Big thank you to my brother Sam for all his help working on the car, and special shoutout to the shop he works at, and I've been going to for years, Auto Couture Motoring in Fair Lawn NJ. Give those guys a call to book service there and experienced techs like my brother will work on your car in a clean facility and in a professional manner.
Anyway - So these are GROUND CONTROL full coilers for my e34 540i 6 speed. The spring rates are 10k front and 8k rear as specified by me to GC.
I shot this video on my Sony A7sii with Sony 24-105 G lens and rode video mic pro, and a few clips on my iPhone as well.
Stay tuned because we'll be back at it again next week to install a new clutch, lightweight flywheel, and so much more.
Let me know what you liked and didn't like - I'm new to putting myself on camera.

[@StacheCam]

That car is sick man ! Killer color !! also love the elephant ears set up !

[@vanheestvisual]

thanks!! I picked all my favorite e34 style options, my ideal e34 :)

[@mauravanheest3509]

Nice! I could see the ‘happy excitement’ on your face when Sam drove it past! It really sounds great!

[@allanlai_]

Love the color and those wheels!

[@vanheestvisual]

thanks!! me too :)

[@DJNEDROY]

Nice bro Im fort to have 93 540. love color of yours

[@JL-dz8sj]

GC makes some of the most exceptional suspension parts out there.. In my 94' 525i touring, I'm running the same setup but with a tender spring kit and street/track front strut mounts! As far as I know, there is no better choice other than the Ground Control.... 7.7K + 4.5k tender in front, and 5.6k + 3.58 tender in rear. I might opt for stiffer main springs in the future, planning on getting some track time in pretty soon.

[@antonymiller8936]

Epic car sir. Doesn't look bad with the pre face lift front end and mirrors

[@vanheestvisual]

Antony Miller thanks! I love the early m style. I used to have staggered m system turbines before the futura! 🤤

[@alexanderunknown8605]

NICE TIRES OMFG

[@vanheestvisual]

lol. I know I know.

[@pubg-kzpubgmobile7937]

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[@pubg-kzpubgmobile7937]

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[@ЗубайрМахтиев]

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[@slightlypermafried]

Love the color! I impulsively bought a 540i/6 last year, PO did some nice things like 750il diff but left me with cut springs in the front so I'm in the market for coilovers. How is the stiffness in yours? I've been more worried about going too harsh than too soft

[@vanheestvisual]

They ride great! Totally worth it

[@slightlypermafried]

@@vanheestvisual awesome, I'll tell GC the same rates. Do you have more clearance between the spring perch and the front tire now? Im trying to put 17x9 style 32s in the fronts

[@vanheestvisual]

@@slightlypermafried if you’re planning on being this low- right on. If you aren’t hanging out an inch above the ground I’d probably take ground controls recommendation. They have great customer service. Send them an email Before you order! 🍻

[@vanheestvisual]

@@slightlypermafried idk about clearance. I run hub adapter spacers (for the hub centric portion) and I have slightly stretched tires so I’m not hurtin for clearance.

[@slightlypermafried]

@@vanheestvisual I've patched my exhaust once already, so maybe another inch higher lol but I'll definitely talk to them first before making a final choice. And I forgot you had coilovers on already so there wasn't a comparison in tire clearance. I'll find out soon, thanks!

[@chrisN80]

What caliper do you have on the bad boy.

[@vanheestvisual]

The fronts are 4 pot e31 brembo and the rear is stock e34 👌

[@unforgivable15]

next time you do suspension work, roll the car a couple feet so that the suspension can settle a bit between adjustment. the wheels will move further out and thus suspension will come down a bit, no?

[@vanheestvisual]

Ultimately yeah it settled a bit and we knew it would, we were way off at first though! Gotta start somewhere.

[@certifiedbrokanic]

Why the e31 lower control arms? I have a 95 530i 5spd.

[@vanheestvisual]

The e34 lower control arms come with a rubber bushing, where as the e31 variants are the same size but come with a spherical bushing. This is also why I installed spherical bushing in the upper control arm (from moose head engineering). The spherical bushings 💪

[@vanheestvisual]

www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Upgrade/Suspensions.htm

[@Czechmate_e30]

Is it me, or do those tires look super small? Needs some more meat! Beautiful car

[@vanheestvisual]

I agree! This summer they’re getting meat-ified 🍻

[@bosley629]

Nice coilover choice! What tire size do you have on your 10" wide rear wheels?

[@vanheestvisual]

believe it or not they are 235/40, this brand must run a little big. when its time for new tires I plan to beef it up a bit though

[@bosley629]

@@vanheestvisual they look good for 235s actually. i have 255s on my 9.5" rears & they kinda look streched. So im planning to find & do test fit if a used 265/40 will not rub... ✌️

[@dominiktodorovic278]

What a awesome color. What’s the name of the paint?

[@vanheestvisual]

thanks! It's "Mauritius Blau metallic"

[@dominiktodorovic278]

@@vanheestvisual thx! It looks totally different to my „Lazurblau“

[@downreach5751]

How much did the rust repair cost you?

[@vanheestvisual]

Fat stacks lol. Repainted the whole car, replaced doors, etc etc

[@downreach5751]

@@vanheestvisual just curious because I'm considering doing it with mine haha i know it won't be cheap

[@xXGirlLovesXx]

are those 18's?

[@vanheestvisual]

17s. Wheel specs at 1:13 🍻🤘

[@johntokhi2027]

List of build details?

[@vanheestvisual]

There’s a build thread of bimmerforums “meet hans 1 of 1 Mauritius Blau 540i”

[@bavarianbaron]

Amazing car. Fantastic video. But all I see is that muffler... please put something tasteful on there 😥

[@vanheestvisual]

Thanks! No love for the DTM magnaflow tips? I love watching old DTM racing videos and the upturn tips match the bumper line so well.... but you’re right, one day soon I hope to have a super sprint exhaust 😍

[@bavarianbaron]

@@vanheestvisualahhh, i gotcha. honestly i think the biggest problem is seeing those tips on every Jetta/Cruze/dodge stratus around here 😅 But seriously the car is so incredibly clean i have to give props to that.

[@vanheestvisual]

@@bavarianbaron Haha totally. Thanks dude! I have a photo album of all the photos from when it underwent it's big surgery. I plan to make that into a slideshow video soon so I can keep all the e34 stuff in one place here on my KZbin page. It was a real big "while we're in there" kind of project, ha!

[@pubg-kzpubgmobile7937]

the bottom must be lowered.. please watching my videos more BMW

[@mukeshwarrughoodoyal6693]

Can you sell those coil to me please

[@juanmanuelleyva8320]

Hey man i have a 540i 1995 today i have a problem with the rear right side shack looks all the top by the speaker any place you recomend in San Diego California to fix that problem? Thank you.

[@vanheestvisual]

I don’t know many places in California but La Jolla independent is one of the best vintage bmw shops in the country!