2008 335i Coupe suspension - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

DCbmwGuy · 04-29-2012, 10:43 PM

I am thinking about getting 19" wheels for my coupe. Two question:

1. What type of springs would you recommend for 335i coupe?

2. How low would you recommend I drop the front and rear springs to make the 19" wheels look low profile but w/o degrading the suspension or performance?

Thanks in advance for all comments.

CrazyNole21 · 04-29-2012, 10:49 PM

Most times when you change springs, you want to change shocks too to match certain desired rebound/damper. I have read some threads that certain spring/shock combo could be bad. Koni shocks and Eibach springs is a good combo but if you got the extra money, go the coilovers direction. KWv1 goes for like $1500 and the drop is perfect for your wheels, esp since you can adjust the ride height. I'm saving up for some coilovers myself.

DCbmwGuy · 04-29-2012, 10:52 PM

Awesome. I'll look into the coilover. I'm not going to short myself so whatever is best is probably the route I'll take.

K3VMO · 04-30-2012, 03:46 AM

Don't go with springs alone as you will stress out the remaining components. Go with coilover set. Your mechanic should put them on in a standard setting... drive it for a few weeks to let the suspension settle to its ride height... then lower +/- stiffen according to taste.

KW's & Bilstein PSS both good... I'm personally using KW V3's.

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DCbmwGuy Registered Drives: 2008 BMW 335i Grey Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: DC Posts: 2 iTrader: (0)	2008 335i Coupe suspension I am thinking about getting 19" wheels for my coupe. Two question: 1. What type of springs would you recommend for 335i coupe? 2. How low would you recommend I drop the front and rear springs to make the 19" wheels look low profile but w/o degrading the suspension or performance? Thanks in advance for all comments.
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04-29-2012, 10:49 PM	#2
CrazyNole21 Phizzle Drives: 07 BMW 335i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 215 iTrader: (8)	Most times when you change springs, you want to change shocks too to match certain desired rebound/damper. I have read some threads that certain spring/shock combo could be bad. Koni shocks and Eibach springs is a good combo but if you got the extra money, go the coilovers direction. KWv1 goes for like $1500 and the drop is perfect for your wheels, esp since you can adjust the ride height. I'm saving up for some coilovers myself.

04-29-2012, 10:52 PM	#3
DCbmwGuy Registered Drives: 2008 BMW 335i Grey Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: DC Posts: 2 iTrader: (0)	Awesome. I'll look into the coilover. I'm not going to short myself so whatever is best is probably the route I'll take.

04-30-2012, 03:46 AM	#4
K3VMO Private First Class Drives: E93 AW 335i Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 177 iTrader: (0)	Don't go with springs alone as you will stress out the remaining components. Go with coilover set. Your mechanic should put them on in a standard setting... drive it for a few weeks to let the suspension settle to its ride height... then lower +/- stiffen according to taste. KW's & Bilstein PSS both good... I'm personally using KW V3's.