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07-11-2012, 08:37 AM | #1 |
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whats your take on sport suspention vs coilovers
doing some mods to my car recently getting the kidney grills angel eyes rim's and possibly coilovers carbon fiber trim.
I have a 08 328i e90 sedan. my question is I planning on getting 18inch rims. I am thinking 19's but i'm thinking that maybe to big for the car IMO. how much better do you think it would look with the coilovers? i think its pretty low as is but this is the first bmw i've owned and looking at pics on the website i can't seem to find out if they are 18's or 19's. |
07-11-2012, 01:25 PM | #2 |
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I'm never a grammar nazi but please use commas or something. "kidney grills angel eyes rim's and possibly coilovers carbon fiber trim." Is exceptionally difficult to read and I can guarantee you that a lot of people that otherwise would help you are not going to bother to decode your post.
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07-11-2012, 01:35 PM | #3 |
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19" plus coils will look good. 20" is too big, 19" is not. I had sport suspension before...it looks better on coilovers
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07-11-2012, 01:51 PM | #4 |
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hey sorry about the grammar. I was in a rush when I was asking the question.
I think i decided to go with the 18 inch. 19's maybe to big for me. I've never owned coil overs before, so one more question... do i need to get another set of springs with the coil overs? I'm looking at the KW v1, or ST coil overs. I been reading a few forms that people had these and are using h & R springs. |
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Main reason for me getting coil overs instead of springs is that I will need to raise it for winter. rear wheel drive in winter and lowered can't be to much fun
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I went back and forth between KW and H&R...I went with the premium perfomance rather than the street performance too. I think the ride quality is exceptional for coils. Very similar to the stock sport suspension. I honestly think I wouldn't be able to tell the difference on ride quality alone. Adjustability is really easy and I had them in a NE winter and they look great still and the locking collars spin with ease!
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07-11-2012, 02:39 PM | #13 |
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This is one of the main reasons I went with coilovers. The height of your car can easily be adjusted in a few minutes in your driveway!
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I was going to say the same thing, but take a look at the price difference between some good spring/shock/strut combos versus coilovers. It's not a huge difference. Sure, it's overkill if you don't track and don't need the adjustability, but you don't exactly save a ton by going the cheaper route. I think I remember coilovers being easier to DIY as well, it's been a while.
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just for reference, here's my E90 330i with sport suspension. photos include style 162's (18") and LM reps (19")
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=542783
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