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Originally Posted by patsbimmer1
With 83k on my original sport suspension I decided to trade up for a decent set of coilovers. I daily this vehicle and live in Wisconsin so I was more concerned about ride quality and warranty than getting super low. I did a ton of research and briefly considered a cup kit but ultimately decided that if I was going to do this I wanted to do it right.
I narrowed my options down to the KW V1 or the Bilstein B14 PSS. We're all familiar with KW's great reputation. They have a lifetime warranty, excellent reviews and it appears that their R&D is top notch. The only concern I had was that the ride might be too stiff. A lot of what I read was mixed but nobody really complained about the ride quality.
I went with Bilstein because of the reviews I read about their ride quality. Bilstein as a quality suspension supplier so I wasn't concerned about that. They put a ton of R&D into their products and are heavily involved in many forms of Motorsports and they back their products with a lifetime warranty. A lot of the ride quality reviews stated that it was very similar to the sport suspension but seemed to smooth out bumps better while supplying a firm ride when pushed. Admittedly though there weren't a ton of reviews about these which did scare me. I took the plunge and ordered them from a non-sponsoring vendor and paid $915 shipped!
The installation was no different than any of the other 100's of strut/shock installs I have done so there's not special to note there. I replaced the rear shock mounts with the Monroe 907984 and kept the stock front mounts. I kept the front's just off of the highest setting and set the rears about 30 turns from the highest setting.
I nervously set the car down and took her for a drive. My first reaction was "Holy S**t! These are amazing!" I put on about 10 miles during the test drive and I absolutely loved them! Since then I have put on about 300 miles and just as I read, they are smooth and eat up the bumps but when I push they hold true! I have no rubbing with a 245/40/r18 front tire and 265/35r18 rear with 12mm spacer. It's slightly lower than the sport suspension height giving it a more aggressive stance but I don't have to worry about scraping during egress or ingress. I definitely could go lower but in my old age (29) I kind of enjoy not worrying about scraping. I'm excited to get this back on the track and see how they work at the limit!
For now I have some crappy cell phone pics until I have time to take some better ones!
TLDR; Excellent! Definitely recommend! Do it now!
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How high could you set these coilovers? If you wanted to would you be able to set these to a near stock ride height?