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Quick xi Suspension Review - Bilstein + Eibach
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04-04-2012, 06:11 PM | #45 |
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I'm about three weeks on the new setup now. The car's done settling, and I had my alignment done on Monday. The car has stopped tracking and behaving weird on pavement changes or hard turns, and feels fantastic. I'm running a little negative camber, and I'm really pleased. As reported previously, the car is much flatter in corners and braking, and is much more stable at speed on the highway, and much more responsive in the twisties. The vagueness in the steering is gone, and turn in feels much sharper and precise. This setup really bridged a daily driver level of comfort and the need for increased performance in cornering and braking. As MassBimmer advised, I'll report back in a while and give a longer term review and update. Last edited by AWD Addict; 04-04-2012 at 06:16 PM.. |
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04-06-2012, 10:33 PM | #48 |
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On the xi's there is a 1/4" reinforcement plate between the strut hat and the strut tower. Did you remove that? If not, that will solve your front rake issue.
If you remove the plate, I would put a strut across the towers to stiffen it up a bit. |
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04-13-2012, 09:45 AM | #49 | |
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04-13-2012, 09:49 AM | #50 | |
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As for rake, coilovers are your best bet to alleviate this issue as they are height adjustable and you'll be able to dial in your drop exactly the way you want it. |
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04-13-2012, 09:52 AM | #51 | |
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I considered the KW V1 but that's an extra $400 which I couldn't really justify. But you are right, it's better. |
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04-13-2012, 12:12 PM | #52 |
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I think the springs will be more relevant in how harsh the ride is rather than struts.
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04-13-2012, 01:30 PM | #53 |
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How long did you guys wait before you got it aligned? A week or so? Did you notice if the car tracked left or right aftrer the drop? How about the camber?...or is that not an issue since the drop isn't relatively that low.
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04-13-2012, 01:41 PM | #54 |
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Car was kind of squirrelly, and would track on varying pavement or at certain yaw. |
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04-13-2012, 01:55 PM | #55 | |
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How's the camber?
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04-13-2012, 02:08 PM | #56 |
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No, it will not "chew up" your tires.
Cambers negative about 1.5degs. The numbers were further off than I would have guessed pre-alignment. Car feels fantastic now. Feels like a different vehicle. |
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04-13-2012, 05:06 PM | #57 | |
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That $400 would be well spent or could even get it for cheaper... but knowing that the wicked witch of "rake city" is dead, PRICELESS!!! Love the V1's and ride quality isn't even harsh... Just fft
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04-13-2012, 08:52 PM | #58 |
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I hear mixed things about the harshness. In general what I have summarized is that shock/springs ride a bit softer than coilovers.
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04-13-2012, 08:55 PM | #59 |
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Thanks. But actually if you get "I" front springs and "XI" rear springs, there won't be a rake from what some people that went this route told me. Also, Koni shocks allow you to adjust for dampening. Ride quality isn't an issue, the roads in my area are near perfect and I'm going with non-RFT. I factored in the $400 price difference because I can get new KW V1 for about $1,200 from a vendor.
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04-15-2012, 09:53 AM | #60 | |
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04-15-2012, 04:24 PM | #61 |
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I just ordered Koni Yellows Sports Shocks and H&R Sport Springs. I was going to be lazy and have a shop install them but after what they quoted me for installation, I guess my brother and I have a weekend project.
Is anyone on here running that setup...Koni Yellow and H&R sport springs?
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04-15-2012, 09:59 PM | #62 |
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isnt the koni setup a 3-4 week wait?
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04-16-2012, 05:15 AM | #63 |
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and why would it be a 3 - 4 week wait? .. Am I missing something here?
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04-16-2012, 08:21 AM | #64 |
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Well to me they def ride softer than what I thought.. and I'm coming from a pretty harsh bilstein pss9 setup on my e46. I was gonna go the shock/spring route, but was still unsure about the konis, and the bilstein with H&R's seems perfect but saw a few setups on the xi and it's just not "the stance" I wanted, plus just adjustability. Coulda gone with the "I" front springs route too but as stated, I'd have to search for 2 sets. Too Much to deal with so KW's it was. Easy install, did it myself in 3hrs with a lift.
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04-16-2012, 08:27 AM | #65 | |
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04-16-2012, 08:38 AM | #66 | |
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http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=521402 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=521437 Another guy has it for over 5,000 miles with no issues. Anyways, I plan to pair these with Koni Yellows for the xi. |
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