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E36 coil spring - any suggestion?
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<blockquote data-quote="valvetronix" data-source="post: 724887" data-attributes="member: 25563"><p>Hi Russie,</p><p></p><p>Just sharing my experience here. For your info I've used 3 of the mentioned springs previously on my 328i, my findings are as follows:</p><p></p><p>a. This is the best setup for comfort and retaining the original ride and handling. The only issue with this setup is that it feels boaty at high speeds and ride height is way too high to my liking.</p><p>b. I've not tried this before but I'm guessing it should be the same as original springs.</p><p>c. I've used H&R sport (blue) to be exact. This setup really slams your car low, basically you'll be scrapping your undercarriage most of the time when going through speed bumps, especially when ferrying people around. It also has the least ride comfort but not to a point where its a neck breaking ride. Good thing is that body roll is greatly reduced and better high speed stability. Car looks nice too with the low stance. 1 finger front and 0.5 finger rear.</p><p>d. Eibach sits in between original & H&R springs. It has the best balance between comfort and handling, almost similar to stock comfort but with improved handling. Somehow I feel the feeling can be funny at times, abit boaty and bumpy. Some also reported that over time it may sag, so best if you get a new set instead of used ones. Your car won't be lowered too low, around 2 fingers front and 1.5 rear.</p><p></p><p>I was running on 17's with 34PSI and Bilstein B4 on all 4 corners. Just to note that since these lowering springs are shorter than ori ones, when installed the ori abs won't last long. For me it lasted for about 2 years, no leaks though but you can feel that the abs are shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="valvetronix, post: 724887, member: 25563"] Hi Russie, Just sharing my experience here. For your info I've used 3 of the mentioned springs previously on my 328i, my findings are as follows: a. This is the best setup for comfort and retaining the original ride and handling. The only issue with this setup is that it feels boaty at high speeds and ride height is way too high to my liking. b. I've not tried this before but I'm guessing it should be the same as original springs. c. I've used H&R sport (blue) to be exact. This setup really slams your car low, basically you'll be scrapping your undercarriage most of the time when going through speed bumps, especially when ferrying people around. It also has the least ride comfort but not to a point where its a neck breaking ride. Good thing is that body roll is greatly reduced and better high speed stability. Car looks nice too with the low stance. 1 finger front and 0.5 finger rear. d. Eibach sits in between original & H&R springs. It has the best balance between comfort and handling, almost similar to stock comfort but with improved handling. Somehow I feel the feeling can be funny at times, abit boaty and bumpy. Some also reported that over time it may sag, so best if you get a new set instead of used ones. Your car won't be lowered too low, around 2 fingers front and 1.5 rear. I was running on 17's with 34PSI and Bilstein B4 on all 4 corners. Just to note that since these lowering springs are shorter than ori ones, when installed the ori abs won't last long. For me it lasted for about 2 years, no leaks though but you can feel that the abs are shot. [/QUOTE]
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