E9X Shocks and strut combo
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There are so many places with crappy roads that it’s just not feasible or smart to get coilovers. Curbs, potholes, speed bumps, new construction. I don’t want to blow out 2k+ setup. I.D really like to hear from someone who has KONI FSDs. I’ll probably get a kit from strutmonkey since they are fully put together and have all installation parts needed. Myrtle Beach roads suck!!! A good thread with people who don’t go all out on suspension is a good idea
I personally like the stock ride height, mostly. I just wanted to suck up a tiny bit more of the gap but keep a comfy ride the same time.
The Eibach springs suck. They're shorter than stock but with the same spring rate. So you end up with a drop, not a huge one, but a drop big enough that you end up bottoming out and hitting your bump stops sooner than you would on stock sport suspension. I've bottomed out at high speed on the Bilstein B12 kit and it's very unsettling because when the car rebounds up there is a brief moment before the suspension settles where there is very little control over the car's steering. I'm going to swap the Eibach springs out for my stock sport springs and I think that will give me what I'm after. The Bilstein B8 are a nice improvement over the stock sport shocks. If I'm still not happy I'll look at the BMW Performance Suspension yellow springs or possibly the Dinan springs which are both stiffer and would be somewhere between Eibach and stock sport ride height.
This is what my car looks like currently:
This is what my car looks like currently:
Good information. Much appreciated. What are your thoughts on H&R springs. I was looking at the Dinan also but they are 308 a set and would limit me more on what dampers I could use. But I do go over 120 often on Highway so it is important. Maybe B8 with Dinan is the way to go.
H&R is a bigger drop than Eibach, but they are stiffer springs as well. I'm personally not interested in them as I want to maintain a higher ride height. If you look for cars with H&R on them they're significantly lower than my car above. The E9X doesn't have a great deal of suspension travel to begin with and I want to maintain as much of it as I can. From what I've read the stock ride height is just about ideal in terms of the suspension geometry so significant lowering will actually negatively affect the cars' performance. Being in Canada my car is already a snow plow in winter as well so I don't really want to be any lower for practical reasons. Our roads go through several freeze-thaw cycles every winter so they get beat up as well and this is my daily driver so I'm trying to balance comfort with performance.
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For reference, here is the spring height of the stock sport suspension, Dinan, Eibach and H&R springs. I'm not affiliated with Strutmonkey but I think this is a useful picture. I think Dinan or the BMW yellow Performance Suspension springs are the best option for those looking to go a little stiffer but maintain around stock ride height. They are both a little shorter but also stiffer so I believe they won't sag as much.
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Nice pic of car! Looks really good. I don’t have sport suspension so I sit up pretty high with xi model. H&R are really short though. Damn having to rethink things again lol. Don’t want to be that low. I am reading up now on Godspeed mono max coilovers. Anyone have any experience with them recently?
Is there a technical reason the xi sits higher, or do they just assume you'd be on more uneven road so they don't drop it down as much?
Xi even with sport package sits higher, not sure about technicality wise but probably due to road clearance for snow and such. I have about 2.5” between fender and wheel in the front and 1.5” in the rear. Would love to minimize that to 1” and 1/2” or so without going up in wheel size.
Don't the dinan rear shock mounts give 15mm more travel and the b12 kit comes with new shorter bump stops rear and the front has them built in to shock? I would think that would alleviate all issues.
I just looked it up and it is true, with an extra 277 you can get the install kit with the springs from TurnerMotorsports. Koni adjustable sports with Dinan springs and different install kit since using aftermarket shock/struts is about 1200 shipped. Same price as the coil over and no camber kit. Lol, who ever thought this would be so difficult!!
Coil overs for our car I identical except for ride height adjustment so imo I would rather have the high quality shock and spring then a cheap coil over that clunks after 2 weeks
Yeah. I definitely agree with you there. Quality should win over quantity of options, it’s not a Hyundai!! Lol. Whenever I get this $$ from the county I’m pretty sure I’m going with Koni and Dinan springs. Seems like the path for least amount of headaches and frustration.
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