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Need to lower my car. Coilovers? Springs? Recommendations?
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07-12-2012, 03:30 PM | #67 |
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Because of money. lol
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07-12-2012, 04:17 PM | #68 |
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07-13-2012, 12:07 AM | #70 |
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why not use race ?
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07-13-2012, 05:08 AM | #72 |
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07-13-2012, 08:17 AM | #73 |
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Do you have pix of how your car sits with them?
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07-14-2012, 11:51 AM | #74 |
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here are some cleaner pics..
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07-14-2012, 04:27 PM | #75 |
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That. drop. is. THE SHIT!
Man. And no rubs going over bumps with a car full of people? No ride complaints?
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07-16-2012, 10:55 AM | #76 |
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lol..yeah no rub whatsoever...like i said earlier, there's about an index finger-wide gap for the wheels...pretty tight...as far as the ride goes, like we mentioned earlier..a tiny bit stiffer than OEM sports..
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07-16-2012, 11:17 AM | #78 |
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How is it with a car full of people?
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07-16-2012, 11:29 AM | #79 |
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Doesn't look like you (bimmer335i) have aggressive offsets or spacers? So you should be able to go as low as you want and not rub...
But you (turbosurge) have an aggressive setup from what I see...so you do need to be careful how low you go. If you stick with eibachs...you should be ok....any lower and you better make sure your tires/wheels aren't sitting right under your fender....but then you could just get your fenders rolled...but then we're getting into another dimension/discussion lol.....something that's an art/science these days....hella flush!
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07-16-2012, 11:56 AM | #81 |
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Rolling the fenders is no big deal...I had it done....as long as it's done by someone who knows what they're doing...it's a great option.
OK....so you haven't taken my advice and read up in the suspension section, lol.. When someone says KW...they're talking about a coilover setup. So that's a spring/shocks combo. And if you purchased KW's...V1/2 or 3...you could raise/lower them. So you could actually raise your car higher than stock (I think this is correct) or drop it VERY low...like almost sitting on the ground literally. You can do that with any of the three....V1's you can ONLY raise/drop. V2's you can change the dampening....from soft to stiff. I think the only difference with V3's is you have camber adjustability (plates). This applies to most coilovers. Most come with all options. But KW's are pretty much the middle as far as quality. When someone mentions Eibachs...they are only talking springs....even though eibach does have a coil kit for our cars...but I think they are very rare on this forum. It's funny cause I was just looking at this kit in a magazine and wondering why you don't hear about more people getting that setup. Eibach is a very reputable company with quality products. Shocks cannot drop the car...only springs...just in case you didn't know that.... The one thing that you can't argue with about coilovers...you're buying a spring/shock combo that were designed together and SHOULD be matched perfectly....
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Good info. Thx!
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07-16-2012, 02:48 PM | #83 | |
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Believe it or not, i've never driven with full of people, only with 2 other passengers, one front and one in the rear seat. From what I felt and what they've told me, the ride seems smoother and more stable. If I were to drive alone just by myself, i feel the ride seems to be more stiffer or bouncier, if you will. Bottom line here is, the ride seems to feel better if i had one passenger, and my wife loves that too
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edit: the reason im asking is because i bought the h&r race springs because i got them fairly cheap so now i was wondering why its not a good idea to run it and if its ok to run it with koni yellows
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08-05-2012, 09:56 PM | #87 |
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I'm not saying they're bad springs. I just know the OP is concerned with keeping nice ride and not going too low. Race springs are very low and the ride isn't for everyone. I'd love to be that low but the sports are rough enough.
But they're fine to pair with the yellows. The yellows are some great shocks and can handle any drop from what I've read.
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