12/27/2022 0 Comments Fitted stock vs perfect balance![]() ![]() I'm very happy with my choice to go with them. I gotta admit, I was happier with the H&Rs than any other BMW spring only upgrade I've done.Īnyway, the V3s are great. The H&Rs rode fine most of the time, it was just bumps in the middle of corners or multiple bumps in a row that could cause a bit of bounciness. That said, I'm really picky about ride quality. Likely the suspension is tuned to make some use of it. The bump stop is nice and soft at the beginning of travel but quickly ramps up as you compress it, making it act like a very short progressive rate spring. ![]() The KW V3 have much shorter shock bodies than stock - the F80/F82 like the e9x prior, has very little suspension travel at the static ride height - less than 2" before you contact the soft squishy bump stop. But, without upgraded shock absorbers, I doubt they will do much better. I'm really curious to see if the Eibachs end up better than the H&Rs due to their really mild drop (0.8"/0.2"). This is not a cheap solution for lowering the car, but a lot better than making the car ride and handle worse with springs. The compression adjuster is on the bottom of the shock (both front and rear)ĭamping is really good, the car feels like it is glued to the ground and very confident feeling in corners. One thing to note: the rear rebound adjuster is now accessible from the wheel well instead of having to either cut holes in the trunk carpet or peel it back to reach them. The M4 rides higher in the rear stock and likely will drop the car further on the rear adjusters. I'm running the car just about as high as you can safely go in the rear and it's about the same ride height as my H&R Sports (50474-6 M3 specific). Edit from later - WAS! WAS thrilled with the ride, see below The car is very well damped - under say 50mph, it rides a little stiffer and is a bit more busy, but it's very close to stock, much more so than the H&Rs which started to get a little bouncy. The new Clubsport units look very nice, but I wanted something milder for this car. I've also run Clubsports (on my F80 M3) and I liked them alright on smooth tracks, they were not the most comfortable for street driving. Plus, I had to do significant adjustments to get good street rides with good track performance. One thing that I've struggled with is accessibility of the adjustments - It's a pain to stick the adjustor in up top and the early ones didn't have clicks that you could listen for. The KW v3 are very nice units, I've owned 10+ sets of them on various cars. This limits the camber available but retains more ride quality. I was very tempted to go Clubsports since they were available first, but this is my daily and I don't intend to track it, I went with V3 with the stock top hats. Just installed KW V3 coilovers on my car. ![]()
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