I love that these threads are back. I missed reading all the opinions.
KW would be my street setup of choice. Comfortable enough with height adjustment and if you decide to switch to something else, fine in terms of resale.
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Originally posted by MrClutch55 View Posthttps://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=986840
dont think he got paid to review the ISC coils.
... and doubly so when it's someone that was happy running original shocks till 145,000 miles.
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Originally posted by MrClutch55 View Posthttps://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=986840
dont think he got paid to review the ISC coils.
Not saying he would hate this kit you linked. Just from where he's coming from and wanting mostly the height adjustment it doesn't seem as good a fit as another.
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Install review of ISC N1 coilovers for E46 M3 Track review and some video in post 8 I wanted to do a review of both the install and the set up now that I've had a few days to drive on them and got an alignment. I had 145,000 miles on my oem shocks and have been doing increasingly frequent...
dont think he got paid to review the ISC coils.
Originally posted by Obioban View Post
Imo there are no good “cheap” coilover options. If you’re at that price point, Dinan springs with koni yellows are pretty great.
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Originally posted by wahsm View PostI would not go with bilstein based on the experience a friend had. He had a leak develop in one of the rear shocks, sent them to be rebuilt and was told they don’t make all the parts re-build the complete shock. Asked if he could buy one shock and was told they don’t sell single shocks that are in the coilover kits, you would have to buy the entire coilover set again. I’m glad they were on back order last year as I would have ended up with them.
But good to know about your friend's experience. Was this claim of his under the Lifetime Warranty to OP?
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Originally posted by wahsm View PostI would not go with bilstein based on the experience a friend had. He had a leak develop in one of the rear shocks, sent them to be rebuilt and was told they don’t make all the parts re-build the complete shock. Asked if he could buy one shock and was told they don’t sell single shocks that are in the coilover kits, you would have to buy the entire coilover set again. I’m glad they were on back order last year as I would have ended up with them.
I went with KW V3s instead, very happy with them. Excellent customer service and they sell all the parts to do a rebuild.
V2s and V1s/STs... are more show than go...
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I would not go with bilstein based on the experience a friend had. He had a leak develop in one of the rear shocks, sent them to be rebuilt and was told they don’t make all the parts re-build the complete shock. Asked if he could buy one shock and was told they don’t sell single shocks that are in the coilover kits, you would have to buy the entire coilover set again. I’m glad they were on back order last year as I would have ended up with them.
I went with KW V3s instead, very happy with them. Excellent customer service and they sell all the parts to do a rebuild.
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Originally posted by Carl Spackler View PostMostly aesthetics. I have a daily and share a different track car. Want to lose the gap, keep ride quality and any improved handling is a bonus.
That said, you’re going to degrade handling going lower than the Dinan’s either way. The GCs will also degrade ride quality (going that low without increasing bump travel).
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Like someone else posted and first thing that comes to mind is possibly going with the Ground Control retrofit spring kit.
You really do have a nice set-up now for street. Depending also on how low you want to go you can buy the
deep cup spring/strut hats. Car will sit lower in the front but have same travel using same struts and spring you have now. This however doesn't fix the rear height and it's also not adjustable height.
Next suggestion would be to sell what you have and get the Bilstein PSS10 kit. Struts/shocks are compression & rebound adjustable from a twist of a knob and the springs are "progressive rate" for a better street feel and completely height adjustable. These are also lifetime warranty.
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I think people read "coilover" then blackout and pimp their favorite brand, regardless of whether it even makes sense for the use case. For the bumpstop details, call GC and ask. They custom make their bump stops and they're very familiar with Koni.
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Pretty much every setup has been mentioned here. Probably because suspension feel is subjective.
I have Koni yellows on the car in good shape. Trying to figure out how much there is to gain/lose with a $1200 Coilover vs the conversion at $500. There was mention of loss of bump travel but is it to the point of actually feeling it on the street?
Last edited by Carl Spackler; 03-31-2020, 06:15 PM.
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Eibach Pro-Street S coilovers. The included springs (400/450) are firm rather than harsh, and it will be neutral and predictable with suitable tires and alignment.
Jesse
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