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      01-05-2012, 06:06 PM   #41
Dan.K
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Drives: FormerE39,E46,E90,F12,F31owner
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Los Angeles/Huntington Beach

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Each time I went into the dealership for the "scheduled service", they never gave me heat about the suspension BUT I am pretty sure that if you want warranty work on the suspension, you shouldn't give them any ammunition to deny the warranty work.

As for the suspension, I went from H&R to Eibach and back to stock. The H&R had a great drop which gave a wonderful visual aspect to the car. They also gave a good bite on the initial turn in and felt pretty flat through the corner. The draw back was that on daily drives, I bottomed out the suspension from time to time, which is a pretty good jolt despite fiddling with the EDC settings. For this reason, I then went to Eibach.

The Eibachs did not have the drop that the H&Rs nor did they have the initial turn in feel but they still do look good AND I never bottomed out. I would have kept these on but the Eibachs gave a VERY unsettling feel on midcorner bumps at high speeds, especially on track days.

When I went back to stock, it did not have the steering feel of having the springs but it was the best of the three, especially at the track. In hindsight, if I wanted the looks and benefits of a lowered car, I should have gotten coilovers but since it was a leased car, I did not want to spend too much money on it. I just wanted to have some fun.

Hope this helps.
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