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Changed from Eibach, which was pretty comfortable but a bit bouncy, to RD Sports. No more bounciness and it hasn't affected ride quality at all. The car is still very comfortable and pretty close to stock. Keep in mind that at the time of spring change, I also went from a 20" wheel and tire setup to an 18" so maybe it made a difference.
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When lowering a car, be realistic and expect that you will lose some of the comfort level of the OEM ride. If not, you will be disappointed with anything you get. Finally, I think the closest you will get to OEM like ride comfort will be with the Dinan Stage I kit but it won't lower the car that much.
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Thought I would bump this thread. I am looking for a suspension setup that will give me a mild cosmetic drop with the least impact on OEM ride quality. A little performance gain would be a bonus.
I am trying to decide between Dinan and KW Sleeve Kit. The Dinan approach -- changing the suspension components to achieve a drop without losing suspension travel -- seems ingenious. On the other hand, I like that the KW Sleeve allows one to dial the ride height. I can't tell whether the KW Sleeve Kit also changes any components to preserve suspension travel. But if not, it seems to me that the ideal setup would combine the two: modified components as in the Dinan kit with the KW Sleeve Kit. Not sure if this is possible or economically viable, but it seems to me that it would be ideal. Short of a way to combine the two, has any consensus emerged as to which is the preferred kit? (I realize there is a thread on this exact subject; I've read it, but it didn't seem to yield any firm conclusions.) |
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You have just described a coilover kit. There are a lot of different kits available.
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IMO the Dinan kit is not worth it since the drop is not really noticeable, about the same height as a stock ZCP. Like you, I wanted an OEM ride, just lower so I ended up going with the Ohlins R&T coilovers which go for around $2950 but are a great value whereas IMO the KW sleeve and dinan kits are way overpriced. |
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Ohlins R&T, huh? I'm not as familiar with Ohlins as I am with KW, other than knowing they have an awesome reputation. How are the Ohlins on the street? |
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My biggest question about the Ohlins are how often do they need to be serviced or rebuilt?
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Yes, you can mill down the guide supports yourself, I am not familiar with the exact process. Malek from MRF engineering on the forums sells them I believe. The Ohlins are a higher end dampener, better than the KWs. |
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I believe Ohlins states 30k kilometers. I am not sure why this is so soon. When I spoke to the KW reps at bimmerfest they said they have dyno'd V3s with over 100k miles that were still fine. They said to only service them if they started to leak. I see no reason why the Ohlins would be any different - they are probably just being conservative. I would think that as long as they aren't leaking and the fluid hasn't worn out so much that you are underdampened then there would be no reason to service them.
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Thanks for the pointer on Malek. I'll have to give him a shout. I think a combination of shaved guide supports and a sleeve-over kit (KW or TC Kline) might be a good streetable setup. |
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ANY kit where you drop the car a noticeable amount and do nothing to shorten the body of the struts to match the drop will compromise both handling and ride comfort on anything but glass smooth surfaces. |
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the KW kit will ride IDENTICALLY to any other spring only kit, outside of dinan. dinan rides better because the drop is extremely small (half that of eibach) and the guide supports KW sleeve over kit is basically a cheap way to slam your car and that's it. other than being able to lower the hell out of the car, it has no benefit over any other spring kit, and is deficient to dinan. I do agree that ohlins is a far superior setup to any of these kits. the DFV shocks are the key. they handle bumps and transitions with a precision the other kits and even OEM bmw shocks could only dream of |
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