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Chances are Labor day will have the same sale.
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My thoughts are: 1.) Shops probably won't know nor warn you if an allocation issue is on the horizon. It's real. Bilstein. 2.) Dinan setup works with OEM components and IS an improvement over the stock setup. If something goes bad, you will likely order the oem piece and be in good hands. Does it compare to BrandX? Maybe not but it may be enough for causal track duty until you can outdrive your oem setup! LOL. I've tracked, have you? 3.) If you go brand x and something breaks, it will be costly if you have to switch to another brand! OEM + Dinan, prolly not. Also, even Dinan as a company has changed. 4.) Go back to 1 and really think about it. 5.) Ask the shop to help shield you from this crap. |
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BTW, I didn't take into account who my audience is so I apologize if know your stuff about suspensions, etc and can afford to recover from these issues. I can't wield $2500.00 here and there for my car as others can.
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I am saying that had I had a broken oem shock, it would already be fixed. But it is a broken Bilstein part and unavailable for almost 1.5 years and its only a rear edc shock!!!! Who can afford to not have a working shock on their daily driver? Or do I spend a few K again to replace everything? With the Dinan, you still use OEM shocks and struts. Somewhere there is wisdom above and you have to find it and see if it is applicable. |
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If you want oem shocks for peace of mind you can run the KW HAS or Ground Control kit
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I like the OEM and KW idea... at the time I had to replace my edc dampers too. I'll reconsider OEM and KW coil overs as it allows me a contingency plan if the anything goes bad. I am going to shut up now. |
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Bilstein shortages are real. Every Bilstein part for BMW that I've tried to source from my wholesalers in the past 6 months to a year has been unavailable or backordered in Germany. I can't even get them from other shops or vendors at street price to help out my customers. I don't even mention them to customers anymore. If they're in the market for suspension parts I give them every option other than Bilstein.
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That is why Ohlins says about 20-30k miles for a rebuild.
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What should I expect to pay a shop for installation? My car is equipped with EDC. Also, should I wait for the upcoming holiday to order, maybe some vendors will probably have a promotion going? |
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08-21-2018, 12:03 PM | #56 | |
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If you are doing Ohlins, the coilovers do not have EDC. You will need to either code out the EDC or else use a module to trick it into thinking it's still there. I don't know what the differential is between normal pricing and sale pricing. I think most times sale pricing doesn't change that much.
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Is there any way to get these coils with stiffer springs from Ohlin?
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Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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Sale is back at IND. Code is Labor18. I didn't check what the discount is, but passing this info along. I'm very happy with my set. At full soft, it rides more comfortable than stock, of course, at the expense of body roll. But stiffening it up, you're ready for the canyons.
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I'm fairly certain that at the NEC Autosport show back in 2015, Ohlins told me it was at least 50k miles of road driving before a damper rebuild for the R&T. |
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When I was discussing with their HQ back in 2015, I could order the R&T kit with different spring rates. For the road I can't see why you'd want to run stiffer springs. If you're planning to track your car a lot then their TTX kit is probably the best there is but it's expensive.
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I ended up getting a different suspension setup but we should meet up and compare!
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Anyone have the standard springs rates for this kit?
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The manual for the suspension says 30,000 KM for rebuild. You can probably last longer if your roads are smoother but if you follow the manual (instructions are in Japanese), that's what it says. Quote:
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