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Anyone rocking these coilovers? Would love to hear your thoughts and please share photos of your ride height with the settings as well. (Ur photo of your car and if you are at the min height setting etc)
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03-03-2020, 05:16 AM | #4 |
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Me me, as well and we're loving them.
Before I had stock shocks with eibach springs, but I hated the rear end. The comfort was terrible and I was looking for something that can improve comfort and have better damping over standard suspension setup. The B16 PSS10 was the right choice after very long search, and for my country shitty street use I run them on 5 knob position on all 4 corners. The height is bit lower then stock suspension, and the springs are really good quality as there isn't any height difference 4 months after installation. There is a youtuber from Uk who reviewed them and he didn't like them after few months of usage. Because most of the people do the lowering and than expect that damping will be in check for standard road use. While adjustments has to be made when running them on street or on track. That's why we measure the shock length when compressed and expanded in order to find the fine adjustment for standard road usage. |
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We have documented the initial measurements, but its in my friends garage. I will take snapshot of it, with the current car height by the end of this week.
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03-04-2020, 04:11 AM | #8 |
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I installed the B16's on my car last week and loved the handling of the kit but faced an issue regarding the ride height as well. My plan was to drop the front by 20mm and the rear by 15mm compared to the stock ride height to achieve a positive rake of 5mm between front and rear.
Before the installation, I read the instruction booklet carefully and noticed that Bilstein specifies a minimum and maximum measurement range for the front and rear spring adjusters of (175mm-190mm from the spring seat to the center of the pinch bolt for the front and 50-60mm from the adjustable spring plate till the spring seat for the rears). So I respected this range and set my measurements to 190mm (highest setting) on the front and 50mm (lowest setting) on the rear. To my surprise, the front got lowered by 25mm and the rear dropped by 10mm compared to stock. So I want to lift the front by 5mm and drop the rear by 5mm to achieve my desired ride height but I will fall out of Bilstein's specified range if I do so!!! There are still plenty of threads on the spring adjuster to lift or drop the car but I don't know what the consequences will be if I exceed the range. My front is lower than the rear by 15mm at the moment which is 10mm above my desired goal. Do you think it will be fine to exceed the specified measurements? |
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https://www.bilstein.com/uk/en/blog/...tion-mistakes/ Bilstein says: Quote:
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There are enough threads to the lower the car as much I want but that Bilstein lowering range doesn't make sense... |
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I too was disappointed with the adjustability of the Bilstein s, but I am hoping to find a slightly thicker camber plate or spacer between the body and strut to let the front sit higher without going outside the recommended range. |
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03-15-2020, 10:13 PM | #13 |
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Have had B16's on my '17 M2 since 2017. 18,000 miles and 50+ track days later, no issues. Much better control than stock and love the adjustability for track. Built like a tank.
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The car drives so much better compared to stock suspension, the body role has been significantly reduced without compromising ride comfort. The car basically feels like it's on rails and traction has also improved. Regarding the ride height issue, I was comfortable exceeding the lowering range on the rear since I never put passengers in the rear so I basically have no added weight to stress the dampeners. |
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I just installed mine stiffness is set at 5F & 3R and I'm at about 590mm all around. My guess is it's set too low and out of the range since the ride is very bouncy over small bumps in the road.
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04-24-2021, 04:39 PM | #18 |
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Bump please.
I'm interested in the Litchfield B16 package, I don't want to go very low they are saying 10mm is the lowest drop you can do. Based on this thread is that true? What is minimum height drop of B16s? Thanks |
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04-24-2021, 05:04 PM | #19 |
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Based on what my installer told me, the minimum is above stock height.
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the only reason i a have not put these is the minimum drop. my understanding is 25mm
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04-25-2021, 02:49 AM | #21 |
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See what I mean. Try to make an informed choice but one of you thinks ABOVE stock height and one 25mm minimum drop!
I mean I could get it installed ask for minimum drop but what if it's 25mm are they going to honour an email where they say they 'believe' the minimum drop is 10mm? It's obvious non committal language. Would you have a case to demand reversal of fitment back to stock as they have not provided a product as advertised? It should be SIMPLE and tbh should be in their website. |
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04-25-2021, 03:17 AM | #22 | |
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This is where he ended up setting it at (590mm all around from wheel to fender). Front & rear had about 10mm left, so pretty much maxed out. Lowered the rear a little more when I went to 18s. Not sure how manufacturers measure and set the numbers they give. I know the bilstein kit can be used on M3/M4 as well so maybe it's averages. I've learned to trust people that have the product installed and get feedback from them. If you looking for a 10mm drop, that shouldn't be a problem at all. Just make sure to measure before the install.
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