Coilover fears

[Jerez]

Guys, do you all get this level of detail from your coilover installers.
It's seems that anyone can get them fitted but the the voodoo lies in the setup.

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[Jerez]

Seems as though I'm the only one who is either very picky about the set up or nobody really cares... As long as the at looks low, that's all that matters

 

[moranor@axis]

most guys just buy coilovers because they want 'race car' parts on their car :fencelook:

most will only set the height once to the level they want then leave it alone corner weighting is not even considered...

most people should go with a good spring shock combo and I always advise this because:

springs are already optimum spring rate for the ride height

corner weighting is also a designed into the spring

on a lower budget you can afford to buy better dampers with well developed damper curves because the package is cheaper


in the end a coilover is just a spring and a shock with a threaded shock... its how these interact with the car that is most important... unless you willing to setup coilovers correctly they offer very little benefit over a good spring shock combo...

 

[Jerez]

That's sound advice.would you recommend a shock change on 15 and 20 mm drops.

 

[Johnny8Bit]

Guys, do you all get this level of detail from your coilover installers.

:roflol:

It's seems that anyone can get them fitted but the voodoo lies in the setup.

It's not really voodoo. People just don't realise how important this is.

 

[Jerez]

And then they ask " why's my car hopping on the bends"

 

[moranor@axis]

That's sound advice.would you recommend a shock change on 15 and 20 mm drops.

damper is the most important component in the suspension and where the magic happens even without a spring change the right damper will make a big difference... unfortunately on the M cars often the shock spring combos cost about the same as decent coilovers... so your choice is not so easy...

If you do go coilovers the lowering rates of the spring kits are a good guideline for what is optimum for the suspension geometry till you get corner weighting done...

 

[DROP IT - ZN]

So the question is who has the knowledge to tune a coilover setup...what can one expect to pay for a tuned setup?

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[Jerez]

That's sound advice.would you recommend a shock change on 15 and 20 mm drops.

damper is the most important component in the suspension and where the magic happens even without a spring change the right damper will make a big difference... unfortunately on the M cars often the shock spring combos cost about the same as decent coilovers... so your choice is not so easy...

If you do go coilovers the lowering rates of the spring kits are a good guideline for what is optimum for the suspension geometry till you get corner weighting done...

Other forums are recommending e46 dampers

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So the question is who has the knowledge to tune a coilover setup...what can one expect to pay for a tuned setup?

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The know how ought to be a basic requirement .
I'm sure that an unbalanced setup could be dangerous

 

[moranor@axis]

I would not recommend e46 dampers on an e90 even if they can fit suspension geometry and weight of the car is vastly different...

not corner weighting the car will not suddenly turn it into a pig dog but you are loosing the only real performance advantage coilovers have over a spring shock combo... think of it this way do you feel the balance change of the car when you have a passenger along?
on the street it makes very little difference if you chasing lap times its a different story because you need to optimize as much as possible

as I said earlier the most important part of any setup is the damper these have the greatest impact on how a car handles and rides weather they threaded or not... dampers should be your 1st consideration when laying out a budget for suspension upgrades...

 

[Kyle]

think of it this way do you feel the balance change of the car when you have a passenger along?
on the street it makes very little difference if you chasing lap times its a different story because you need to optimize as much as possible

Good point :thumbs:

 

[Jerez]

Cool beans