bimmerman;221623 said:Great atricle! I've been using Bilstein(by eibach) lowering springs with standard shocks for about 2 years now and i'm quite happy with it. Handling is great but ride suffers a little as the reduced suspension travel can make highway cruising slightly bobby. But still way way better than a lowered japanese car.
You want my Bilstein springs? I'm thinking of going back to stock.
integramania;221652 said:dudes...when u lower the car....is it the front that only goes down..the back remains pretty the same since back already looks low
ramsing;221647 said:sport shocks are nice. bimmerman and flash, go for B8's. u wont regret. its not very hard la.
usually before i leave for work from home, i will put some milo powder, hot water, ice cubes and milk in a container. then i'll put the container in the car. by the time i reach work, it'll be milo shake! hahahaha. nola...just kidding. its not that hard.
SuperCharger;221095 said:Here's an article taken from e34.net. your call...
There is a long held myth about so called lowering shocks or shocks designed for lowering springs with reduced travel versus shocks designed for standard or taller springs. The best way to visualize it without physically looking at the shocks side by side is...the only tangible difference is the stroke is shorter in a shock designed expressly for a lowering spring...the throw is shorter. Full jounce position or fully compressed shock position is exactly the same...that is the critical factor for bottoming...wh ere the jounce bumper fully compresses onto the top of the strut collar nut threaded onto the strut housing...that shoulder position is the same for either shock and each shock will identically compress into its cartridge casing. With a standard Boge shock lets say..the throw of the rod internal to the shock is a bit longer..that's all...so the shock is cabable of "extending" farther...at full suspension rebound or when the suspension arms are fully down with a taller spring. With a shorter spring..you don't need a longer throw shock...however..this is the important part...Is putting a standard Boge with longer travel with a lowering spring bad? Absolutely not...you just end up not using the full travel capability of standard shock with a shorter lowering spring... that's all. All the speculation of a standard shock..say Boge..wearing out faster with a lowering spring...is a myth.