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<blockquote data-quote="bimmerman" data-source="post: 58229" data-attributes="member: 126"><p>Since youre on 18" rims, you can't expect your tires with that thin sidewall to give you much of a comfortable ride so the answer could be in long stroke but well damped suspension. </p><p></p><p>If you notice how Alpina set's up their cars, you'll find that they lower their cars not more than 15-20mm to maintain much of the suspension travel which is suitable for our type of roads as they'll soak up the bumps your ultra low profile tires no longer can. Such a setup can give better handling on Malaysian roads than an overly stiff and lowered setup which will surely cause your car to be skipping around corners.</p><p></p><p>Those springs which lower from 30-40mm are really more suitable for looks and track use and coupled with 18" rims is surely a recipe for bone jarring ride. But on a smooth purpose built race track it will surely outdo an Alpina type setup.</p><p></p><p>One or the other bro, Which do you want? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>p/s: I've have an article on this topic. Post it later when I find it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bimmerman, post: 58229, member: 126"] Since youre on 18" rims, you can't expect your tires with that thin sidewall to give you much of a comfortable ride so the answer could be in long stroke but well damped suspension. If you notice how Alpina set's up their cars, you'll find that they lower their cars not more than 15-20mm to maintain much of the suspension travel which is suitable for our type of roads as they'll soak up the bumps your ultra low profile tires no longer can. Such a setup can give better handling on Malaysian roads than an overly stiff and lowered setup which will surely cause your car to be skipping around corners. Those springs which lower from 30-40mm are really more suitable for looks and track use and coupled with 18" rims is surely a recipe for bone jarring ride. But on a smooth purpose built race track it will surely outdo an Alpina type setup. One or the other bro, Which do you want? :) p/s: I've have an article on this topic. Post it later when I find it. :) [/QUOTE]
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