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H&R Sport + Bilstein B8 Dampers or Bilstein B14
Which of the two options would you guys suggest for an "14 F30 320d with 'bad road package' (the stock ground clearance is 158mm).
I'm thinking either to get the B14 or get the H&R Springs now, use the springs with the stock dampers and after a few months get the B8 Dampers. Will there be any issues with the H&R Sports with stock dampers ? I don't wanna go extremely low. Want more of a classy look. Waiting for your replies... |
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I'd go with the B14 but it lowers the car quite a bit as the minimum drop is 1.5" F and 1.3" R. If being too low is an issue, the bilstein and HR sport combo is great. I would most definitely install both at the same time. Why pay for labor twice? Also the ride will be okay with the stock shocks but will be a bit bouncy and you'll wear out your stock dampeners much faster.
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The urban roads are good but the countryside scene is bad and I'll often do country side drives with around 4 people on board so getting the coilovers won't be wise I guess. The labour is fairly cheap and once I upgrade to B8s the stock dampers would be of no use and neither I'm going to get any resale for the same so how bout using the stock dampers with H&R Sport for 15-20k kms and then upgrading to B8s? There's one question bothering me now, how would the scene be with 4 people + luggage on board on a countryside drive on H&R Sport on stock dampers ? What's should I expect in the worst case ? |
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Could there be any embarrassing moments over the bad roads with the H&Rs on stock dampers ? As I mentioned above, the labour is fairly cheap here and since I'm not gonna get anything for my stock springs, I want them to wear out a little (let's say about 20k kms) and then upgrade to B8s. |
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Hey Adi, upon rereading your post I realized I made an error. I thought you meant the HR coilovers and not the Bilstein coilovers. The min drop on the Bilstein is 1.2 inches. Don't know if that makes a huge difference from 1.5".
As for embarrassing moments over bad roads, I'd say most likely yes. If you hit a bump with a full car, you run the risk of bottoming out with stock shocks. I'd just got full Bilstein + HR spring combo from the start.
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I'd imagine roads over in India are similar with here in Jakarta, city vicinities are fine but once in the urban areas things can get quite bumpy. the HR springs drop the car quite a bit so i'd think u need a more subtle drop, no?... |
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Some of us even go abroad to either Malaysia or Singapore or Thailand to purchase some of the performance parts or any other parts and even hand carry them back if needed be Anyway, if that doesn't apply in India then HR+bilsteins are the way to go. Perhaps you even want to check out Eibach+bilsteins as well while you are at it.. Just curious, what are the differences between B6s, B8s and B14s? |
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B6's are normal length, B8's are shorter stroke designed to be used with lowering springs and B14's are the coilovers I believe.
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B6s and B8s costs the same here whereas the B14 coilovers cost around $600 more than the H&R + B8 combo and I don't think investing in them would be worth it because under no circumstances will I lower the car more than 1.2"-1.3" than stock.
The reason that makes me consider getting the B6s or to retain the stock dampers is that RIDE QUALITY and HOW WELL THE CAR ABSORBS THE BUMPS after the H&R Sports is more important to me than performance. I'm afraid that the car will go tooo stiff with the B8s. I hope I'm not correct. Last thing and probably the most important thing that I wanna ask for from the B8s users who have used H&R Sports with stock shocks as some point of time is; - How does the ride over bumps and comfort level changes on a fully loaded car after installing the B8s ? (Let's leave out the performance aside totally) |
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The stock shocks are not mated well to the H&R's, that's why we're all changing to Bilstein's. |
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Personally I'd go with B8+eibach if I were in adi's shoes looking for a mild drop... perhaps would resulting in a stiffer than the B8+HR combo... |
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