Coil over suggestions?

Ksanchey_11 · 11-29-2020, 09:50 PM

I have a 2016 340i and I've been wanting to get coilovers for it but I'm not to sure what to get. What do y'all suggest?

Logicoeur · 11-29-2020, 09:54 PM

Go to ECS tuning, kies motorsports any of the sponsors on this forum and look at parts. Choose part(s) in your budget. Do research on said parts here, Google and YouTube. Make decision about said parts. Research some more, make another decision. Then purchase.

alohasurftoad · 11-29-2020, 11:08 PM

KW V1, V2, V3, or Street Comfort

BWbimmer · 11-30-2020, 02:36 PM

Bilstein

kylebm3 · 11-30-2020, 04:21 PM

I just installed BC racing coilovers few weeks back and I love it so far! Affordable, very nice drop and adjustability, and feels much better than my old oe m sport suspension.

FastF30 · 11-30-2020, 04:27 PM

dollar per dollar you can't beat "Flatout Suspension" ... SR's Black Friday are only $966... Front's are built like KW's V3 and the rear shocks are inverted like $3000 Ohlins... great shocks.. couldn't be happier...

cfm56d7b · 12-01-2020, 03:03 PM

The decision to select the right coilovers for your car is a bit more complicated than following recommendations consisting of letters and numbers.

This will help.

1. Budget: KW Street Comfort would be my entry level product. Plan on spending $1800 plus installation plus alignment. You might be able to find a slightly used set on this forum.

2. Adjustment controls: compression and rebound together, compression and rebound independent, only compression or rebound. KW3 coilovers offer independent compression and rebound controls

3. Location of adjustment controls: top or bottom. Bottom is preferred especially for rear coilovers.

4. Lowering range: something you have tod encode. There is no perfect lowering target, other than a cosmetic target - what is commonly known as "reducing wheel gap".

5. Will the vehicle see any track duty?

KW3 would be one of my top recommendation if the budget is flexible.

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alohasurftoad Brigadier General 3077 Rep 4,318 Posts Drives: 440i gran coupe w/mppsk Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: hawaii iTrader: (0)	KW V1, V2, V3, or Street Comfort
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BWbimmer Captain 277 Rep 833 Posts Drives: BMW F36, E36, E93 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Germany iTrader: (0) Garage List 08/2017 440i GC MPPSK [0.00]	Bilstein __________________ Such Fun If you finde any spelling mistakes in my posts you may keep them, no return required
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kylebm3 Private 3 Rep 67 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW M3 Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	I just installed BC racing coilovers few weeks back and I love it so far! Affordable, very nice drop and adjustability, and feels much better than my old oe m sport suspension.
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FastF30 Lieutenant Colonel 521 Rep 1,288 Posts Drives: 2015 335i xdrive Msport Mbrake Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Middle of the Road iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 BMW 335i Xdrive [0.00]	dollar per dollar you can't beat "Flatout Suspension" ... SR's Black Friday are only $966... Front's are built like KW's V3 and the rear shocks are inverted like $3000 Ohlins... great shocks.. couldn't be happier...
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cfm56d7b Lieutenant General 5878 Rep 10,253 Posts Drives: 2017 440i Gran Coupe & 2015 X5 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (2)	The decision to select the right coilovers for your car is a bit more complicated than following recommendations consisting of letters and numbers. This will help. 1. Budget: KW Street Comfort would be my entry level product. Plan on spending $1800 plus installation plus alignment. You might be able to find a slightly used set on this forum. 2. Adjustment controls: compression and rebound together, compression and rebound independent, only compression or rebound. KW3 coilovers offer independent compression and rebound controls 3. Location of adjustment controls: top or bottom. Bottom is preferred especially for rear coilovers. 4. Lowering range: something you have tod encode. There is no perfect lowering target, other than a cosmetic target - what is commonly known as "reducing wheel gap". 5. Will the vehicle see any track duty? KW3 would be one of my top recommendation if the budget is flexible.
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