Bilstein B14 installed

Sigge · 07-05-2021, 12:08 AM

Installed Bilstein B14 coils on the car yesterday! Man I love working on BMW, it's so much easier than any of my previous cars. Now to my question,

Does coilovers need to break in like springs do? I've read mixed recommendations about this.

Also, since my car is an xDrive how low do I dare to go? I'm not looking to slam it or anything, but if it's possible I would definitely like to almost close the arch gap.

TheJungatron · 07-05-2021, 08:44 AM

How the ride so far? Looking at coils soon

Billout42 · 07-05-2021, 01:08 PM

it's true that working on BMW is quite simple and pleasant, I think you have to leave a margin, it all depends on the condition of the roads and the use you're going to do
I can't wait to see the result

shiftdnb · 07-05-2021, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Sigge

Installed Bilstein B14 coils on the car yesterday! Man I love working on BMW, it's so much easier than any of my previous cars. Now to my question,

Does coilovers need to break in like springs do? I've read mixed recommendations about this.

Also, since my car is an xDrive how low do I dare to go? I'm not looking to slam it or anything, but if it's possible I would definitely like to almost close the arch gap.

I'm not 100% but I think I've read in the forums it's 1.5". A search should verify.

Sigge · 07-06-2021, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Jungatron

How the ride so far? Looking at coils soon

Just finished setting them up today! Only been out on a really quick test drive. But the difference was like night and day. Really nice sporty feel without being to stiff.

Here is a few pics before and after:

Tommi_Mav · 07-07-2021, 12:56 AM

Great result!

Sigge · 07-07-2021, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Tommi_Mav

Great result!

Thanks 😃 !

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