10-18-2014, 12:23 PM | #23 |
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I received a couple of messages from members asking me about the KW V1s vs. H&R. Here is the response I've been sending:
PLEASE DO NOT GET THE H&R SPRINGS. It was the worst summer, to the point where I didn't enjoy driving the car. The drop isn't the problem, its the shocks. Stock shocks are not made for the drop, they don't have enough travel room. Every manhole cover, tiny bump on the road, the car would hit the bump stops (feels like a sledge hammer). Here is a good analogy hopefully: You have a 1 foot thick mattress on the floor to absorb your fall. You decide to chop it in half so it's now only 6" thick. It will hurt if you fall on it now. However if you had replaced the entire mattress with one that is 6" thick but with a better material, you now have a thinner mattress but with a better absorbing ability. Not sure if that makes sense. It was so bad that my wife was begging me to get the coil-overs because she hated riding in my car, and she doesn't give a crap about cars or spending money on them. I paid about 4 hours (@125$) to install the springs. And about 6 hours to install the coil-overs. I should have gone straight for the coil-overs. H&R springs were about $400-500. KW V1s were $1700 On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being very harsh, the V1s are about a 3. Sporty enough but very forgiving. Car rides lower than with the H&R but no comprise in ride quality. I got the KWs because they are stainless steal and should survive the Canadian winters better than others. It's been a month now and I'm still amazed by them. I love driving the car again. Winter should be fun. 400ft/lb, xDrive Anyways, best of luck -Nick |
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12mm spacers in the front 20mm spacers in the back Bolts: 14x1.25x43mm H&R WheelBolt (x10) 14x1.25x50mm H&R WheelBolt (x10) |
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07-13-2015, 10:14 AM | #27 |
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I want to get wheel spacers too, any pros & cons in your opinion?
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07-14-2015, 05:20 PM | #29 |
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And how are your KW's so far?
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06-12-2016, 09:12 AM | #34 |
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OP,
I have the same car and went through the same problems with H&R sport springs. Car was crashing on small holes all the time. I finally got KW street comforts installed last week. the drop was minimal, only .5" front and back but I'm still experiencing the same crashing in the front when going over any type of pothole. I'm new to coil overs but bought the KW SC for their adjustability with height and dampening. Any suggestions for the set-up to fix the dampening on these? thanks, Steve |
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06-12-2016, 09:32 AM | #35 |
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Another great budget coiler option for the xi is the Bilstein B14. I have had them on my 328 for about a month after having the H&R springs for about 3 months. I hated the H&R springs and love the Bilsteins.
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