itz MURDAH

I got the bilstein b8 sport shocks installed with H&R lowering springs on my 530xi both were bought brand new installed the same time.. had them on a month now and the ride is EXTREMELY bouncy :/ especially at higher speeds 60-80 mph.. is it suppose to be like that? because when I had another set of h&r springs with the stock shocks I remember the ride being firm and more solid

acuteperformance

I've heard only bad things with the combo you're doing. Specifically bouncy ride.

itz MURDAH

when I dropped it before on H&r it wasnt that bad only on certain roads just had to avoid the potholes.. but with this setup the car bounces like it has hydraulics lol I didn't have the carbon fiber hood or the trunk when I had it on before maybe the less weight now? .. you did tell me but from what I read members who have this setup said the ride was rough (which is what I would expect) nothing about it being crazy bouncy .. airbags coming next year I hope lol cant drop it on coils because of the roads here in NY

Stephen Max

The car feels bouncy because the shock and spring combination is too stiff. This is a common complaint about Bilstein shocks with the E36 crowd. Bilsteins work best with the softer, stock springs.

corey

I initially had H&R springs paired with stock dampers and it was very bouncy rebound after bumps bumps - took maybe 5 or 6 "ups and downs" before leveling off. Also the stock dampers would bottom out frequently so I decided to stiffen it up with Bilstein B8's. When I paired the H&R springs with B8's the bounce was a mixed bag - at high speeds the bounce was there but not as bad as before, and at low speeds it felt as it I was riding on the bump stops - no bounce but very harsh like the surface of the moon. I ended up going back to stock until I went with v3's, the only right way to do it for our cars IMO.