Height and Dampener Adjusted
12-20-2008, 03:14 PM
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I went to Euro Rev to get the rear height adjusted along with the dampening tightened slightly.
In my eyes the rear looks a little low but Vincent @ ER measure the ground clearance. The
front measured 6" while the rear measured 6 3/4" so I'm assuming 7" would be too high.
I'm going to give it a few days and see how they settle in. I might have to go back to raise
the rear slightly. i am extremely happy with the ride and performance of the V2s.
In my eyes the rear looks a little low but Vincent @ ER measure the ground clearance. The
front measured 6" while the rear measured 6 3/4" so I'm assuming 7" would be too high.
I'm going to give it a few days and see how they settle in. I might have to go back to raise
the rear slightly. i am extremely happy with the ride and performance of the V2s.
12-20-2008, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 545ace' post='749652' date='Dec 20 2008, 04:26 PM
Makes me want to get some coilovers too. 
12-20-2008, 03:41 PM
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My Ride: 2008 528i, Space Grey, Nav, PDC, Premium, Sports, Grey Leather, Xenon, Cornering...
+1.... Makes me wanna go for it... Besides the feel of the ride and the lower wonderful looking stance, is there any advantage or disadvantage when compared to the stock suspension?
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12-20-2008, 03:46 PM
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Don't forget, the springs will settle a bit, so you might have to adjust it again since it might be lower that what you expected. 
Again, looks great!
Again, looks great!
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Originally Posted by dbae1978' post='749649' date='Dec 20 2008, 04:14 PM
...In my eyes the rear looks a little low but Vincent @ ER measure the ground clearance. The
front measured 6" while the rear measured 6 3/4" so I'm assuming 7" would be too high.
front measured 6" while the rear measured 6 3/4" so I'm assuming 7" would be too high.
But, seriously you should try to get a flat stance instead of the raked look.
12-20-2008, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by tonymac' post='749658' date='Dec 20 2008, 04:41 PM
+1.... Makes me wanna go for it... Besides the feel of the ride and the lower wonderful looking stance, is there any advantage or disadvantage when compared to the stock suspension?
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12-20-2008, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by tonymac' post='749658' date='Dec 20 2008, 04:41 PM
+1.... Makes me wanna go for it... Besides the feel of the ride and the lower wonderful looking stance, is there any advantage or disadvantage when compared to the stock suspension?
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12-20-2008, 04:11 PM
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good eye...I raised the rear a tad today because the rear tires were rubbing. We'll see how they handle with a few people in the back. I can always re-adjust the height anytime.
12-20-2008, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by dbae1978' post='749674' date='Dec 20 2008, 09:06 PM
Of course when you stiffen up the suspension you sacrifice ride comfort. But based on the experience members Macfly, FlyM5 and Knightcom the KWs are the best. I believe they all went through several different setups and ultimately ended up with the v2s or v3s. You can adjust the dampening to the softest setting and it's pretty close to stock.
Hmmm... when I set my bilsteins to the softest they felt like it was a wild uncontrollable ride.... too bouncy.
Could it be Bilstein? or that's just what happens when you set coilovers too soft?