Hi there,
My Z4M Roadster is sleeping in the garage over winter at the moment, but I'm thinking towards renewing the suspension in the spring. As well as various new bushings and the clunky front top mounts I know about that need changing, I am assuming all the dampers are the original OEM units from 2006 and therefore 15 years old now. After reading as much as I could find, it seems the KW V3's are well thought of, but I am also considering the Bilstein B16 PSS10's as well, as well as being a bit cheaper seem to be more accessible in terms of adjustments once they are on the car.
My intentions are simply an upgrade and replacement for the old OEM units with the goal of improving the ride quality (the car feels almost fragile when it hits any kind of pot hole or square edge kid of hit) Also improving the handling and balance of the car (front edge vagueness and it's reputation for snap oversteer). They would be purely for road use and not track and I'd probably just be looking at leaving them at the manufacturers recommended settings. Not looking to drop the ride height particularly, but fortunately I'm in the French Alpes, so speed bumps and pot holes are few and far between. In short, I'm just trying to make the car fulfil it's potential
I would welcome any thoughts on both products and also if anyone can clear up a couple of fitment questions. Firstly with the KW's as I have a engine strut brace, will the standard studs be long enough? If so what is the solution. I'm planning on keeping my standard 224 wheels, do I need spacers to make these work? Any issues with fitting the Bilsteins I should know about? Finally, I've read about issues of both products suffering from springs binding. Is this a major issue with wear which will affect product life and usability or just an occasional minor annoyance?
Many thanks for any help and apologies for the long list of questions
My Z4M Roadster is sleeping in the garage over winter at the moment, but I'm thinking towards renewing the suspension in the spring. As well as various new bushings and the clunky front top mounts I know about that need changing, I am assuming all the dampers are the original OEM units from 2006 and therefore 15 years old now. After reading as much as I could find, it seems the KW V3's are well thought of, but I am also considering the Bilstein B16 PSS10's as well, as well as being a bit cheaper seem to be more accessible in terms of adjustments once they are on the car.
My intentions are simply an upgrade and replacement for the old OEM units with the goal of improving the ride quality (the car feels almost fragile when it hits any kind of pot hole or square edge kid of hit) Also improving the handling and balance of the car (front edge vagueness and it's reputation for snap oversteer). They would be purely for road use and not track and I'd probably just be looking at leaving them at the manufacturers recommended settings. Not looking to drop the ride height particularly, but fortunately I'm in the French Alpes, so speed bumps and pot holes are few and far between. In short, I'm just trying to make the car fulfil it's potential
I would welcome any thoughts on both products and also if anyone can clear up a couple of fitment questions. Firstly with the KW's as I have a engine strut brace, will the standard studs be long enough? If so what is the solution. I'm planning on keeping my standard 224 wheels, do I need spacers to make these work? Any issues with fitting the Bilsteins I should know about? Finally, I've read about issues of both products suffering from springs binding. Is this a major issue with wear which will affect product life and usability or just an occasional minor annoyance?
Many thanks for any help and apologies for the long list of questions
Liverpool
