Opinions - Eibach B12 Pro-Kit Suspension Kit
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Smeg said:
:| Erm, well seeing as that other place has a 6 week wait get a refund I guess if you fancy it. Isn't the place you purchased from based in Germany as well....have you asked about custom charges? Don't want to find your gonna get stung for that as well......worth checking.
Smeg said:
Yup fair enough. My point stands though, the place you've ordered from almost certainly ship from Germany rather than the UK. It seems a lottery at the moment with Brexit and import / VAT charges so would be a good idea to check with them whether you will be liable if there are any charges (likely). You could potentially add another £100 on to what you've paid versus buying from a UK seller which is already cheaper in the first place....
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Jembo said:Suggest you keep hold of your front springs - found the eibach fronts too harsh on Kent’s pants roads, Bilsteins all round are fab & following some advice swapped the front springs back to OEM.... never looked back
One of the front springs is cracked hence the plan for the B12's. Car only gets used occasionally at weekends so not worried about a harsh ride.
Did you replace the rubber pads and bearings when you fitted the B12's. @AndyBeech yes https://bmwsupply.co.uk does look very suspect!
Smeg said:Did you replace the rubber pads and bearings when you fitted the B12's.Jembo said:Suggest you keep hold of your front springs - found the eibach fronts too harsh on Kent’s pants roads, Bilsteins all round are fab & following some advice swapped the front springs back to OEM.... never looked back
Nope, they were still in almost new condition as were front lollypops
However I did replace the track rod ends, f/r drop links, rear top mounts & RTAB/RTAL’s with Rogue Engineering bits after some good advice on here
Has been on back order since January 15th!
Hey all, I’m considering going down the KW route but concerned about possibly needing spacers to fit them. Seems to be a mixed bag, some use 10mm spacers, others don’t use any. I’ve just fitted a set of wheels that don’t allow me to have spacers added because they’re flush already, so this kind of kills it for me if I need spacers to fit KW’s. Anyone with KW’s that can advise? Don’t see the point in going down the club sport route because I’m not going to use this car on any track days.
On the flip side of the coin, no one seems to run spacers with the B12 kit. Is that correct? From reading I’m not keen on Bilstein because they don’t seem to be as reliable as the KW’s & obviously no adjustability unless I go up to B16’s. However again I’ve seen a couple of these sets fall flat & fail. General consensus is definitely the KW’s but will I be able to fit?
On the flip side of the coin, no one seems to run spacers with the B12 kit. Is that correct? From reading I’m not keen on Bilstein because they don’t seem to be as reliable as the KW’s & obviously no adjustability unless I go up to B16’s. However again I’ve seen a couple of these sets fall flat & fail. General consensus is definitely the KW’s but will I be able to fit?
@Jembo - mine were under 3 years old when they failed. They had done 25k miles daily driving, plus 3 trackdays - the Passenger front burst and oil all exited the damper, meaning it essentially became completely solid. Upon removal of the other front it wasn't looking in particularly good condition either. As a point of note I was pretty fastidious about keeping the dampers clean during winter months to avoid any corrosion or salt/grit damage. Dampers had sleeves over the pistons too.
Annoyingly the failure happened on a drive out with my wife, who spent the whole journey moaning about how tragically bad the ride was in the Z4 :lol:
Annoyingly the failure happened on a drive out with my wife, who spent the whole journey moaning about how tragically bad the ride was in the Z4 :lol:
No experiance the Billy's on my Z, but i used to go through fronts on my mr2 turbo. Just put it down to lowered springs on oem shocls and our pothole uk roads. I also had one pop when lowering the jack, i was droping the jack slowely next minute oil all over the front strut.
THis is going back 5 years, but all shocks were purchased from Toyota.
THis is going back 5 years, but all shocks were purchased from Toyota.
