I've got a B12 Kit on mine and its a huge improvement on the 70k M Sport stuff that came off. I had a mates garage fit it for me and I folllowed my wife who was driving the E89 to drop it off and pick it up. Following from behind you could really see the difference it had made, the car was much more stable on the road, not bouncing around over the bumps/undulations in the road, it just seemed to hug the road. She even phoned me on the way back to wax lyrical about just how much of an improvement it had made, which spoke volumes as that's not like her at all! Well at least when it comes to car stuff. :wink:
Obviously after that I was quite keen to try it and all I say it was a huge improvement in every way. I thought the B8 uprated dampeners would make the ride harsher but improve the handling. Well not only did the handling improve, so did the ride quality, everything just improved! The rides more comfy, your not bounced around in your seat anywhere near as much on the bumps and the car definitely handles better, corners flatter etc. Well worth doing.
If your looking for a B12 kit your better off searching for "Eibach B12" kit rather than "Bilstein B12" kit in the normal haunts of ebay, amazon and google etc. They're exactly the same thing (Eibach springs and Bilstein B8 shockers, same part numbers etc) its just the Eibach monikered ones seem to retail cheaper for some reason.
Drop wise on standard SE suspension your looking at 25mm front and 15mm rear. M Sport its 10mm Front and 0mm Rear. If you want anymore your looking at H&R springs or coilovers etc. My personal opinion is the H&R ones lower the E89 too much looks wise and I can't comment on the ride/handling with them
Obviously after that I was quite keen to try it and all I say it was a huge improvement in every way. I thought the B8 uprated dampeners would make the ride harsher but improve the handling. Well not only did the handling improve, so did the ride quality, everything just improved! The rides more comfy, your not bounced around in your seat anywhere near as much on the bumps and the car definitely handles better, corners flatter etc. Well worth doing.
If your looking for a B12 kit your better off searching for "Eibach B12" kit rather than "Bilstein B12" kit in the normal haunts of ebay, amazon and google etc. They're exactly the same thing (Eibach springs and Bilstein B8 shockers, same part numbers etc) its just the Eibach monikered ones seem to retail cheaper for some reason.
Drop wise on standard SE suspension your looking at 25mm front and 15mm rear. M Sport its 10mm Front and 0mm Rear. If you want anymore your looking at H&R springs or coilovers etc. My personal opinion is the H&R ones lower the E89 too much looks wise and I can't comment on the ride/handling with them
