springs coilovers
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From: bay area, california
'14 428i M-Sport, '02 C32 AMG
i am very happy with my H&R coilovers. i heard only good things about renntech springs as well, but i also heard that upgrading just the springs will over time hurt the shocks (though i have heard no such reported cases with c32's, to be fair). i wanted ride-height adjustability (H&R coilovers regular version does not offer compression and rebound adjusting), as i have changed my settings about 3 times now. plus, the drop potential can bring the car much lower than springs i believe. have had for around 7k miles, no problems at all, easy to adjust the fronts, which are true coilover, the rear are multilink.
the ride is still very comfortable. yet initial turn in is a bit sharper and perhaps a bit crisper. i would think that the ride stiffness is up around 15-25%, though not confirmed with manufacturer spring rates. the handling is noticably improved, but does not drastically change the character of the car. H&R's are a good coilover choice if you want something affordable, improves handling (at least in my experinece), and has ride-height adjustability.
other coilover options are Bilstein PSS9, Carlsson RS (a variant of the PSS9, revavled by Carlsson), and KW (v2 and v3 offer varying adjustabilities). though these are all more pricey than the H&R's. for my purposes, H&R's were a very good choice.
the ride is still very comfortable. yet initial turn in is a bit sharper and perhaps a bit crisper. i would think that the ride stiffness is up around 15-25%, though not confirmed with manufacturer spring rates. the handling is noticably improved, but does not drastically change the character of the car. H&R's are a good coilover choice if you want something affordable, improves handling (at least in my experinece), and has ride-height adjustability.
other coilover options are Bilstein PSS9, Carlsson RS (a variant of the PSS9, revavled by Carlsson), and KW (v2 and v3 offer varying adjustabilities). though these are all more pricey than the H&R's. for my purposes, H&R's were a very good choice.
