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      05-15-2017, 11:05 PM   #1
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Bilstein coil-overs....

on E93 335i ride rough. Bought the car last summer, and without the sport package I found it to be pretty soft and wallowing. So I added the Bilsteins, but now my wife finds it too bumpy.
Any suggestions as to how to make it more tolerable to her? Overall I like it better now, but it is pretty bouncy on less than perfect roads. Any components that can be changed to soften the ride without giving up the entire set-up?
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      05-15-2017, 11:26 PM   #2
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on E93 335i ride rough. Bought the car last summer, and without the sport package I found it to be pretty soft and wallowing. So I added the Bilsteins, but now my wife finds it too bumpy.
Any suggestions as to how to make it more tolerable to her? Overall I like it better now, but it is pretty bouncy on less than perfect roads. Any components that can be changed to soften the ride without giving up the entire set-up?
How much mileage you got on the coils? They will soften up after they break in, give it some time.

Now is a BMW with bilsteins wife friendly? Probably not. You might be stuck there.
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      05-16-2017, 12:29 AM   #3
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Ditch runflats if you haven't already.
Smaller rims
Drive on smoother roads
Justify better handling is safer than wallowing around
Leave wife home and enjoy ride
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Ditch runflats if you haven't already.
Smaller rims
Drive on smoother roads
Justify better handling is safer than wallowing around
Leave wife home and enjoy ride
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