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Posted 6/6/2008 10:25:32 AM
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I need advice. I'm in the process of replacing my suspension. I was planning on a TC Kline kit but was just told it would be 6 months or more for availability. I do HPDEs and autocross and daily drive the car. I'd like some adjustability and a significant improvement over the OEM suspension. I plan to do camber plates no matter what.

Does anyone have experience with the Bilstein PSS9? What about off the shelf Koni's with HR springs? I'm lost.

Jeff

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Posted 6/6/2008 11:55:10 AM
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Dual purpose cars will in the end be a compromise.

The best track suspension will be unbearable on the street, which if you use it to commute will be quite annoying. Furthermore, all those nice threaded suspensions corrode up really fast in the winter ultimately becoming no longer adjustable in the end. Camber plates will give you more neg. camber which is great for suspension tuning. Fixed plates will give you one setting that on the street will wear out the inside edges of your tires. Adjustable plates that don't incorporate your oem rubber strut bearing will compromise your front strut towers as they won't absorb any road shock encountered on the street.

So, what should you do? The best dual purpose set up is a conventional sport spring set with either Koni or Bilstein sport shocks plus a swaybar kit. We like the Konis because we can fine tune them to whichever spring set you choose. I believe Koni even offers springs to go along with their shocks. Bilstein also makes tuned conventional spring/shock kits. While not racer cool, these suspensions will do the job at driver schools and autocross (maybe not as well as a race set up) but you'll be able to live with it on the street.l
You'll still need to consciously avoid pot holes though.

Mike Morris
Schneller BMW Performance
26 Middle Rd Unit 1-2
Newbury, MA 01951
978.465.2002
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