Bilstein Sports/H&R's Installed

willipino · Sat, Sep-29-2007, 09:36:02 AM

What's up guys. Thank you for all the input to my original post requesting suspension advice. I've had the new setup for 2 weeks now and couldn't be happier. Dropped $4200 on my baby, of which $2000 was labor, and it was money well spent.

Along with the Bilsteins and H&R's, I had the shop install some Rogue Engineering rear shock mounts and SSK, a TMS trailing arm bushing limiter kit, new tires with 4 wheel alignment, and perform Inspection II.

Wow. I've had it back for two weeks, and I've already gotten a ticket: 98 in a 65. Two more miles an hour and the bastard would've confiscated my license. Thank god he clocked me before I really got going. Raced an e46 M3 day before that on the freeway and had it pegged at the limiter for awhile. Only 137 mph, and he couldn't pass me. I think it had more to do with driver ability than the car.

Some people just can't negotiate traffic at 140 mph.

I've also been in the hills a few times in the past couple weeks and the handling is amazing. Hands down, best handling car I've ever driven. Truly, confidence inspiring, wallet emptying performance.

Anyway, I highly recommend the Bilstein/H&R OE Sport set up. Handling improved tremendously but not at the expense of ride comfort. Yes, it is a little firmer, but just a little. And aesthetically, I'm also very happy. Didn't want to drastically change ride height. The half inch drop is perfect.

Next upgrade? Software. 137 mph? Really? That's ridiculous. In the words of the immortal Captain Kirk - well, at least I think it was Capt. Kirk, I'm not a trekkie -, I need more power!

PhYrE · Sat, Sep-29-2007, 01:38:05 PM

Congrats on the suspension setup. Your thread seems to have nothing to do with the title- the suspension itself though.

I'm not sure racing at 137mph on the street is really a good thing to post up on this forum. Just gives M3s and the forum a bad name for the rest of us.

Take it to the track and keep it off the street- jeeze.

-M

dust4life · Sat, Sep-29-2007, 02:02:03 PM

thanks for the recomendation

as for the 137, do what you need to do but before you take a chance think of your car reduced to a junkyard cube either due to an accident or having it impounded by the gooberment...

bilsteins + HRs = sex

Cyrus · Sat, Sep-29-2007, 02:50:18 PM

So you were negotiating traffic while racing another car at 140mph???

Wow. You're really tough. Putting other people's lives in danger is not cool. How old are you? If I were a mod, I would delete your thread.

Couldn't you have given us the good info on your setup without the context of that juvenile story?

MiseryLovesCo · Sat, Sep-29-2007, 03:52:47 PM

this threads going south.

Id edit wreckless driving out of your body and say bilsteins + HRs = sex

M-avant · Sat, Sep-29-2007, 07:51:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willipino

Some people just can't negotiate traffic at 140 mph.

and you can ? safely ? riiight....

wow - you should go pro. you're driving skills are wasted on the freeway / streets, you should get paid paid for it - out on the track.

DwebMasta · Sat, Sep-29-2007, 08:11:29 PM

our cars are not faster than e46 m3s...

i dont know why people keep posting saying that their slightly modified us spec e36 m3 just beat an e46 m3

TeejSiege · Sat, Sep-29-2007, 09:41:44 PM

It only took me 20 stickers and an eBay turbo kit before I could beat an E46 M3, you guys must **** at driving...

M-avant · Sat, Sep-29-2007, 10:31:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DwebMasta

i dont know why people keep posting saying that their slightly modified us spec e36 m3 just beat an e46 m3

crack cocaine

inigo · Sun, Sep-30-2007, 12:17:25 AM

ive come to learn that what people do with there cars is there own buisness, wheather it be racing at 140 through traffic, or rubbing wax into baby butt smooth paint. Who are we to tell a grown adult not to do something. Humans will be humans and no human is perfect....

Sat, Sep-29-2007, 09:36:02 AM	#1
willipino Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Location: Bay Area	Bilstein Sports/H&R's Installed What's up guys. Thank you for all the input to my original post requesting suspension advice. I've had the new setup for 2 weeks now and couldn't be happier. Dropped $4200 on my baby, of which $2000 was labor, and it was money well spent. Along with the Bilsteins and H&R's, I had the shop install some Rogue Engineering rear shock mounts and SSK, a TMS trailing arm bushing limiter kit, new tires with 4 wheel alignment, and perform Inspection II. Wow. I've had it back for two weeks, and I've already gotten a ticket: 98 in a 65. Two more miles an hour and the bastard would've confiscated my license. Thank god he clocked me before I really got going. Raced an e46 M3 day before that on the freeway and had it pegged at the limiter for awhile. Only 137 mph, and he couldn't pass me. I think it had more to do with driver ability than the car. Some people just can't negotiate traffic at 140 mph. I've also been in the hills a few times in the past couple weeks and the handling is amazing. Hands down, best handling car I've ever driven. Truly, confidence inspiring, wallet emptying performance. Anyway, I highly recommend the Bilstein/H&R OE Sport set up. Handling improved tremendously but not at the expense of ride comfort. Yes, it is a little firmer, but just a little. And aesthetically, I'm also very happy. Didn't want to drastically change ride height. The half inch drop is perfect. Next upgrade? Software. 137 mph? Really? That's ridiculous. In the words of the immortal Captain Kirk - well, at least I think it was Capt. Kirk, I'm not a trekkie -, I need more power!

Sat, Sep-29-2007, 01:38:05 PM	#2
PhYrE Mmmmm-3 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,065 Reputation: 0 Location: Richmond Hill (Toronto), ON	Congrats on the suspension setup. Your thread seems to have nothing to do with the title- the suspension itself though. I'm not sure racing at 137mph on the street is really a good thing to post up on this forum. Just gives M3s and the forum a bad name for the rest of us. Take it to the track and keep it off the street- jeeze. -M __________________ 2008 BMW M3 Coupe (White on Fox Red) CF everything / Lowering springs / EDC / Tint AA Short Shifter SOLD - 1997 BMW M3 Coupe (Estoril Blue] VFE Supercharger Stage 1 Bilstein Sport Shocks/Struts Euro-M3 Springs Two-Piece Euro Rotors JVC KD-AR5500 Headunit Euro Headlights w/ TSX Projector Retrofit and HIDs VDO Gauges Harmon Kardon Amplifier retrofit 18-button OBC conversion retrofit BMW Euro (clear) corners, tails, sidemarkers ROH RT wheels / (f) 245/40/17 (r) 265/40/17 Toyo T1R

Sat, Sep-29-2007, 02:02:03 PM	#3
dust4life I hope you like drinking and sarcasm Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 25 Posts: 2,926 Reputation: 0 Location: Riverside	thanks for the recomendation as for the 137, do what you need to do but before you take a chance think of your car reduced to a junkyard cube either due to an accident or having it impounded by the gooberment... bilsteins + HRs = sex __________________ Last edited by dust4life; Sat, Sep-29-2007 at 05:26:56 PM. Reason: miseryloves is right.... its better this way

Sat, Sep-29-2007, 02:50:18 PM	#4
Cyrus Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 11,128 Reputation: 0	So you were negotiating traffic while racing another car at 140mph??? Wow. You're really tough. Putting other people's lives in danger is not cool. How old are you? If I were a mod, I would delete your thread. Couldn't you have given us the good info on your setup without the context of that juvenile story? __________________ 2009 BMW 328i xdrive 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata (for sale)

Sat, Sep-29-2007, 03:52:47 PM	#5
MiseryLovesCo gdmfkingcar Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 27 Posts: 328 Reputation: 0 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana	this threads going south. Id edit wreckless driving out of your body and say bilsteins + HRs = sex __________________

Sat, Sep-29-2007, 08:11:29 PM	#7
DwebMasta Unregistered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 829 Reputation: 0 Location: Vancouver, BC	our cars are not faster than e46 m3s... i dont know why people keep posting saying that their slightly modified us spec e36 m3 just beat an e46 m3 __________________ *2002 BMW M3*

Sat, Sep-29-2007, 09:41:44 PM	#8
TeejSiege Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 22 Reputation: 0	It only took me 20 stickers and an eBay turbo kit before I could beat an E46 M3, you guys must **** at driving...

Sun, Sep-30-2007, 12:17:25 AM	#10
inigo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 331 Reputation: 0	ive come to learn that what people do with there cars is there own buisness, wheather it be racing at 140 through traffic, or rubbing wax into baby butt smooth paint. Who are we to tell a grown adult not to do something. Humans will be humans and no human is perfect....

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