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      11-07-2011, 12:59 PM   #56
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Originally Posted by Blue55 View Post
Quality coil overs does not automatically equate to better. Who told you that? Good handling is about integrating the components together to achieve some kind of desired compromise of mechanical grip, ride, turn in, compliance etc. Dropping the car 2-3" like they have done will surely result in almost no compliance and the back end is going to come out if you hit a bump mid-corner. These folks are concerned with STYLE, not with handling. Anyone can slap springs/coils on a car and claim it handles better. Where are the track numbers and test results????

I agree that I wouldn't have dropped them THAT low. But let's not forget that BMW specs these to street comfort mode, not track mode.

I would have also gotten rid of those chrome trimmed kidney grills.
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