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      02-14-2023, 01:07 PM   #45
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Drives: e82 128i 6mt m sport
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Originally Posted by Fishee View Post
Grave digging a little here.

My factory M Sport struts and shocks are feeling pretty tired.
Time to replace / upgrade.

I have no intent of lowering the car, and want to retain the factory M Sport springs. I also, do not want to lift the car either, ride height is perfect.

Since I don't track the car, and it's used as a weekend toy, primarily on rough city streets - I'm looking for something that offers enhanced performance and comfort over the factory sachs.

I have experience with Bilstein sport (what they used to call the B6/B8).
I found them to be pretty harsh, combined with lowering springs - also, they actually lifted the car a bit. I do not want to alter the ride height.

I have no experience with Koni - though the Special Active seems to be a decent choice, at least by marketing language.

Looking for some opinions on the Koni SA vs. Bilstein B8.
SA with factory M Sport springs... a decent way to go to improve comfort while retaining or improving performance?

FYI - I don't winter drive, and I put on about 2000mi/3500km per year.
I'm debating the same thing right now on my near 100k m sport suspension... Leaning towards Koni as well since mine is mainly a DD
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