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Originally Posted by fascistbullyboy
Hi all, thanks for all the replies.
I'm actually surprised the linked thread hadn't come up when I did my google searches. Interesting. That thread is very informative indeed.
The car is going to be daily driven with the occasional backroads/canyons. I actually came to the 135i from two R53 Mini Cooper S'. Since I got rid of the RFT I've been pretty underwhelmed with how sloppy and disconnected the car felt and saw this as an opportunity to tighten things up a bit. The power is fun and all but the turn in and roll is just so brutal.
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The stock shocks/struts are awful. New rear subframe bushings and new shocks/struts are the two of the biggest things you can do to improve handling feel (probably in that order,) and Bilstein or Koni are two of the most popular, reasonably priced options around here. If you want to improve turn in, you can look into M3 arms and Dinan camber plates up front, too.