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09-27-2018, 09:26 PM | #23 |
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bring up an old thread. just got my BMW PS and they (BMW) gave me 31 33 6 788 891 T1 for the fronts and 33 53 6 788 898 for the rears when I gave my vin #. I have a base 128i M sport manual, no sunroof, no nav. Now on the hunt for Bilstien dampers, and I am converting the rear lower camber arms to 1m/M3 so on the fence to go B6 1M damper which is HD, or the M3 B8 damper...
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09-28-2018, 10:18 AM | #24 | |
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On another note, Bilstein supply has been horrendous in North America, I've been hunting for a driver side B8 since July, and nothing yet. Called a bunch of places and they all say it's been a disaster with Bilstein. Bilstein Canada (Essex Distributors) are bringing them in direct from Germany at this point.... |
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09-28-2018, 11:13 AM | #25 | |
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about the 1M rear damper, they only offer a B6, and concerned that the damper rate maybe too high, and stroke too short with the B8 intended for the M3 chassis. I think the spring rate on the rear stock 1M is 500lbs/in and the BMW PS is ~ 460lbs/in. A lot of guess work, but the stock setup on my car, are horrible right now. the 16 year old E39 I had on stock M sport setup was far better for its age... |
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09-28-2018, 12:32 PM | #26 | |
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As far as stock levels, it's a strange issue...I had chat with Bimmerworld reps yesterday, as well as JRP, Marcor, and Essex. All of them stated Bilstein is having strange supply problems - Bimmerworld said they are back ordered on 77% of all Bilstein items. If you are looking at M3 specific parts you might be lucky and not have the issue as those parts might be available, the specific part I'm looking for at the moment happens to be one of those that are impossible to find....Steve from JRP said he's had one on order since 2017 and it hasn't come in !!!!!! As far as your damper choice is concerned, yea that's a bit of guessing game I suppose. It may work out with the B6, just the stroke may not be quite optimized. Having said that, I know people on this forum ran Swift Spec R springs with B6 dampers on their cars with no apparent issue... Good luck... |
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09-29-2018, 09:10 AM | #27 | |
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09-29-2018, 12:11 PM | #28 |
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For what it's worth - I've got BWM PS and Koni Yellows and quite happy with the setup.
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01-03-2019, 10:19 AM | #29 | |
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I settled on these same spring numbers for my similarly equipped (or stripped) 2011 128i. I am also pairing them with Bilstein B8 shocks. How did this setup work out for you? |
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01-05-2019, 12:20 AM | #30 |
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Hey Chris, have not gotten my dampers, waiting for the back order to go away before I order, as one of the fronts is still showing delays ( Feb 1st now at Turner)...
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I had Koni shocks with Eibach springs on an Accord. I agree that they function great. My problems with them were that the rears started leaking (replaced under warranty) and the paint didn't hold up. I was informed by Koni that they use water base paint due to environmental regulations and the finish can't hold up well to winter salt. Not having this past experience, I would have absolutely gone with Koni. |
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01-05-2019, 08:58 AM | #33 |
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Had same problem with Bilsteins on Toyota PU. Factory setup started leaking 3 mos after delivery. Just a counterpoint, not a judgement on general quality of either brand.
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01-05-2019, 09:35 AM | #34 |
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01-06-2019, 07:17 AM | #36 |
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Yeah, B8, all 4. Only guessing, maybe a month at the most? I wasn't in a hurry so the timing really wasn't an issue for me.
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01-06-2019, 05:13 PM | #37 | |
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Also the fronts, do you think the B6 shock would work on the BMW PS? also same, as this is mainly a Street occasional Track setup, want to ensure suspension travel if at all possible. Glad to see someone else going down the same path on suspension setup. |
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