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Suspension bilstein sport with jcw spring

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Old 03-26-2015, 09:00 AM
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bilstein sport with jcw spring

is anyone with an S running a bilstein sport with a jcw spring?. i found a really good price on both optipns
 
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i'm running them on my base cooper, like the setup a lot
 
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Old 03-27-2015, 10:36 AM
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i'm running them on my base cooper, like the setup a lot
nice! i was just curious. i see on here everyone seems to run the koni instead. how much did it drop you? i was reading someone had about .75 of in inch drop after it settled
 
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Originally Posted by jwildr56
nice! i was just curious. i see on here everyone seems to run the koni instead. how much did it drop you? i was reading someone had about .75 of in inch drop after it settled
probably dropped like half an inch.. it's hard to say, i didn't have the car for very long before i put the jcw springs in. i prefer bilsteins
 
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How is the ride over rough pavement with that setup?
 
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harsh, but my shocks have been custom valved. may consider getting out of these...
 
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I have the same set up but my bilsteins are not valved yet. I think combined with the JCW springs, it's really stiff. It handles very well in autox.
 
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