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Originally Posted by bimalh
The thing I have learnt is to find the best goddamn mod Guru and his/her shop. Look for the cars they mod - if you see multiple $60K+ cars being modded on a single day (sampled on 3 different days) then that is the shop for you 
So my Guru said that spend the extra $600 and go with the KW Variant 3 and he told me why I should not be going with V1 and V2. I do not want to write the reasons here and upset fellow enthusiasts who own them. So I have V3s on the wife's car as well as mine. They are all set to the factory recommendation - I like that setting since I do very normal human being type driving
BUT What a difference on ride quality. Earlier - I would say the stock 228i was like a prancing horse - all over the place and I would feel scared taking curved ramps onto highways.... But now it just sticks sticks and sticks and BEHAVES. But I have to say it is due the combo of the KWs (50%), M3 Control Arms (25%) and Sway Bars (25%)
I am delaying on the PSS since I have almost there type tires which I had chosen as an option when I ordered the car. So let them wear out and then will change to PSS. |
The main difference in the KW V3 is they are dual adjustable for rebound and compression, V2 is a single knob that adjusts both and V1 comes with preset damping. The V3 is a nice coilover if you know how to set it up but it's overkill for most people.
Bilstein makes a B14 PSS kit for cars without electronic suspension that will fit the OP's car and pretty reasonably priced for a quality product. I'm either getting it or the M Performance suspension when the time comes.