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Originally Posted by vinuneuro
I've seen many shock dyno's at not once has has aftermarket damper's valving matched the oem. There's no reason to go with any aftermarket damper in this situation since BMW developed the oem shocks, and Sach's (ZF Sach's) manufacture's them.
If you're really obsessed with Bilstein you can buy one new front and rear oem damper, have it dyno'd, and then have Bilstein revalve the bilstein shocks to oem specs.
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Just curious, but could the fact that the car appears to sit higher with new shocks have anyhting to do with the fact that most people who change their shocks have significant mileage on the springs? In other words, could the springs be sagging a little by typical shock replacement milage, 60-150K? That would make the car appear a little lower and then when you slap some stiffer Bilsteins on there it raises up? Could that also be part of the issue?
Sorry kjack, I would have never in a million years guessed that shocks could make a car ride higher. I know the Bilsteins are stiff, but figured the weight of the car would have been to much to make a difference.