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Originally Posted by 16g-95gsx
After driving it with a proper alignment I am fairly impressed how much tighter the truck is with no adverse harshness on the softest damper setting. On the firmest (32 way adjustable) it is noticeably firmer but I still would say it's about as harsh as most oem truck suspensions. Very impressed and glad that I made the switch, having been skeptical at first I would highly recommend the swap to others.
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The best thing ab coilovers is being able to set the weight balance to perfect 50/50- 'corner weighting'. I did this on my E39 540. Basically, we used scales under all four tires and set it so each read exactly 25% of the vehicle's weight. Put a couple hundred pounds of sand in that front driver's seat when doing this for absolutely perfect results.
On the E39, this made the big sedan move around like an E46. Yes, they're *supposed* to be 50/50 from the factory, but we all know those big ole 315's are heavier than the fronts. And there is no way they accounted for a driver. On my E39 in particular, they didn't plan on a huge aluminum radiator (with twice the fluid weight) and a big ole supercharger up front. On my E53, I could balance out the heavy under ride protection up front. But I wont. I like and I have used the ability to raise and lower the suspension enough that I will keep it.
For the 'stance' crowd, this will upset the perfectly even height at all four corners. For the 'coil overs is for slammed' crowd.. well.. you can have a lower ride height that is also balanced. But the key for coils is balance- not looks. The performance reward is totally worth the little bit of 'off-balance' look.
03-17-2017, 01:33 PM
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