Best Coil Suspension Conversion Kit?

[KyleNatolix5]

I'm not saying they are the greatest as I was only able to dig up with one review. The BC Racing Coils for the X, and the review was from one of the forum members X5girl. They will run ya just around a G note.

[TiAgX5]

Originally Posted by KyleNatolix5

I'm not saying they are the greatest as I was only able to dig up with one review. The BC Racing Coils for the X, and the review was from one of the forum members X5girl. They will run ya just around a G note.

You can read post #6 in this thread to see the why I think KW is pretty much the top of the heap (nothing worse then trying to save some $s on a labor intensive mod only to find dissatisfaction in the end result). I'm currently looking into a TOTAL Powerflex/heavy duty suspension bushing set to install with the KWs. With the ultra-stiff bushings there will be no excuses at alignment time to see a printout and hear "that's close enough" from the tech. I'm going for minimum camber/tow so the X is not a tire eater.

Having owned several coilover vehicles and setting corner balance/cross weights on my scales, I like the fact that the KWs have a low friction thread coating process that allows for adjusting without unloading the coilover (it sucks having to jack up, adjust, drop, re-settle the vehicle during the process).

[///Bruce]

Originally Posted by TiAgX5

You can read post #6 in this thread to see the why I think KW is pretty much the top of the heap (nothing worse then trying to save some $s on a labor intensive mod only to find dissatisfaction in the end result). I'm currently looking into a TOTAL Powerflex/heavy duty suspension bushing set to install with the KWs. With the ultra-stiff bushings there will be no excuses at alignment time to see a printout and hear "that's close enough" from the tech. I'm going for minimum camber/tow so the X is not a tire eater.

Having owned several coilover vehicles and setting corner balance/cross weights on my scales, I like the fact that the KWs have a low friction thread coating process that allows for adjusting without unloading the coilover (it sucks having to jack up, adjust, drop, re-settle the vehicle during the process).

Just noticed something: you own a 4.4i. Yours does not count. It is not a self-leveling setup. Quiet!

[TiAgX5]

Originally Posted by ///Bruce

Just noticed something: you own a 4.4i. Yours does not count. It is not a self-leveling setup. Quiet!

???

I made that point clear in the 9th post of this thread..."I have rear air on a sport pkg '03, at first sign of airride failure the KW Var 3s will be installed, will re-code to remove airride function."

The rear air has yet to fail (over 200k miles).

Don't understand the "Quiet" comment, having researched/installed/set-up/corner balanced/tracked/street driven (over 150k miles) several coilover vehicles personally (sig pic show two of them, ZR-1 & Hennessy Viper, at Sebring track day).

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by TiAgX5

???

I made that point clear in the 9th post of this thread..."I have rear air on a sport pkg '03, at first sign of airride failure the KW Var 3s will be installed, will re-code to remove airride function."

The rear air has yet to fail (over 200k miles).

Don't understand the "Quiet" comment, having researched/installed/set-up/corner balanced/tracked/street driven (over 150k miles) several coilover vehicles personally (sig pic show two of them, ZR-1 & Hennessy Viper, at Sebring track day).

Yes the rear air X5's can last quite some time. I have see 3 examples so far in excess of 220,000 miles on original rear air system.