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Dee
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:40 am

Lads i am just about to purchase some Bilstein sprintline shocks for my E30 325i se, what do you lot think of them, oh and i have a set of 40mm spax springs on the car already :D
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:50 am

billies the not to be sniffed at..top shock.
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:56 am

Cool, so it looks like i am making the right choice :D
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:00 am

yeah i agree they are great
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:18 am

Great thats 2 peps who have come back with positive feed back. My pal is running them on his E30 M3 and loves'em :D
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:29 am

If your talking about the suspension kit its not great because of the springs. It uses Venturi ones. Non progressive and way too soft.

Youve sent me a PM saying it will cost you Ԛ£375 for just the shocks. Your better off buying the H&R cup kit and saving shit loads of money too.

Anyone with the Cup kit can confirm how good it is. E30Adam, karan, Simon13 (uses thes springs), Jimbob.......the list goes on.
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:31 am

You can also go for 4 Koni Sport Shocks (the ones with the shorter rods) for Ԛ£385. Fully adjustable and guaranteed fun factor! They go from stock soft to very hard.

If your defo want the Bilstien Sport shocks then they are Ԛ£370 through the shop - take 7-10 working days to arrive.
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:44 am

I am running Bilstien E30 M3 front shocks and E30 M3/325i rears and have to say I am very impressed with them, the only thing that lets them down is the Cr*p boge springs so may invest in some H & R springs when I get round to it.


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Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:48 am

I had bilsteins + H&R springs on my old E30. Was very good but very hard.
What really annoyed me is all the cars with the H&R cup kit handled better and rode so much smoother. Hence I bought the Cup kit for my touring.

Its all down to the fact that the H&R cup kit has matched springs and shocks. Mixing and matching is usually very hard to get right.
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:58 pm

aaaaahhhhhh, just be talking to M5pilot and hes talking about the H&R cup kit man i dont no what to do now :mad: go for billie or the cup kit :mad:
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:01 pm

Matched kit is going to be better.

Your getting Billies in the H&R anyway.

Your saving quite a few quid too!

Lots of references on the zone that say the H&R kit is excellent.
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:06 pm

Mr pilot

Thanks for your help and i do understand what your saying but i kind made my mind up on the billies :mad: and now to find out that H&R shock are billies. Either way i will by them through the Zone shop
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:29 pm

Cup Kit if you want awesome handling and smooth ride!
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:33 pm

i have no idea whats on mine, is there anyway of finding out?
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