Opinions on Bilstein Sport (sorry, caps lock was stuck!)

Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:12 pm

Hi there guys may i have ur opinions on these shocks please?? these are bilstein sport shocks more uprated that the original mtech billy shocks has anyone ever used these and can i have any information on them possible cheeerrs lads ian...

Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:30 pm

ian im using them on my motorsport,front and rear and they are excellent,the ride is so smooth,and make the drive really comfortable.

Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:02 pm

Those in the piccie aren't for the E30 though are they?

Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:01 pm

ok thanks shaz no thats just wat theyre though theyre above the mtech ones but not adjustable aparantly? anymore opinions??

Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:25 pm

Hi Ian, I'm on Bilstein Sport shocks and springs (Terra) all round on MTech struts. Give mine a 'try before you buy' if you want.

Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:13 pm

hi there m8 yeh thatd be wicked monsport m8!! dont suppose ur going to the donnington meet are ya the total bmw show ??

Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:48 pm

ian

its not the total bmw show this year.

Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:57 pm

do u mean the inverted dampers?

Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:03 pm

ok jon lol!! watever show it is its at donington lol!!

cooooooool u goin jon anyway m8 ?

Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:14 pm

Brilliant shocks dude. Are you buying them from the zone shop?

Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:19 pm

billy sports are what the m-tech 1 sport came with from the factory! just the ones now are better because of new technology.

But Ian did u know they have a life time warranty so u can send the originals back and have them rebuilt by biltsein for nothing. Thats if they are still on the car that is!

Won't be quite as good as todays version but will still cut the mustard no doubt

Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:37 pm

yeh si m8 i kinda know all that fair play though for that m8!! to be fair im unsure im thinking of just going for some H&R 60mm - 40 mm drop to be honest not sure lol though!! cant help but play god e30s r addictive lol

Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:45 pm

Hi Ian again,
Not going up to Donnington I'm afraid. Have some health probs that are curtailing my activities a bit. Happy to make a local meet somewhere. Daytimes are usually OK. Give us a buz tomorrow, just going out.

Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:11 pm

ok m8 np i do hope u get better soon m8 and nothings not too bad take care buddy ian,

Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:50 pm

if u want 60/40 drop u have to buy the cup kit complete with shocks, they don't sell just the springs, i wish they did as they would of been on my sport the first time round!

Post Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:04 am

Maybe I should ask them to supply these springs on their own?

Post Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:29 am

hi sal m8 i tell ya wat m8 the shops looking good belive it or not its a bit of a tough one has anyone heard of ian curry?? apparantly he works for one of the magazines he had a e30 m3 which hed done absolutly everything to he had these shocks on it for 1000 miles then took them off and bought some coilovers he then took the car to SPA and Wrote it off totalled it.......
and the guy who bought them never put them on and is now going for coilovers so hes decided to sell them theyre still in perfect condition however its just the shocks and he wants 175 pounds for them!! now i must admit im still not sure at to wat to go for i must say the H&R cup kit looks superb! but i have always liked billys!! lol

god theres so much choice lol help!!

Post Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:36 am

H&R shocks are made by bilstein Ian so your not losing anything.

The Bilsteins you want to buy will work excellently with a set of H&R springs.

The Cup kit will be a bit lower and the handling probably even better from my own personal experience and others.

My personal opiiojn would be to buy everything new so I would go for the Cup kit.

Post Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:20 pm

right sal maybe i will just wait till me wages are clear and go treat meself to a cup kit lol!! it looks like we have the best price here on the zone lol i can fit it myself would like to do all the bushes at the same time too!! lol

god i bought it as a daily driver n now im getting carried away ive decided im holding on to put the h35 bak on the road till my 25th birthday lol so ive got a few months to do this one lol then thats it lol

Post Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:29 pm

Your not even 25 and you got a H35! Git!

Anyway, prces are th best around on the zone shop. Get the powerflex front bushes - you'll love em! Easy to fit aswell.

Give me a call to discuss anything your not sure about.

Post Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:58 pm

we tried to get some 60/40 springs on their own from H&R they said they would do it, BUT only in a batch of 100 sets or it wasnt worth their while! which is hairy muff

I think the cupkit would be miles better if they had the proper inverted bilstein shocks, as the ones used in both cupkits, don't even seem matched to the springs. I say this because this new 35mm cupkit uses the same shocks as the 60/40 kit. So what is going on there? this is why the cupkit is cheap because the shocks are pony!