Bilstein B12 height photo request

[cee]

Hi guys, I'm after some photos please of cars on the b12 kit (both heights). Preferably with 15/16" wheels.

Please say which variant of the kit and what size wheels. Cheers

[mwggriffiths]

It's not the best angle, but here is mine about 24hrs after installing the kit on my iS - Eibach -30mm springs and B8 Dampers:



Those front tyres are 205 55 R15, but so are the backs, and the backs are about 10mm smaller despite nominally being the same size

[cee]

Same spec tyres and wheels, and that's exactly the same height as my iS with stock suspension... Confused...

EDIT: Actually, it looks slightly higher than mine at the back...

[mwggriffiths]

Same spec tyres and wheels, and that's exactly the same height as my iS with stock suspension... Confused...

EDIT: Actually, it looks slightly higher than mine at the back...

The iS is -15mm from the factory, relative to a regular 4 pot I believe. Your tired old springs could easily have dropped another 15mm relative to my brand new, barely run in -30mm springs

[cee]

Mine @ what I thought was stock height...

Must have dropped, cause the two look pretty similar!

[clarko74]

Here's mine on Eibachs and Bilstein B8's:



This was taken only a couple of days after fitting so it may have settled a little more.

And bear in mind that mine is pre-facelift so has higher rear arches.

[clarko74]

Wheel/tyres will also make a difference. Mine above is on 16" wheels with 205/50 tyres.

[cee]

Thanks guys. Is the kit literally just a set of B8s and some springs put together in one package - meaning that if I were to buy the two seperately I'd be getting exactly the same thing?

[clarko74]

I did buy mine separately but as far as I'm aware that is all the B12 kit is: a set of Eibach springs and B8 dampers.

I think that I read somewhere that the B12 kit came with H&R springs at some point too, not sure about that though.

[cee]

Okay, sounds good. Thanks

[mwggriffiths]

Okay, sounds good. Thanks

Remember the iS has 51mm struts and a 4 pot, so it needs iS spec dampers on the front. Check the B12 kit has them, I bought them all separately to be sure

[cee]

Yeah thanks. Rears are the same either way then? I plan to do an M52 swap at some point so may wait til then and do the lot together...

[mwggriffiths]

Yeah thanks. Rears are the same either way then? I plan to do an M52 swap at some point so may wait til then and do the lot together...

I believe they're the same as the other 4 pot Coupes. Tourings and Saloons will probably be different because they've got different masses over the rear You may want to double check that though

[cee]

Surely a second set of doors wouldn't warrant a change in dampers? Either way I'll look into it, thanks!

[mwggriffiths]

I've just checked and every model (Tourings and Coupes, 4 pots and 6 pots) seem to have the same part numbers :/

[cee]