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What's the advantage (if any) of coilovers over equivalent springs and shocks?
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What's the advantage (if any) of coilovers over equivalent springs and shocks?
As in a McPherson strut as opposed to separate spring and shock assembly?
Good question. Perhaps the layouts lend themselves differently to different body shapes. For example with the E46(and many others) rear suspension if the springs were on struts like the front you would need more room and thus loose a few inches of boot space. Maybe not so big a deal on bigger cars such as the e39 which are wider.
Handling essentially, less roll through corners and a better feel for the road surface through the steering. The cons are that they can cause a harsh ride depending on the road surface e.g A lumpy road will transmit every defect through the car. A big pro is that driving on smooth roads e.g motorway cruising is enhanced, you trade bouncing about like mad for a bit more noise but overall smoother comfier driving.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnH
An aftermarket spring/shock combo usually falls in to a price range that isn't far off an adjustable coilover kit so you can tune the damping to your liking and eventually find a happy medium for every type of driving that you do.
Coilovers are much lighter too...
So was the question about aftermarket coilovers vs oe struts? Or struts vs seperate spring/shock ?
I'm confused.
It was about coilovers vs separate spring/shocks but not necessarily oem.Quote:
Originally Posted by John_D
Why aren't there any decent e30 so left in the country????:hehe!:
Age, at +25 yrs old most have rotten away and good ones are snapped up and kept as keepers
Does the immobiliser allow the engine to crank or does it cut everything off so that it wont even turn?
Are winter tyres a 'must have' for rear wheel drive cars?
Nope but you can get around with much more confidence with them on as you sail past jeeps [emoji3]
iv had them on my e36 and e39 through bad winters the difference is incredible , i changed brakes last year to bigger ones so sold my winter wheels but luckily last winter was very mild the coupe was the worst in snow/ice loading up the boot helped a bit but not much