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#40601 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Funny, I just had this convo with a few friends over dinner. Here's my tier list in terms of compliance over straight up performance (so fun daily driver spec). Best to worst
1. KW CS on FK8 CTR
2. OEM FK8 CTR
2.5 HFP Suspension on FA5 Civic Si
3. Bilstein B8 + H&R Race springs on E46 330ci
4. Extends on FK8 CTR
Tein Flex Z on CSX-S
Ohlins R&T on 996 GT3
5. Racelands on E36 M3
6. STA XTA on E46 M3
7. KW V3 on 964
8. Silvers on F10 535i
9. KW V1 on R53 Mini (the old one)
10. BCR on MK7.5 Golf R
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|| SOLD 97 E36 M3 Sedan | Arctic Silver | 5MT ||
|| RIP 02 E46 330ci | Schwartz Black II | 5MT | M-Tech II | Black Cube | Shadowline | Stoff Laser/Anthrazit ||
|| RIP 02 E46 M3 | Carbon Black | 6MT ||
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Today, 04:35 AM
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#40602 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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What you really want is 4 leaf springs ya nooooobs. It’s called an ox cart.
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Today, 07:37 AM
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#40603 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Today, 09:10 AM
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#40604 | | RS Veteran
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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS  8. Silvers on F10 535i | Curious about the Silvers on how this was decided and your impressions.
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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS I literally do not plan on buying another vehicle in my lifetime, assuming it doesn't get written off. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Badhobz I think she’s one of those weirdos who gets off on feeding fat fucks. Pretty sure she feeds me and then goes home to cook her own baooo yuuu with supreme sauce | | |
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Today, 10:41 AM
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#40605 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes Curious about the Silvers on how this was decided and your impressions. | I think my friend ruined his car imo, cause I remember what stock felt like. While body roll is now controlled and it looks good lowered, it's a bit too crashy for my liking - rides worse than racelands imo (could be weight diff). The car handles decently well, but my rating is based on compliance and comfort, with performance into consideration. All coilovers definitely handle better or as good as OEM FK8 suspension, but all of these coilovers aside from the KW CS, feel too meh for me to switch out of the OEM FK8 suspension.
I think I'm due for a suspension refresh in the FK8. It's not shot, but it's definitely worn and I can tell that it's much worse at 120K than what it was at 50K (duh). If I had it my way, I'd replace with Bilstein B8 + springs and call it a day. I don't have the budget for good coils, and I'd rather do shock + springs over budget (sub $3K) coils. Unfortunately, there's no Bilstein application for the FK8.
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|| 18 FK8 | R-18692 | Rallye Red | 6 MT ||
|| SOLD 97 E36 M3 Sedan | Arctic Silver | 5MT ||
|| RIP 02 E46 330ci | Schwartz Black II | 5MT | M-Tech II | Black Cube | Shadowline | Stoff Laser/Anthrazit ||
|| RIP 02 E46 M3 | Carbon Black | 6MT ||
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Today, 11:36 AM
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#40606 | | RS Veteran
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I was curious about Silvers because they just appeared out of nowhere and was unsure whether they were up to snuff or not.
At 120K, yes, time to refresh the suspension and wear items such as motor and transmission mounts.
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Originally Posted by Badhobz I think she’s one of those weirdos who gets off on feeding fat fucks. Pretty sure she feeds me and then goes home to cook her own baooo yuuu with supreme sauce | | |
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Today, 01:01 PM
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#40607 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS I think my friend ruined his car imo, cause I remember what stock felt like. While body roll is now controlled and it looks good lowered, it's a bit too crashy for my liking - rides worse than racelands imo (could be weight diff). The car handles decently well, but my rating is based on compliance and comfort, with performance into consideration. All coilovers definitely handle better or as good as OEM FK8 suspension, but all of these coilovers aside from the KW CS, feel too meh for me to switch out of the OEM FK8 suspension.
I think I'm due for a suspension refresh in the FK8. It's not shot, but it's definitely worn and I can tell that it's much worse at 120K than what it was at 50K (duh). If I had it my way, I'd replace with Bilstein B8 + springs and call it a day. I don't have the budget for good coils, and I'd rather do shock + springs over budget (sub $3K) coils. Unfortunately, there's no Bilstein application for the FK8. | A good spring goes a long way. I was in the Swift camp because they make quality springs back in the day. I'm not sure if it's still the case, but Swift replacement springs is a huge thing for the BC coils world. The other choice is Hyperco but I'm not sure Hyperco makes street springs.
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Today, 01:17 PM
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#40608 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Swift springs on stock shocks is a horrible idea on the type r. Way too stiff. Idk why people pair springs onto stock shocks.. seriously.
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|| 18 FK8 | R-18692 | Rallye Red | 6 MT ||
|| SOLD 97 E36 M3 Sedan | Arctic Silver | 5MT ||
|| RIP 02 E46 330ci | Schwartz Black II | 5MT | M-Tech II | Black Cube | Shadowline | Stoff Laser/Anthrazit ||
|| RIP 02 E46 M3 | Carbon Black | 6MT ||
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Today, 02:13 PM
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#40609 | | Performance Moderator
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BB knows so much about rough rides
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