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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS
The M3 is on ST XTA coilovers with 19" wheels. The 330CI is on Bilstein B8 + H&R Race Springs with 18" wheels. The M3, surprisingly, had much more of a compliant ride quality. The steering rack in the M3 sucks. It's light (soft) and numb. It doesn't provide much feedback, whereas the turn in on the 330CI is much more direct with lots more feedback.
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The compliant ride comes down to shock travel and shock damping. A good coilover usually comes with a shortened shock allowing you to not bottom and typically appropriate damping. A drop spring on a shock limits your compression travel and the damping isnt matched on the compression or rebound side. What most ppl don't know and likely have never experienced is the more baller the shock is, the more spring you can typically run while having a better ride than a normally stock setup. But it comes with a price tag which scares most ppl away.