Hello!

Does anybody have the eibach swaybars and pro-springs setup with stock wheels?
What kind of aftermarket shocks do you have?
Need a stiffer ride then stock, and looking to pull .9 g's.
I other have had the car for a week and it needs to be more responsive.
I have a 2002 BMW 330 with sports suspension and any looking for that type or slightly stiffer.
Any other recommendations for suspension setup would be helpful and places to buy online?
Thanks

m

 

I have the eibach springs, but im looking at installing the F-Sport swaybars in the near future. You might want to consider picking up the F-Sport springs, shocks, sway bars, and chassis brace. All of the suspension components compliment each other, and would make for a pretty sweet ride.

 

i dont think you will get the stiffness on the bmw with just the eibach springs.

go get some coilovers.

 

Why type of coilovers would you recommend

 

i have the tanabe coil overs along with the teas unit to control the rebound...also hotchkis sways with the rear set on stiff. all i have to say is night and day!

 

regardless of what coilovers you have, I doubt you can have that BMW feeling stiffness such as on the M3.

 

Not true! I have owned a few BMW's! You just need to know what springs to get for what you want!

 

There's no magic to what BMW does. They are just very good at putting together a quality suspension. There is no reason we can't do the same with the right components.

 

What have you owned? My siblings own a 335i and my cousin owns m3. Considering how soft the stock suspension on the is350. It will be hard to copy the feeling with just springs. I will soon find out if the TEIN coilovers can copy the feeling of the BMW.

 

97 M3 & 99 540i sport....I have had my fair share of cars and I am a big fan of BMW and Audi. I traded a 05.5 Audi S4 for this car....this is why I have springs on my car! Either way you cant go wrong! Just wanted people to know that you can get this kind of ride with out coilovers if that is what they want. Better to have them and see right hand IMO.

there are many springs out there so its all about which ones you choose! Look at the tires on those BMW's and what is on your IS. IMO make sure you are comparing fairly! If you drove my car I bet you would think differently. But I have great tires with one of the more aggressive springs out there for our car.

Coilovers will allow you more options and flexibility then springs hands down! You can select the drop and the ride quality! Many on here have said the the TeinCS offer the same ride as OEM but with a drop? To me that isnt like a BMW. I think if you want a ride similar to that then TeinSS coilovers or something comparable are the better direction to go. Just IMO anyway.

Mike

 

Again guys thanks for the info.
I may go with aftermarket shocks in the future. This may or not be my daily driver, since I still have my BMW.
Also, what's the deal with the springs lowering the car unevenly.
Is this just a problem with Toyota's and Lexus's?
Is this anything to be concerned about?
I have read that coilovers lowers the car evenly.
Thanks for any info.

M