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      08-03-2008, 03:24 PM   #1
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Bilstein PSS10's

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      08-03-2008, 04:27 PM   #2
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Impressions or ban! :wink:
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      08-03-2008, 04:32 PM   #3
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:eyebulge:I'll choose liberty over death!

I'll have it up in a few days after testing the higher dampening settings :wink:
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omg slammed! awesome!!

some more side shots please~
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      08-03-2008, 05:04 PM   #5
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      08-03-2008, 05:45 PM   #6
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ahh pics are red x's...
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      08-04-2008, 12:02 AM   #7
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Not sure what happened to the images, maybe picasa doesn't like hotlinking... but here's my gallery...

Thanks for the compliments

http://picasaweb.google.com/mzaiderm...PThunderLights
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SWEET! Where did you buy these? I thought these weren't available yet.
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      08-04-2008, 12:12 AM   #9
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I got them from Turner Motorsports. Part is the same for the e90/e92. I posted a pic of the Bilstein manual that shows the coilovers are the same for both cars.
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      08-04-2008, 12:27 AM   #10
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      08-04-2008, 06:35 AM   #11
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Looks great! When I first saw this thread, it had no pics in it either, and I thought you were doing a huge tease in just saying "are heaven". Thanks for the link.
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I got them from Turner Motorsports. Part is the same for the e90/e92. I posted a pic of the Bilstein manual that shows the coilovers are the same for both cars.
what?!?!?!

any e90 coilovers will fit the 135i? they are the same suspension?
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      08-04-2008, 06:25 PM   #13
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Quote:
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what?!?!?!

any e90 coilovers will fit the 135i? they are the same suspension?

The Bilstein website lists a part number for PSS9, but not PSS10. If indeed they are the E90 setup, I suspect the spring rates may not be optimized for the E82.
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      08-04-2008, 06:48 PM   #14
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Apparently the spring rates for pss10 (for E90) are very very similar to the spring rates for the PSS9 (for E82)... only slightly stiffer...on the front or back i forget which
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      08-04-2008, 11:23 PM   #15
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how much??
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      08-05-2008, 12:09 AM   #16
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I talked to Bilstein several times to ensure the part numbers are the same. There is a different part number, but that is a PSS9, not 10. They consolidated the two and they are now the same part number. Look at the manual in my gallery I posted.

Spring rates are the same as the e90/e92, the back is stiffer by 5lbs, which is less then 1%

They are about $1900 from Turner.

So far they have been everything that I would imagine. I'm currently on setting 4/10 front and rear. Body roll is gone, car feels very neutral and very responsive. I would say it's about 20% stiffer over the stock suspension, I was quite surprised. I was expecting a harsh jarring ride because that's what I've always heard of coilovers and I'm used to the spring/strut setup.

Looks do come at a premium, my driving style has been severely altered as the car would love to kiss the speed bumps.

I would definitely recommend this to anyone on the fence of which brand suspension to go with. I cannot speak for the KW's, but the Bilstein's are monotube.
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      08-05-2008, 11:36 AM   #17
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Looks great.
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      08-05-2008, 02:32 PM   #18
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Thats a very nice ride height, but im guessing unlike PA you guys dont have potholes like a 16 year olds face like we do
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      08-05-2008, 03:21 PM   #19
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My brother has those one his 325 and they are awesome, I can only imagine how they run on a 135. Looks great!
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      08-05-2008, 11:46 PM   #20
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Thanks for the compliments!

Not too many potholes here in socal but there are some questionable areas, I stay away from there.
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      08-09-2008, 07:25 PM   #21
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1Mor does Bilstein allow you to specify spring lengths?
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      08-09-2008, 07:46 PM   #22
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No, I wouldn't think that would be a good idea because the struts would not be valved to the correct spec if that was adjustable.
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