M3 folks! need help with suspension [Archive]

matt316felix

10-27-2007, 11:05 PM

how do you guys feel about H&R RSS coilover Street. good? bad? please help with feedback, if you dont like it, please state suspension that you do like :D thanks guys/gals!

RollinInGreenz

10-31-2007, 10:24 AM

I've never heard anyone complain about H&R, except on price...but they all say it's worth it

BLACK 1.8T

10-31-2007, 10:32 AM

Bilstein PSS9s seem to be very popular with the E46 M3 crowd.

bugzy

10-31-2007, 10:41 AM

I thought the PSS9's were bad for the E46 M3

The RSS series are track worthy, might be lil rough for street

Streamline

10-31-2007, 11:46 AM

I had H&R Coilovers on my GTi and they were stiff as bricks. They handled amazingly around turns but as a daily driver it nearly cracked my teeth out.

They are a great c/o if you can stand feeling every single strand of hair on the road.

BLACK 1.8T

10-31-2007, 12:37 PM

I thought the PSS9's were bad for the E46 M3

Hmmm. Not quite sure. All I know is that we have sold a good amount of PSS9 kits for the E46 M3 and a lot of E46Fanatics peeps with M3s are running PSS9s. That would suck if they really weren't good for it though.

Para

11-02-2007, 09:38 PM

I'm running Tein Coilovers on my E36 M3 and love them. I don't think that we've installed any PSS-9's on an E46 M3 though.

MikekiM

11-02-2007, 10:08 PM

I'm running the RSS coilovers on our E30. They're great on the track, I wouldn't at all recommend them on the street. They're a very short piston shock, and do not have enough droop to be comfortable.

Para

11-02-2007, 11:14 PM

I'm running the RSS coilovers on our E30. They're great on the track, I wouldn't at all recommend them on the street. They're a very short piston shock, and do not have enough droop to be comfortable.
Good point, for clarification I've been running my Teins for 2+ years of daily driving. :)

matt316felix

11-10-2007, 08:41 PM

thanks for the input guys

matt316felix

11-14-2007, 06:10 PM

wait.. so how much stiffer is racing than street? is it that much noticeable? im really leaning towards RSS, but all the daily driving thats gonna hurt my booty :(

MikekiM

11-14-2007, 07:19 PM

It's a definite increase in firmness. Not only that, the shocks are considerably shorter, so you lose a lot of suspension travel. Going sideways up and down those driveways will cause you to lift a wheel regularly, since you won't have the same travel to keep a wheel planted.

Brian22400

11-15-2007, 10:46 AM

This all depends on what you want out of the suspension. A pretty respected forum member on M3forums has a comparison of various Suspensions and intended target users. http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=180345

matt316felix

11-16-2007, 04:04 PM

This all depends on what you want out of the suspension. A pretty respected forum member on M3forums has a comparison of various Suspensions and intended target users. http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=180345

aww he doesnt like H&R :(
thanks for the info. helped out alot!

matt316felix

11-16-2007, 04:05 PM

It's a definite increase in firmness. Not only that, the shocks are considerably shorter, so you lose a lot of suspension travel. Going sideways up and down those driveways will cause you to lift a wheel regularly, since you won't have the same travel to keep a wheel planted.

gotcha!