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[chris55552]

Originally Posted by whyzee125

Koni sport with stock springs is a good combo. If you want slightly stiffer then go Dinan. Don’t lower it if you aren’t worried about looks, these cars already don’t have a ton of travel.

You my freind have been super helpful, what a blessing this forum is for us trying to navigate our way through the unknown...Geeze I dont think I could own a bmw without peer support, id wind up in a straight jacket in the funny farm and Im dead serious lol. Thanks a ton for your insight.

[chris55552]

Na im sure the Koni yellows are for me, I mainly want to reduce the floaty boaty body roll my car has and gain the confidence inspiring planted feel konis are famous for. I think its tremendous these shocks kinda give you the best of both worlds. I got to thinking about it today and no matter what Im going to have to pay someone to install them, its just best if i let the pros do it, I can be a wrecking ball with tools in my hands. Being that Im paying someone to do it Im thinking it may be a wast of money to buy from strut monkey and pay them to assemble the shocks and springs when im going to have to turn around and pay the installer to put them on...I think !!

[chris55552]

Originally Posted by mattanderson

As a general rule, I'd say no, you don't need springs to run upgraded shocks.

I think OE Sport springs + Koni yellows would be a great combo.

I briefly ran OE non-Sport springs with my Koni yellows on the lowest damping setting, and it was a bit soft and bouncy for my tastes.

If you really just want OE-quality ride, I'd consider something like the Bilstein B4's and save a few bucks. Especially if you like the stock non-Sport springs.

so you would recommend staying at stock height to prevent problems, and just go with sport springs?

[chris55552]

Originally Posted by crashoverride

I would push back in that you might want to get your suspension fixed up before adding new tires as a bad suspension will prematurely wear out good new tires. Which the tire shop will not honor the warranty on if wear is suspension related.

Definitely and good point