The pros and cons of coilovers.

[gooner1]

Hi, I will soon be the owner of a 1994 e36 325i automatic convertible. The car will be used purely Fo weekends and sunny days, and mainly on B roads/country lanes.
Car is currently fitted with coilovers, of which I have absolutely nil knowledge or experience of .
Would any E36 owners kindly point out the answers to the topic question.

TIA,Rob.

[iSore]

They're mostly bloody awful, cheap ebay rubbish with guesstimated spring and damper rates. The expensive ones are alright but for an E36 Convertible, they don't do anything a decent standard set up won't also do very well. My Convertible ran on Eibach springs and standard (new) Boge dampers and it drove very well.

[Output Flange]

I picked up a 328i recently that, when a front shock needed replacing, was instead fitted with a set of coilers.

They're rubbish. Properly rubbish. To the point where I've bought 4x Bilstein dampers and OE springs to replace them.

Unless you're spending four figures, don't do it.

[Output Flange]

I should add, I've also had E36s on bottom-of-the-range Intrax coilers (OK) and £3500 of Black Art Design (very, very good).

People somehow convince themselves that "you get what you pay for" doesn't apply to coilovers - it absolutely does.

[E-bmw]

^^^^ Wot 'e said!

You get what you pay for, don't "DIS" all coilovers because certain coilovers are cr@p.

Many are superb, many are crud!

You may need to be a bit more specific to get a more useful answer.