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      01-21-2013, 08:30 PM   #1
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Drives: 2008 135i vert Cobb Stage2
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Winnipeg, Canada

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KW V2's installed in my 2008 MSport

I have never liked the suspension on my X3 and bought a set of KW V2's to hopefully improve the ride. I just had them installed on the weekend and have some tuning too do. Right now I set the dampening in the middle but it think I want to go softer, which means I need to rip the rear interior out again to get at the adjustments.

At the current settings the X3 handles extremely well and feels very planted. Acceleration, braking and handling have been noticeably improved.

The only downside is that I seem to have more noise in the cabin then before, the coilovers seem noisy compared to the stock suspension. I put new strut mounts on all 4 corners but didn't touch anything else.

Here are some before and after pics. I could easily tuck the tires if I wanted to, this is a little over half way down.

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