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      06-05-2015, 10:07 PM   #1
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Houston suspension choice

Curious to see what Houstonians think of their suspension and wheel choice after having lived with it for a while.

I drove an M4 with the passive suspension today. Up in the Woodlands on 45 and the frontage road. I have to say...it felt damn rough. Of course, I have no idea what the tire pressures were, but it was riding on 19's.

All the cars I've driven to date have the active suspension, and I think it's well worth it. What say you? Are 19's and the active suspension an ok fit for Houston?

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I have no experience yet as I have yet to get my car. I did order mine with 18's just to be on safe side. Also have adaptive suspension.
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      06-08-2015, 03:18 AM   #3
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The roads are too bumpy for passive. I have 19s and adaptive and never drive on anything other than comfort. My kids go to sleep in the back
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      06-09-2015, 09:11 AM   #4
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I have finally settled on my settings. I leave the suspension in Comfort, even in M1 mode where I have the throttle and steering set to Sport. For M2, I have everything at Sport+ with MDM off. Too scared to turn TC off at the moment.

At $1000, the adaptive suspension should be a must-buy for everyone.
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Is adaptive and 19's soft enough for every day? Or are 18's advised?
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Is adaptive and 19's soft enough for every day? Or are 18's advised?
I have no problem with the ride of this car in my DD. I take it to work, the gym, and up to the Woodlands to see my family. I have never thought it was rougher than it needed to be.
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Adaptive and 19s here. My DD settings are sport, comfort, sport (throttle, suspension, steering) and it's right where I want it. I can't imagine being without the adaptive suspension on our roads.
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18's on standard. The extra thickness (40) on the 18s help absorb a lot of bumps. Suspension wise I have no complaints. Very compliant for Houston rodes IMO.
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18's on standard. The extra thickness (40) on the 18s help absorb a lot of bumps. Suspension wise I have no complaints. Very compliant for Houston rodes IMO.
Hmmm, now you've got me thinking.

I wonder if 18's on the adaptive would be superb. I do "like" the 19's but don't "love" them. Then again, they are a fairly cheap upgrade vs. a full set of something like HRE's, BBS's, etc.

Sounds like adaptive is a must on 19's, though.
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I am currently running stock 18's with the active suspension. The ride is good in both the comfort and sport settings.

I had a 2013 335i prior to this car lowered on h&r super sports with the dynamic handling package and can say that the ride is similar. the stock m3 suspension cracks much less over bumps than my lowered 335.

I will be upgrading to a set of 19's shortly. I like the look of the 19's much better. thee is too much sidewall with the 18's. the car looks to much like a toy car.
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I finally have mine now with 18's and active suspension. The ride is very compliant and smooth even over bumps and crappy Houston streets. Have the car in sport mostly too. I will be keeping the 18's, love the looks of the wheels and the ride is perfect for me. Plus, I like the fact that the 18's are much more rare on these cars.
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I have EDC with 19's and have no complaints. I use comfort 99% of the time, but am considering going with "Eibach F8X M3/M4 Pro-Kit Performance Spring Set" when I get wheels later this year. I imagine this will sacrifice a bit of ride quality, but it shouldn't be much worse.

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I have EDC with 19's and have no complaints. I use comfort 99% of the time, but am considering going with "Eibach F8X M3/M4 Pro-Kit Performance Spring Set" when I get wheels later this year. I imagine this will sacrifice a bit of ride quality, but it shouldn't be much worse.

http://ind-distribution.com/ind/cate...nce-spring-set
It mentions Plus-1 and Plus-2 wheels in the description. What are those?
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Current wheel size + an inch or two. E.g., 18" --> 20". I will stick with 19s, though.
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Standard suspension with 19's, it can get a little bumpy at times. I recommend the active now.
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19"s with active and always in comfort mode as a DD and perfectly fine (considering how crappy indeed our streets are!). Had these in mind when I choose and def do not regret it.
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No problems with passive and 19s, however I'm out in the Katy area where roads are a bit better.
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