Bilstein B8 struts with H&R Sport Springs | PART2

Finally! The day has come! I am installing new suspension on my BMW F30 335i!
Bilstein B8 struts with H&R Sport Springs
This is PART 2 of 2!
FYI, you do not NEED the ECS Tuning Installation Kit - you can reuse all of your stock components if you want. I wanted to keep all of my stock suspension intact, so I opted to buy the ECS Tuning Installation Kit.
Suspension components:
Bilstein B8 struts: www.ecstuning....
H&R Sport Springs: www.ecstuning....
ECS Tuning Installation Kit: www.ecstuning....
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[@natemallory9141]

Ordered this combo completely blind to be installed next week on my Porsche and am now very excited. Ride height is SPOT ON. Did not want a slammed car. THANK YOU 👍🏾

[@accelerated_motion]

That is great to hear! It’s a solid setup that’s for sure! Thanks for watching my video!

[@zero92able]

Replacing my blown magride suspensions on my 8V S3 in two weeks with B8 struts, H&R supersport springs and EMD spacers. Cant wait

[@accelerated_motion]

Nice! This is a solid daily setup, so I think you'll enjoy it!

[@zero92able]

@@accelerated_motion Looking forward to the improvement for sure. Question: are you running spacers here or just new offset wheels? Its a nice flush fit.

[@accelerated_motion]

@@zero92able No spacers here. These are OEM F8X M3/M4 wheels with smaller tires to fit the F30.

[@Onizukachan915]

B8s have internal bump stops. You should cut the stop down to just keep the dust shield and get more travel back. Next time you are in there again.

[@accelerated_motion]

Only the fronts have internal bump stops from my understanding. But we will see if I bottom the rears out at all. Havent thus far!

[@kylebm3]

@@accelerated_motion hi, i am thinking about doing this same setup on my f30. have you had any issues yet while resusing the original bump stops after driving it for some time? thanks

[@accelerated_motion]

@@kylebm3 Zero issues with reusing bump stops. Bump stops dont usually go bad.

[@MacLaw3084]

very nice, man. i may go this route on my e90 335i as well.

[@accelerated_motion]

You should!

[@simonromero4294]

Looks awesome, perfect height for my daily too!!!! My only concern it’s the ride comfort, way stiffer than stock? I have EDC in my 340i would you suggest go that route or a different one, never track just daily. Thanks again Adam @Accelerated Motion, excellent as always and details on building on point 🙏🏻👏🏆

[@Onizukachan915]

Simon Romero if you have edc, go with eibachs (aka acs) on the stock electronic dampeners.

[@accelerated_motion]

I like all of my cars to be lower than stock but with a stock feel. This setup is definitely stiffer than stock MSport suspension, but it isnt jarring or harsh at all. Feels pretty solid. I like to think of it as being OEM+ suspension. I'm happy with it so far!

[@simonromero4294]

F31 ///M Sport Do you have a link for those? Thanks

[@ericwatler23]

How close is the ride quality to stock?

[@stringqueso]

So the height from before and after stayed the same, right ?

[@accelerated_motion]

No - the car lowered due to the addition of H&R Sport springs.

[@rolo7487]

I have a 160k M sport and I’m thinking of going with the B12 Pro kit from Ecs or fcp Euro with the red Eibach springs

[@Jorgis99]

I actually went with b8 and eibach pro kit...

[@accelerated_motion]

Also a good choice!

[@malcolmn.5222]

How was the ride comfort on that setup? What was drop that the springs offered?

[@PedroSousaa]

You need to upload a new vidio driving the car to show how it handles.

[@accelerated_motion]

I can certainly do that in a future video!

[@1ckacso]

@@accelerated_motion that would be great to see a future driving video - I have the same setup in my touring and would be interested to hear your feedback on your setup in terms of how settled it feels, bottoming out on road dips, transitions

[@PedroSousaa]

​@@accelerated_motion I also have the same bilstein struts but with Eibach pro-kit springs on my bmw E60 and I like my car a lot more after this suspension refresh.

[@accelerated_motion]

@@1ckacso I can try to put a video together and give my opinions!

[@accelerated_motion]

@@PedroSousaa Nice! Cant go wrong with that setup too.

[@rivaled]

perfect height imo

[@accelerated_motion]

Thanks! I like it so far! Its not too low. Very functional and great for daily driving!

[@rivaled]

@@accelerated_motion Do you ever get that bottomed out feeling? Currently on lowering springs with stock shocks and struts. Hoping these will solve my problem.

[@anthonypipia6990]

@@accelerated_motion would you recommend this set up over a b14 Bilstein coil over kit?

[@accelerated_motion]

@@anthonypipia6990 for the price point, yes. I don’t have experience with the b14 kit personally, but this setup is really great

[@anthonypipia6990]

@@accelerated_motion okay and what size wheel and tires do you have?

[@derekg238]

I am thinking of lowering my car with h&r and buy those bilsteim b8's also. Do you think its too low for a daily driver? Also whats the finger gap?

[@accelerated_motion]

I think its the perfect suspension setup for a daily. Finger gap will depend on the tire sizes you go with. In this video I had about 2 fingers. After this, I switched to a taller sidewall tire and it went down to 1 finger gap. Plenty of ground clearance though.

[@derekg238]

@@accelerated_motion you said you switched to a different higher sidewall tire. What tire was that?

[@alextucciorealtor]

I just installed bilstein b8s and h&r sport on my f30. It is perfect for a DD. Not too low and the handling is amazing. Stiff but not crazy. The way the car should come stock to be honest. The f30 suspension, even the m sport, is trash.

[@Gutearth]

What are the specs of your wheels/tires? Trying to decide if my 19's with 245/40R19 will fit.

[@accelerated_motion]

19x9+29 19x10+40 235/35/19 265/30/19

[@TK-gd9td]

I believe I remember reading forums with pics of people have gone up to 19x 9.5 + stock offsets and put on 255/35/19 on the f30 generation maximum; it was within mms from the shocks. But I think it also depends on how much you lower your car as well so you should try measuring the distance from the brake rotors to your shocks at your ride height to get a rough estimate for your situation.

[@alexlop758]

You lost 1/8” in the rear and 1/2” in the back are you happy with that, Or do you wish it was a little lower?

[@accelerated_motion]

For a daily, this ride height is perfect in my opinion. Low but still functional without much scrapping.

[@tomgreen3284]

Its still sitting high. Do h&r do lower ones? Thanks

[@accelerated_motion]

There is a H&R Super Sport which is lower than the Sport that I installed.

[@calessassracer]

@@accelerated_motion Which I went with and hate it!

[@accelerated_motion]

@@calessassracer I heard Super Sport is much harsher.

[@tom232722gda]

will it be too low to pass obstacles?

[@accelerated_motion]

For a daily, I think this is the perfect setup. Still functional, but looks like its been lowered. And not harsh or jarring whatsoever.

[@mark-ui8lu]

Tire package is way too small. Speedometer and odometer are incorrect. As well as shift schedules as they are based on speed and output shaft speed. I like how people just come up with whatever they want lol

[@accelerated_motion]

LOL ok.

[@JohnTorreyblahblahblah]

Do I need the ECS Tuning Installation Kit if I am installing the same hardware you did for my 2013 335i Xdrive?

[@accelerated_motion]

No you do not. You can reuse all of your existing parts and pieces. I only bought the ECS kit in order to put some of it together on the table and also wanted to keep my stock parts intact

[@JohnTorreyblahblahblah]

@@accelerated_motion Just installed this setup on my 2013 335i xdrvei and its definitely stiff but handles really well. So there is definitely no adjustments that can be made with the B8 shocks I installed to make it a little softer?

[@darrinlogan]

So I just install b8 on 2017 jetta gli. I noticed the ride is still hard. So how long was your break in Point.

[@accelerated_motion]

It all depends what springs you paired it with. That will determine your stiffness more than the B8.

[@darrinlogan]

Okay thanks

[@colinng9113]

How's the ride so far? Looking to get a similar setup as i have already have H&Rs on my 335i.

[@accelerated_motion]

I honestly love it! Its only a tad bit harder than stock Msport suspension. It feels really nice though. Perfect for daily driving. Not jarring or annoying at all. Highly recommend!

[@Tunehead99]

I had b4 on my e46 with h&r sports springs on loved them so much i drove my car for no reason at times,im getting a 335i and will also use h&r super sport springs,i want to kno if i should go to b4 again or go to b8 but i don't want a harsh annoying ride

[@accelerated_motion]

@@Tunehead99 Nice! I think the B8's are a newer version. I dont think you can go wrong either way though!

[@DavidMassieux]

@@Tunehead99 in what type of area did you drive it if you don't mind?

[@Tunehead99]

@@DavidMassieux decent areas no crazy pot holes or nothing.

[@efthimios]

I hear hr springs are awful wonder why people use them over dinan or bilsteins? Is it bouncy!? Did you changed bump stops and upper and lower mounts ?

[@accelerated_motion]

H&R springs are very harsh when paired with OEM struts. However, with Bilstein's, the combination is quite good. I would say its only a tad stiffer than stock and it feels really nice. Not bouncy at all. Im using OEM bump stocks and stock top mounts.

[@efthimios]

@@accelerated_motion loved your video it’s probably one of the best instructional types out there. Bump stops confused me so I thought bilstein had their own bumpstops and don’t have to worry about them, I had eibach in past I put on my TA and it slammed it I’m leaning to dinan as not much drop but 30pct stiffer from what I read? I have 2011 335 xi

[@accelerated_motion]

@@efthimios Thanks for the comment! Bilstein uses internal bump stops in the front struts, but the rear I had to use the OEM bump stops. DINAN offers pretty conservative drop. We did COBB springs on my buddys 2011 E90 335i. The drop is pretty decent. Still functional, got rid of quite a bit of wheel gap, and looks pretty nice with the right wheel/tire setup. There are a few videos of his car on my channel as well if you search around.

[@paladin3116]

what michelin tires are those?

[@accelerated_motion]

Pilot Sport 4S!

[@ozkanyalcin6634]

How much is the lowering from your h&r spring 30mm ?

[@accelerated_motion]

Watch video 1 of this install series. I mention the drop over stock Msport suspension.

[@stringqueso]

Ordered this set up and my car is rubbing on inner liner

[@accelerated_motion]

A lot of factors at play here. Mostly your wheel and tire setup.

[@stringqueso]

@@accelerated_motionI’m running 255/35/19 in the rear and got your same set up. But it’s rubbing for some reason. Tried rolling fenders and no luck

[@FrankiE90jl]

Does the ride height change after couple month?

[@accelerated_motion]

Nope, not really! Pretty much was the same and did not settle much from this video.

[@FrankiE90jl]

@@accelerated_motion thanks good to know! Im considering to put b12 kit on my e90 too. Kinda worry about if its gonna be too low since I drive it for daily

[@accelerated_motion]

@@FrankiE90jl I considered B12 as well but this option was slightly cheaper. Very happy with how it turned out and this car was my daily driver so it worked out perfectly.

[@FrankiE90jl]

@@accelerated_motion That what I needed as well cuz I drive my e90 for daily too. The other thing I was worry about is that my e90 didnt come with m sport suspension. I saw some picture that people without the m sport suspension used b12, the front end didnt even lower

[@TheTerminartor47]

Are those run flats?

[@accelerated_motion]

No. Theyre Michelin Pilot Sport 4S

[@ericwatler23]

How close is the ride quality to stock?

[@ericwatler23]

How close is the ride quality to stock?

[@accelerated_motion]

Only a tad stiffer than stock. I think this combination is perfect for a daily driver car. Highly recommend. Very pleased.

[@ericwatler23]

@@accelerated_motion I have the pro kit eibach lowering springs and their shocks and struts. I’m lowered 1.2 in the front 1.4 in the back and over bumps it rides really really bad but smooth roads and dips in the Road it rides better than stock so I’m kind of OK with it but I just want a better ride quality I’m a 59-year-old hot roder I will always have a hot rod and a low car… but it’s got to be a way to lower your car, even 2 inches and still keep a good ride quality the same stock. The reason I said that, 29 years ago, I lowered my 91 Acura legend and I didn’t know that them clowns lowered it by clamping the springs down 2 1/2 inches lower and My Car actually road better than stock I know that sounds crazy, but it did and way better than theseLowering Springs and their shocks and struts. So they did it the street way on my car, and my car rode better than it did before I lowered it so again I say there’s got to be a way for us hot rodders to lower our cars and have a good ride quality when your car is low. You know you’re gonna scrape once in a while thats the life. And you car looks good homie