Shock absorbers Bilstein or Sachs

Bilsteins B6 perfect with 4 thick 7/16 washers.

I’d recommend Bilstein 5100 shocks, and old man emu springs for about a 2 inch lift.

They are of fantastic quality. Fully assembled made for easy install. Ride quality improved on and offroad.

I have 318is with eibach pro kit 1 inch lower and bilstein b8 (basically original) and it drives like a dream. I personally dont like lowered or slam cars especially as its classic and i want to enjoy the deive not be bothered with potholes. If tou really want to lower it make sure the springs and shocks are good quality. Previous suspension was TA tehnica and the entire chassis was moving on potholes. My previous e30 (316i) had the same stupid TA tehnica and I swapped the suspension from a e30 wagon that had the same ground clearance as you and it perfect for the city

I got h and r lowering springs and bilstein B8 shocks and struts. They work really well. And i can go over speed bumps and handle rough roads.

Note 5100s are stiff... Not a soak up the bumps kind of shock FYI

I like mine, just didn't know beforehand so I was a little surprised it felt stiffer than OEM. Also more composed on hard hits, washboard, etc. And notably less body roll, good for on road handling in that sense...

Massive increase in ride quality and drivability after putting some Bilsteins on.

We also have really bad roads. Stock ride height and stock shock absorbers work very good. The factory specification is oil in the front and gas in the rear. We usually use Sachs on our cars.

I'm running Bilstein on the rear with the quadralift airbags. Seems to be a decent match.

5100’s ride is horrible, you’ll regret not spending a couple extra bucks!!