Shock absorbers KONI or Dobinsons

Fresh suspension, Koni shocks and H&R Springs. New front and rear shock mounts

My recommendation for street is Koni Yellows with the FM springs.

Koni Special Actives are an excellent choice for your objectives.

Have a look at some Koni sports they keep the car handling well and can lower it to close that gap up a bit and take off the blue tint.

I\u2019d personally recommend some Koni yellows off FM.

Swapped out the Toytec Aluma Boss 2.0 for Dobinsons MRR long travel in the rear & extended travel up front. Added Dobinsons billet UCAs and 600lb rear springs. Night & day difference in ride quality on the 2+ hour drive home

Family member has a f30 with b8s and I've had countless cars on stiff coilovers. I ended up doing koni orange (str.t) and Hr springs. Feels like a click above fresh factory suspension. Tight and responsive but never jarring. Iirc koni yellows on a lower setting can achieve the same feeling.

I have the entry level E46 Ground Control setup that includes Koni shocks. It's a vastly superior ride to the bilstein PSS kit I had before this but the kit is not perfect

I swapped them into my 2018 performance and the difference was extremely subtle.

I went back to OEM after Koni Yellows with Eibach springs on both. The freeways in SoCal were too rough and it felt like I was crashing constantly