Shock absorbers Rancho or KONI

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.

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

Koni yellows are adjustable to suit your preferences. Bilsteins are not. Both are high quality and arguably an improvement over the stock (Sachs probably) dampers. I run my Koni yellows on full soft and they’re very comfortable.

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

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