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At the time of this install my car had 51,000 miles on it and things had started to feel a little floaty and sloppy at times. This prompted me to start shopping for suspension upgrades. As always, everyone has an
opinion, and there are a few “common” setups out there, but the thing that brought me to the H&R coilover kit was the fact that they are engineered as a set. No mixing and matching various companies products. As a somewhat anal mechanical engineer myself, this engineered “system” seemed appealing, and heck, those front struts do look cool. My only concern was the ride. I have a dedicated autocross/track car, so the M3 is the fair-weather daily driver and I wasn’t about to ruin the streetablility of the car. Many horror stories abound and I was concerned about the impending purchase. But with the pushing of a few informed souls,I took the plunge. I figured if the ride was that bad, somebody was going to get a really good deal on a
slightly used coilover set. Check out the inpressions section to see if anything is for sale.

Tools need:
This is a list of the tools I used for the install.
· ½ drive ratchet and sockets in metric sizes (13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22mm should probably be all that you need)
· ½ drive impact wrench (the more torque capacity the better!!!!)
· Air compressor
· ½ drive extensions (helpful in the tight spots, 6” should suffice)
· Snap ring pliers (if you don’t have a set, a cheap Autozone version will suffice for the limited use)
· Small punch
· Hammer or other blunt instrument for “persuading”
· Channel-Lock pliers
· Set of metric allen wrenches
· Small slotted screwdriver
· Stubby phillips screwdriver
· 16mm cone wrench (available at any reputable bike shop…more on this later)
· Spring compressors (after many suspension swaps, I finally bought my own instead of renting. Got aset from Harbor Freight for $10)
· Torque wrench
· Hydraulic floor jack
· Two (2) jackstands required (Four (4) preferred, explanation to follow)

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