The feedback on this will be interesting. I have just come back from a 30 mile cross country blast on some favourite roads over the Wessex Downs (I needed to buy some fuel) and was so impressed by the suspension and steering on my new GS. It has only done 27k, which I am sure helps but it is 16 years old. Many used cars are in desperate need of new dampers and I wonder how many keyboard warriors talk badly about cars because of tired dampers and incorrect alignment? As amazingly well built as Porsche 993s were, they started life on dampers that were well past their best by 45k miles. Switching to Bilstein PSS9s was a revelation. I wonder if there is such an option for the GS. I am now going to find an excuse to run an errand this afternoon in the GS. Perhaps 6 pints of milk in the fridge is not enough......
I would imagine it’s possible to get some aftermarket coliovers with switchable damping, that could be interesting.
An expensive dual reservoir type setup might be an impressive upgrade if well setup.
There are a lot of cheap and naff coil overs out there though.
I’m not always a fan as the threads and locking nuts can corrode/seize up.
When I ref re-freshed my Z3M Coupe I went for oem plus Bilstein dampers, slightly lower progressive springs and updated anti roll bars. A great compromise setup and well accepted to be better than a set of mid price coilovers, a lot of people actually switched back. The BMW did have Mac Strutt a up front and a crude swing arm at the back though.
I was surprised to see that the GS and 4200 have a sort of threaded coilover shock as standard; with the double wishbones that’s pretty impressive.