Bilstein B14 Too low?

oZades · 11-06-2025, 11:43 PM

Has anyone had issues with bilstein b14s sitting too low? I'm on 19s and have them set at the highest setting and my bumper is almost touching the ground.

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cruizinmax · 11-12-2025, 10:22 PM

Can you show the threaded collar on the shock? It seems like something could be wrong there.

whyzee125 · 11-12-2025, 10:38 PM

That's typical from what I've heard. You do have enough travel since that's how they're designed to run but they're still quite low. E30 perches or adding Dinan camber plates will increase your height.

craz azn · 11-18-2025, 10:33 AM

I used to run a set of these back in 2021-2022. They are super low. I had my adjuster all the way up in the front, and it was still almost too low for my liking. The rear was somewhere in the middle, luckily lots of adjustment there.

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cruizinmax Private First Class 33 Rep 112 Posts Drives: 99 Civic, 09 335i Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Springfield, MO iTrader: (0)	Can you show the threaded collar on the shock? It seems like something could be wrong there.
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whyzee125 Brigadier General 2429 Rep 4,418 Posts Drives: Dinan stage 2 335i Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Chattanooga Tn iTrader: (1)	That's typical from what I've heard. You do have enough travel since that's how they're designed to run but they're still quite low. E30 perches or adding Dinan camber plates will increase your height.
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craz azn Registered 13 Rep 48 Posts Drives: '87 M3, '06 325i Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada iTrader: (0)	I used to run a set of these back in 2021-2022. They are super low. I had my adjuster all the way up in the front, and it was still almost too low for my liking. The rear was somewhere in the middle, luckily lots of adjustment there.
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