tuco

Interesting. I just measured mine to bottom of door handle and I am also 32.5" w 17" 138s, and about 3/8 tank. Must be the stock height as nothing has been done to mine at this point.

westcoast550

I was at my dealer today and did your test on an M5 vs a 550MSport............... did'nt have a tape measure so I just pegged it with the old finger on hip ruler . I would say the M5 is at least half an inch + higher than the 550 MSport.......... who says lowers better

bobster52

That's what I was thinking was the case because the M5 tires are appox 1.2" taller than our 535's or 550's. So that means that M5's are setting about 1/2" higher than our cars but because of the taller tires they look good I think. I feel that the 18" 124's on my 535 just look too small for the car and M5's look proportionally better and they are the same body. Like I have said on this forum before I saw a 545i with 245/40/19 frt and 275/35/19 rr and it looked really balanced. The other bonus is that those tire sizes are 1" taller than stock so the wheel wells are filled up by .5" all the way around and the car (with sport pkg susp) probably sits the same overall height as an M5.

Bob

BlaSTiWi

Yup same height here too even on 19" staggered wheel setup w/ 1/4 tank... ...now I gotta get my sport spring installed...

bobster52

I'd love to hear from those who have installed eibach or H & R springs. So far it looks like factory sport suspension drops from standard about .75", 2008 550i' sport is about the same as 535i sport and M5's actually sit higher than either. Come on guys let's get your numbers, bottom of drivers door handle doesn't change whether you have body kit, M5,xi, 19's, 20's etc.

525iEnjoy

H&R spring will take out 1.5 inches on a non sport model, thats measured from top of tire to bottom of fender well..will post mine soon

bobster52

Seems like the earlier sport suspension cars may sit lower than the newer ones. Question is whether that is spring sag or that they just changed the springs, I guess you could research part numbers. I guess replacement springs like H & R's would be equal though. It will beinteresting to see what your car measures with those springs.

525iEnjoy

Ok Measurements

front passenger: 30 3/16
Passenger rear: 31 3/8
Drivers front: 31
Drivers rear: 32

taken from ground to bottom of handles

ITNurse

535i non-sport, OEM suspension, 19in 166's, empty...gas tank too

31 7/8 from ground ----> bottom of the door handle.

c-jay168

Hi,

On 2004 545i non-sport with H&R Springs/Bilstein Sports/BFG 235/45/17 and 1/4 tank gas, measurement to bottom driver handle is 30.5 inches.

-CJ