167 (M6) Wheels on E61 (touring)
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Originally Posted by Tiago' post='332052' date='Sep 8 2006, 01:41 AM
Or maybe he is selling the same wheels for the 6th time. <_< As for the 285/30-19, i think that it is too much rubber when it cames with 245/40-18 from stock.
I have one question for you: do you have BMW sport suspension with eibach springs? And once you have lower profile tires in 19", how is the ride quality compared to stock?
I have one question for you: do you have BMW sport suspension with eibach springs? And once you have lower profile tires in 19", how is the ride quality compared to stock?
Yes I do have stock non sport socks (I wish I had sport) with eibach pro-kit.
The ride quality is exactly what I like ...as I have a familly and making trips all the time. I would say it's balanced, not stiff but also not a bit loose like stock (which is way better than MBs stock) and the handling is unbeatable.
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I bought yesterday a E61 535d M-tech. As for the wheels nothing can match the 167 in style, weight and quality. But once i have sport suspension (stiff shocks, lower springs and stronger sways), maybe the pro kit will make the car too stiff, specially for a touring. What i would like to have is the same ride quality with the car dropped 30mm.
PS: I think i read that you made a 3.0 engine swap (231hp). I saw on http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ESS-Supercharger-KIT-BMW-E46-323-325-328-330-M3-System_W0QQitemZ250024985420QQihZ015QQcategoryZ72205QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem at a very low price a complete supercharger kit (ecu included) from ESS. They can put reliable almost 350hp in that engine.
PS: I think i read that you made a 3.0 engine swap (231hp). I saw on http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ESS-Supercharger-KIT-BMW-E46-323-325-328-330-M3-System_W0QQitemZ250024985420QQihZ015QQcategoryZ72205QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem at a very low price a complete supercharger kit (ecu included) from ESS. They can put reliable almost 350hp in that engine.
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Originally Posted by Tiago' post='332068' date='Sep 8 2006, 02:52 AM
I bought yesterday a E61 535d M-tech. As for the wheels nothing can match the 167 in style, weight and quality. But once i have sport suspension (stiff shocks, lower springs and stronger sways), maybe the pro kit will make the car too stiff, specially for a touring. What i would like to have is the same ride quality with the car dropped 30mm.
PS: I think i read that you made a 3.0 engine swap (231hp). I saw on EBAY at a very low price a complete supercharger kit (ecu included) from ESS. They can put reliable almost 350hp in that engine.
PS: I think i read that you made a 3.0 engine swap (231hp). I saw on EBAY at a very low price a complete supercharger kit (ecu included) from ESS. They can put reliable almost 350hp in that engine.
It was a modded 520i that I found in a BMW specialist engineer store. I'm thinking to do a swap like this on mine, but a little later.
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Originally Posted by nicke60gre' post='332082' date='Sep 8 2006, 01:22 AM
M sport is like 17 mm lower than stock, pro kit is 30mm and very cheap around 350 Eur. installed ....you choose
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Originally Posted by Tiago' post='332089' date='Sep 8 2006, 03:41 AM
I think that you didn't understood. I already have M sport suspension on my car, so the pro kit will lower 30mm more. That means ~47mm lower than a car with regular suspension.
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Originally Posted by nicke60gre' post='332226' date='Sep 8 2006, 11:32 AM
Haha no, that means that the Msport E60 with eibach will be dropped 13 mm more.
Tiago: Remember that you have airsuspension at the rear, and whatever spring you bought Eibach Pro 30mm or Eibach Race 50mm, you have to adjust your rear at BMW by programming, and there you can chose what hight you want!
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Originally Posted by M530DT' post='332770' date='Sep 9 2006, 11:58 PM
Tiago: Remember that you have airsuspension at the rear, and whatever spring you bought Eibach Pro 30mm or Eibach Race 50mm, you have to adjust your rear at BMW by programming, and there you can chose what hight you want!
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Originally Posted by nicke60gre' post='331968' date='Sep 7 2006, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiago' post='332974' date='Sep 10 2006, 09:00 PM
I already talked with my bmw local dealer and they said that can lower the rear easily with no charge but i don't know want spring to choose. At the moment i have two fingers of gap in the front between the top of wheel and the fender. How much did it lower the eibach pro in your car? Did it make the car more stiff?