2" drop? good or bad, eibach?
06-05-2006, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by poleposition' post='292533' date='Jun 4 2006, 10:33 PM
sorry to hear that
It's okay with the money that i saved i have planned plenty of ugrading mods to my beautiful car. Wait for pics, my garage is full of toys.
Stay tunned
06-06-2006, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by iceman316' post='292203' date='Jun 4 2006, 12:53 AM
Nope Eibach doesn't make springs for a 2" drop only H&R Race has the 2" drop 
here's a pic of 2" drop on a 545.
here's a pic of 2" drop on a 545.
06-06-2006, 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by heezy545i' post='293141' date='Jun 6 2006, 03:14 AM
Do you have any camber issues with a 2" drop?
06-06-2006, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by allenman' post='293245' date='Jun 6 2006, 06:20 AM
Certainly you will. Some of these ideas amaze me here--people are scared to death of using over an 18" wheel for fear of ride quality, but they want to stick their car in the ground and think there are no compromises. Yes, you will have tire wear issues, camber issues, ride height issues, and "rattle/groan" issues too (these cars just aren't put together that well). These are just part of the compromise if you want to run your car that low. If you live in SoCal and your car is an occasional one, and the roads are perfect, less problems. But still things to deal with. 10-20 mm from stock, not such a big deal. But 2" or so is 50MM! Just gotta be realistic.
Thanks for your posts
06-06-2006, 10:54 AM
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[quote name='rjcastr' date='Jun 6 2006, 10:35 AM' post='293309']
I think a lot of us, and i do say a lot of us, me being included want the best look for our vehicles.
As do I. And there are no stupid questions....
I'm simply saying that the right "look" is a combination of ride height, wheels, and other cosmetics that add up to the right combo. Just because the wheels are huge, or the ride height is crazy low, or the car has a giant cowcatcher nose doesn't automatically make it great looking. It's the combination of everything, properly done. I just meant to say that I find it amusing when people want a certain look, but think they can get it by circumventing good sense, or methods that have proven to be good ones. (E.g. : 'I'm going to cut the springs out of my car because I want it lower than any spring manufacturer will sensibly make, but I'm going to run 17" wheels so it won't ride poorly"--follow? Me neither.
Okay, way too much on this. Sorry, old dude out now.
I think a lot of us, and i do say a lot of us, me being included want the best look for our vehicles.
As do I. And there are no stupid questions....
I'm simply saying that the right "look" is a combination of ride height, wheels, and other cosmetics that add up to the right combo. Just because the wheels are huge, or the ride height is crazy low, or the car has a giant cowcatcher nose doesn't automatically make it great looking. It's the combination of everything, properly done. I just meant to say that I find it amusing when people want a certain look, but think they can get it by circumventing good sense, or methods that have proven to be good ones. (E.g. : 'I'm going to cut the springs out of my car because I want it lower than any spring manufacturer will sensibly make, but I'm going to run 17" wheels so it won't ride poorly"--follow? Me neither.
Okay, way too much on this. Sorry, old dude out now.
06-06-2006, 05:30 PM
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One of the results of lowering a car is the introduction of more negative camber on the front and rear wheels. Some negative camber is good for handling, but too much will result in poor handling and uneven tire wear.
After you get an alignment, you will know whether they are able to get it within stock specification or not. Perhaps even an aggressive alignment instead. A drastic drop will result in too much camber and it is unlikely that the technician will able to get it within spec during alignment. In this case, you would need adjustable camber arms or "a" arms to get within spec. Adjusting camber and getting within spec would mean a larger tire patch on the ground along with better handling and even tire wear.
Unfortunately, I don't think they even make adjustable camber arms for the e60.
After you get an alignment, you will know whether they are able to get it within stock specification or not. Perhaps even an aggressive alignment instead. A drastic drop will result in too much camber and it is unlikely that the technician will able to get it within spec during alignment. In this case, you would need adjustable camber arms or "a" arms to get within spec. Adjusting camber and getting within spec would mean a larger tire patch on the ground along with better handling and even tire wear.
Unfortunately, I don't think they even make adjustable camber arms for the e60.
06-06-2006, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by heezy545i' post='293559' date='Jun 6 2006, 08:30 PM
One of the results of lowering a car is the introduction of more negative camber on the front and rear wheels. Some negative camber is good for handling, but too much will result in poor handling and uneven tire wear.
After you get an alignment, you will know whether they are able to get it within stock specification or not. Perhaps even an aggressive alignment instead. A drastic drop will result in too much camber and it is unlikely that the technician will able to get it within spec during alignment. In this case, you would need adjustable camber arms or "a" arms to get within spec. Adjusting camber and getting within spec would mean a larger tire patch on the ground along with better handling and even tire wear.
Unfortunately, I don't think they even make adjustable camber arms for the e60.
After you get an alignment, you will know whether they are able to get it within stock specification or not. Perhaps even an aggressive alignment instead. A drastic drop will result in too much camber and it is unlikely that the technician will able to get it within spec during alignment. In this case, you would need adjustable camber arms or "a" arms to get within spec. Adjusting camber and getting within spec would mean a larger tire patch on the ground along with better handling and even tire wear.
Unfortunately, I don't think they even make adjustable camber arms for the e60.
Thanks for the info. I highly doubt that a 2" in drop can be re aligned to stock specification.
Anyone know if this is the case?
06-06-2006, 06:56 PM
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I found these with a quick search http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/detai...ODUCT_ID=193516 not sure if it's applicable however.
