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Old 04-18-2006 | 06:29 PM
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Just curious if anyone has dropped their xi yet, by how much and with what product? Even with the style 166 rims on my car, there is still a substantial gap between the tire and the car. Wondering if dropping the car will negatively affect the AWD? Trying to figure out my options for reducing the gap. Any suggestions?

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Old 04-18-2006 | 06:34 PM
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I'm wondering the same thing. All the major brands like Eibach, HR, don't list our xi models suitable for lowering.
Old 04-18-2006 | 06:51 PM
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Hey SP530xi, your car really looks fantastic. Nice and clean. Smooth and debadged. Good job.
Old 04-19-2006 | 03:22 AM
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I still don;t get what is the deal with the Xi cars being so high or having problems to lower them.....
I had a Audi Quattro and I had it lowered as crazy......racing setup....so low I couldn't even parkin the city centre.
I don't see what is so different about the hight of Xi cars????
Old 04-19-2006 | 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by SP530xi' post='270876' date='Apr 18 2006, 09:29 PM
Just curious if anyone has dropped their xi yet, by how much and with what product? Even with the style 166 rims on my car, there is still a substantial gap between the tire and the car. Wondering if dropping the car will negatively affect the AWD? Trying to figure out my options for reducing the gap. Any suggestions?

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What is the size of your spacers?? Your rims are really comming outside the car
Old 04-19-2006 | 06:47 AM
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Peter is right as usual X5 has X-drive also as it is in its name and HM can slam in 412 bhp and 30 mm lowering w/o any problem with 22" wheels and do 269km/h!!!
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Originally Posted by xexyus' post='271062' date='Apr 19 2006, 08:12 AM
What is the size of your spacers?? Your rims are really comming outside the car

I don't have any spacers. Just the wheels.
Old 04-19-2006 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by poleposition' post='270891' date='Apr 18 2006, 09:51 PM
Hey SP530xi, your car really looks fantastic. Nice and clean. Smooth and debadged. Good job.
Thanks Poleposition
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