Before & After (aka) "Beauty & The Beast"
08-29-2008, 10:10 PM
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My Ride: 03 BMW E60 520i - Steptronic - Black Sapphire - Style 116 wheels (Pirelli PZero Rosso) - PDC - Beige Dakota Leather - Dark Poplar Wood
You're right, you can't upgrade to 166 wheels and not dropping the car. Enjoy your mod.
08-29-2008, 11:11 PM
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My Ride: I have an 05 545i. It's a manual with a few options. This is my first BMW but I don't know how I'll ever be able to switch to something else.
You'll get a little bit of drop once they've broken in, usually within 500 miles or so. I used to run h&r sports with some kyb strut/shock combo on my integra back in the day, very nice ride and good drop
08-29-2008, 11:45 PM
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
Retired Rides - 1989 325i convertible, 1995 M3, 2002 X5, 2005 545i, 2008 X5 (Lemon)
Looks great! 
08-30-2008, 05:14 AM
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My Ride: 2011, X6 Hybrid . Alpine White , every option. 20" Conti' NON runflats,OEM trunk spoiler , LUX V3 AE's , HP Thunder Fogs , custom front bumper reflector delete........
Great job, looks great !
08-30-2008, 05:51 AM
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But, just to show you how close the tire is to the top of the fender in the rear.... I hope it doesn't settle much more!!!!! Remember, the rims I have are M6 Off-set, so they sit out wider than a stock M5 would:
The gap is something like 3/4" only. The ONLY REASON I DON'T RUB IS BECAUSE OF THE KONI SHOCKS. If I chose to just install H&R springs and call it a day, my ride would be bouncy as hell and I would rub that fender every bump. The new sport shocks prevent rapid up & down movement on bumps and I can tell the difference.
08-30-2008, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Howitzer' post='657593' date='Aug 29 2008, 09:50 PM
Once upon a time.......I was a happy little motoring Bimmer neophyte as seen here, bone stock with a horrendous spoiler, no rims, non-sport, and crying for help:
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Shortly after, Garry from Newport BMW helped solve part of the problem by providing new 166 wheels, (still horrendous spoiler, non-sport suspension, ....look at the enormous fender gap!
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And today I finally dropped it. Thanks David, (E60 forum member) who provided the Koni sport suspension, Eurogarage for the H&R Sport Springs, A&L Auto Body in Palatine, IL. (ask for Anthony), for the awesome service and installation, and Trinity for more solid advice than you can imagine. I'm ALMOST done!
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Hopefully these H&R springs settle a little bit after today. I realize they are cold-rolled and probably won't settle because of higher quality, but one can hope. Regardless, I'm quite happy with the drop compared to what it was. To me, its a difference between night and day. Besides the asthetic improvement, the car handles amazingly well with the new shocks/struts/springs. Its literally a different car. Thank you E60.net!
Next up:
Mild Tinting
Euro sticker install (got em in the mail yesterday)
M-Tech front / Sides
Shadowline trim
Attachment 58043
Shortly after, Garry from Newport BMW helped solve part of the problem by providing new 166 wheels, (still horrendous spoiler, non-sport suspension, ....look at the enormous fender gap!
[attachment=75713:BEFORE2.jpg]
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[attachment=75715:BEFORE4.jpg]
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And today I finally dropped it. Thanks David, (E60 forum member) who provided the Koni sport suspension, Eurogarage for the H&R Sport Springs, A&L Auto Body in Palatine, IL. (ask for Anthony), for the awesome service and installation, and Trinity for more solid advice than you can imagine. I'm ALMOST done!
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IC6.jpg]Hopefully these H&R springs settle a little bit after today. I realize they are cold-rolled and probably won't settle because of higher quality, but one can hope. Regardless, I'm quite happy with the drop compared to what it was. To me, its a difference between night and day. Besides the asthetic improvement, the car handles amazingly well with the new shocks/struts/springs. Its literally a different car. Thank you E60.net!
Next up:
Mild Tinting
Euro sticker install (got em in the mail yesterday)
M-Tech front / Sides
Shadowline trim
08-30-2008, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by BigMike' post='657826' date='Aug 30 2008, 09:10 AM
Thanks Howitzer for that info. So you went with H&R Sport -- Any reason no Eibach Pro?
Yes, I went with H&R because it was slightly lower of a drop than Eibach. As you can see, my car doesn't look like it needs to be "raised" any further. The Eibach pro kit is pretty much close to stock sport springs but I didn't want an even drop on both the front and rear as the Eibach provides. I wanted that 1.4" front and 1.3" rear for a "raked" look. It'll be more visible after 500 miles or a month as others have said when the springs settle a bit.