dropped xi on h&r sports (cut too) lol
07-20-2009, 08:34 AM
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replied to your PM. yes the xi model e60s can have staggered setups, but its the offset that matters since the non-xi e60s have a much lower offset.
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Originally Posted by DrLev99' post='947473' date='Jul 20 2009, 12:01 PM
The xi does not have a sport suspension, first of all.....the sport package on the xi has nothing to do with the suspension. It just adds some other options like comfort seats, sport steering wheel, shadowline, etc.
And of course you can run 20's as long as the offsets are right. The staggered setup will NOT rub if done correctly, whether 19" or otherwise. Now, yours is dropped with cut springs, so you could have more issues than most....so you'd have to make sure the offsets are dead-on.
IF those Miro's are not the correct offset, then keep looking. And Miro should know better than to make a dumb statement about not being able to use a staggered setup on the xi. They're just plain WRONG. How many times do we have to say it? Most of us run (ran) 245/35/19 F and 275/30/19 R with NO problems.
And of course you can run 20's as long as the offsets are right. The staggered setup will NOT rub if done correctly, whether 19" or otherwise. Now, yours is dropped with cut springs, so you could have more issues than most....so you'd have to make sure the offsets are dead-on.
IF those Miro's are not the correct offset, then keep looking. And Miro should know better than to make a dumb statement about not being able to use a staggered setup on the xi. They're just plain WRONG. How many times do we have to say it? Most of us run (ran) 245/35/19 F and 275/30/19 R with NO problems.
07-20-2009, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by DrLev99' post='947473' date='Jul 20 2009, 12:01 PM
The xi does not have a sport suspension, first of all.....the sport package on the xi has nothing to do with the suspension. It just adds some other options like comfort seats, sport steering wheel, shadowline, etc.
And of course you can run 20's as long as the offsets are right. The staggered setup will NOT rub if done correctly, whether 19" or otherwise. Now, yours is dropped with cut springs, so you could have more issues than most....so you'd have to make sure the offsets are dead-on.
IF those Miro's are not the correct offset, then keep looking. And Miro should know better than to make a dumb statement about not being able to use a staggered setup on the xi. They're just plain WRONG. How many times do we have to say it? Most of us run (ran) 245/35/19 F and 275/30/19 R with NO problems.
And of course you can run 20's as long as the offsets are right. The staggered setup will NOT rub if done correctly, whether 19" or otherwise. Now, yours is dropped with cut springs, so you could have more issues than most....so you'd have to make sure the offsets are dead-on.
IF those Miro's are not the correct offset, then keep looking. And Miro should know better than to make a dumb statement about not being able to use a staggered setup on the xi. They're just plain WRONG. How many times do we have to say it? Most of us run (ran) 245/35/19 F and 275/30/19 R with NO problems.
I have an Xi and I'm also staggered ... fronts are 19x8.5 et40 with 245/35/19 and the rears are 19x9.5 with 275/30/19's. Im not lowered yet but the springs are waiting for me @ the shop since I havent had time to install it.
07-21-2009, 02:25 PM
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Hopefully nobody takes offense but I wanted to ask the following question since every XI owner who is interested in non-stock suspension options seems to have chimed in already...
Has anyone installed or seen the KW Variant 3 Coilovers on a E60 AWD? If so, any feedback that they can share. Every now and then I feel like finally getting around to making suspension changes but threads like this scare me away from the H&R only option.
Let me know if I am getting too far off topic....
Has anyone installed or seen the KW Variant 3 Coilovers on a E60 AWD? If so, any feedback that they can share. Every now and then I feel like finally getting around to making suspension changes but threads like this scare me away from the H&R only option.
Let me know if I am getting too far off topic....
07-21-2009, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 06xi' post='949358' date='Jul 21 2009, 06:25 PM
Hopefully nobody takes offense but I wanted to ask the following question since every XI owner who is interested in non-stock suspension options seems to have chimed in already...
Has anyone installed or seen the KW Variant 3 Coilovers on a E60 AWD? If so, any feedback that they can share. Every now and then I feel like finally getting around to making suspension changes but threads like this scare me away from the H&R only option.
Let me know if I am getting too far off topic....
Has anyone installed or seen the KW Variant 3 Coilovers on a E60 AWD? If so, any feedback that they can share. Every now and then I feel like finally getting around to making suspension changes but threads like this scare me away from the H&R only option.
Let me know if I am getting too far off topic....
07-23-2009, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by DrLev99' post='949880' date='Jul 22 2009, 08:58 AM
AFAIK there are no xi members on here who have installed the KW's as of yet. I'd love to hear about them, though, if someone does.
hopefully somebody installs those and shares some info...Since Anzafin told me about this I?ve been heavily considering it...next spring when the guarantee is nearly over I?m getting it
Sweetnlowe that car looks good!
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