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Old 04-05-2008, 07:24 AM
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Hello

has anyone ever lowered their E60 with sports suspension (18") wheels? If so, do you have a pic..

How does it look?

I like the wheels it came with so dont want to buy aftermarket ones..
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many have sport suspension and have gone lower. member r1racer had the stock 124s on his 545 and was lowered with H&R sports before he went with 20" wheels.
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I have winter tires on my 123 wheels and have used them with the car lowered. It looked better than with stock sport package height for sure. Personally I don't care for the 530 sport package wheels, so now have aftermarket wheels to use for winter (the 123's may become track wheels pretty soon).
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While I'm thinking about it, if you do lower with the stock wheels you may want to add 10-12 mm spacers in back. Makes it more obvious that they are inset from the fenders.
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I have a pic with 18's they're bbs lm replicas ... 235/45 front 245/40 rears. Man those were some light rims




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Hi members

I'm lowering my 530xd, which is 15cm (5.9in) or so higher than basic rear wheel drive. Will installing H&R sport springs with 18" stock wheels make it too low? H&R sports springs lower the car approximately 35mm (13.8in).

Thanks fellows
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Originally Posted by mikkoworld' post='557816' date='Apr 8 2008, 08:09 AM
Hi members

I'm lowering my 530xd, which is 15cm (5.9in) or so higher than basic rear wheel drive. Will installing H&R sport springs with 18" stock wheels make it too low? H&R sports springs lower the car approximately 35mm (13.8in).

Thanks fellows

Mixed up with cm and mm's. AWD is about 15mm (0.6in) higher than rear wheel drive and H&R sport springs lower the car by 35mm (1.4in).
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Originally Posted by mikkoworld' post='558514' date='Apr 9 2008, 07:06 AM
Mixed up with cm and mm's. AWD is about 15mm (0.6in) higher than rear wheel drive and H&R sport springs lower the car by 35mm (1.4in).
Read this thread, give you all you need to know, also all who have xi and H&R
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry552324
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