quick question about springs
03-19-2009, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Ghostteck' post='821589' date='Mar 19 2009, 07:05 PM
Im thinking about lowering my car but do i have to get it realigned if i lowerer it?
03-19-2009, 06:10 PM
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My Ride: MY07 525xi Silver Gray
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On your other thread you've mentioned that you've re-lowered the car again, is that mean another trip to re-alignment again?
Originally Posted by PraiseTheLowered' post='821593' date='Mar 19 2009, 09:07 PM
yep, wait about 500 miles or so before you do it so the springs settle all the way
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Originally Posted by Ghostteck' post='821589' date='Mar 19 2009, 07:05 PM
Im thinking about lowering my car but do i have to get it realigned if i lowerer it?
Had the springs installed but couldn't get the alignment done because it was too late in the day. Need to schedule a date to come back to have alignment done.
03-19-2009, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by BlaSTiWi' post='821602' date='Mar 19 2009, 07:10 PM
On your other thread you've mentioned that you've re-lowered the car again, is that mean another trip to re-alignment again?
no, i just dropped the rear another 5mm. Wasnt enough to throw it off.
03-19-2009, 06:17 PM
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so what does realign do?? sorry for the dumb questions im just trying to figure out if the negative chamber gets bigger to like -2... i read in some other thread but just trying to be sure before i do anything 
03-19-2009, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Ghostteck' post='821615' date='Mar 19 2009, 07:17 PM
so what does realign do?? sorry for the dumb questions im just trying to figure out if the negative chamber gets bigger to like -2... i read in some other thread but just trying to be sure before i do anything
well negative camber just means the wheel will sit a bit slanted in towards the car, bmws come with -2 from the factory
but you need to watch for toe which is how the wheel points
alignment will make sure that toe is correct and not all screwy
when i lowered my eibach it BARELY put it out of spec in the front for camber but toe was fine for all four wheels
so if you went that route you could wait a while before doing an alignment