Some New Mods and Pics of My Car
11-11-2009, 02:14 PM
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I posted this over on M5board and I figured I'd share it over here as well:
I finally bit the bullet and dropped my car... Thanks to everyone that posted their impressions and pictures of various springs and especially to ezmoney888 for letting me drive his car so I could make a decision.
I've had the Dinan rear sway bar and Dinan front roll control kit sitting in my trunk for months after I had picked them up from Cosmos, thanks man!
AutoTalent got me the Eibach springs and 10mm spacers and they installed it all. Sam and Zoltie were awesome, as usual. They are the best shop that I have worked with, bar none. They are very knowledgeable, have great prices, are very friendly, have incredible customer service and support and they're great guys all around. I've dealt with them since I had my e46 M3 and they have never let me down. They come highly recommended.
As far as the ride, I've had the setup for about a week (I just got it aligned today at West End Alignment, thanks for the tip RPi!) and I'm liking it. The ride is stiffer and a tad bit more harsh. The stiffness and harshness is a definitely noticeable, but it isn't terrible and it isn't bone jarring. It's just a notch stiffer than stock. However, the car feels much sharper and handles noticeably better. There is far less body roll. The improvement in handling definitely cancels out whatever added harshness the springs give. Plus, I think it looks a whole lot better. I'm pretty happy.
Now, on to the pics...
I finally bit the bullet and dropped my car... Thanks to everyone that posted their impressions and pictures of various springs and especially to ezmoney888 for letting me drive his car so I could make a decision.
I've had the Dinan rear sway bar and Dinan front roll control kit sitting in my trunk for months after I had picked them up from Cosmos, thanks man!
AutoTalent got me the Eibach springs and 10mm spacers and they installed it all. Sam and Zoltie were awesome, as usual. They are the best shop that I have worked with, bar none. They are very knowledgeable, have great prices, are very friendly, have incredible customer service and support and they're great guys all around. I've dealt with them since I had my e46 M3 and they have never let me down. They come highly recommended.
As far as the ride, I've had the setup for about a week (I just got it aligned today at West End Alignment, thanks for the tip RPi!) and I'm liking it. The ride is stiffer and a tad bit more harsh. The stiffness and harshness is a definitely noticeable, but it isn't terrible and it isn't bone jarring. It's just a notch stiffer than stock. However, the car feels much sharper and handles noticeably better. There is far less body roll. The improvement in handling definitely cancels out whatever added harshness the springs give. Plus, I think it looks a whole lot better. I'm pretty happy.
Now, on to the pics...
11-11-2009, 02:24 PM
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Oh and you should also submit those pics to the 5Series.net calendar thread here: https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showto...t=0&start=0
11-11-2009, 06:02 PM
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+1.. get those pics in the running for the calendar.. definitely some of my favorites now.. looks great!
11-11-2009, 06:08 PM
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My Ride: 2008 Silverstone II E60 M5 2012 E70 AW X5 50i Sport w/ LCI Aero Kit and Rocker Panels
It's pix like these that make me wish I had AW sometimes. Great looking car!
well worth the investment IMHO
11-12-2009, 03:38 AM
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Loving the pics mate. Good work.