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Old 06-24-2015, 06:01 AM
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Thanks, here is a picture that someone else posted explaining the same...
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Old 06-24-2015, 09:36 AM
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The price of the FK coilover seems a bit too good to be true, compare to ST, KW, Bilstein. I'm wondering if anyone else besides you Vman that has these on their E60.
BTW, your car looks good.
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Muffler delete done, new tips installed...

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Old 08-05-2015, 06:39 PM
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After seeing the first post I was immediately going to say "get some spacers" and I was pleasantly surprised to see your post on page 4, glad I kept my mouth shut.

Your rear fitment is killer, it reminds me of my old E39 M5, which is a good thing. Man, I miss her...

Great choice on tips too, very M5-esque.

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Originally Posted by Vman33
I am glad you asked...Yes these are fk streetline coilovers and are only height adjustable. I had different brand coilovers on several different vehicles in the past so i have something to compare to...I really cant complain about the ride comfort, i thought that the bmw stock sport suspension was pretty stiff to begin with...considering how low the vehicle is right now i can say that its only slightly stiffer than it was. (i hope you had an opportunity to ride in a vehicle with sport suspension)

Now one thing i have to say is that i am very disappointed with the design of the rear strut mounts on these vehicles...Last week i experienced something i didn't expect...both of my rear struts went right through the mounts "into" the trunk...Nothing was loose, all bolts were tight...Was not happy to see that...So the steel bushing got pushed out of the mount itself...Anyways i had to install large steel washer between the strut shaft and the mount on both sides...So far no problems...the car feels much better in terms of handling If it happens again i am switching to CC plates and this way eliminating the rubber from the rear mounts as i think that is the weak spot...It did cross my mind that the springs could be too soft in the rear and compress too much...still the strut shouldn't travel past the top of the spring...anyways if anyone had a similar experience please share...

How did you install the washers and what size because this happened to me also.
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Where did you roll the fenders as I can't find a place in the GTA that can do it?
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Originally Posted by options
Where did you roll the fenders as I can't find a place in the GTA that can do it?
Rented the roller and did it myself...
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Originally Posted by Vman33
Muffler delete done, new tips installed...

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Bringing this one back from the dead. Can you please let me know what size spacers you ultimately ended up using for the front and the rear? Car looks amazing.
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Double revive, did you end up running 15mm spacers up front? I'm going to have a 19x9.5 +25 up front with a 15mm spacer and I think it'll rub.
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