Suspension Upgrade
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My Ride: 530I Silver gray with gray leather with Premium Package, Logic 7 Premium sound system with Ipod interface, xenon adaptive headlights, Active steering, Power retractable rear sunshade, Comfort seats, Cold weather package and M5 OEM 166 wheels, Sprintbooster. Ceramic Tint all around, Bilstein Sports shocks with Eibach springs, Brake performance Rotors and Axxis ceramic pads.
I am contemplating on lowering my car and change the shocks to compensate for the lowering springs. Here are my concerns and please feel free to give me suggestions.
1) Wants to lower my car but not much that it looks slammed.
2) Try to have a firmer ride but not to sacrifies comfort (It is a daily driving car and I drive about 80 miles a day, to and from work)
3) I like to corner at a spirited speed especially on the ramp with as little sway and yaw as possible
4) Need to be a on a budget,from what I have researched, I can afford the spring and new shocks but not coilovers.
I have an 05 530I non sport with OEM M166 M5 oofset with 12mm rogue spacers in the rear.
Thanks, AL
1) Wants to lower my car but not much that it looks slammed.
2) Try to have a firmer ride but not to sacrifies comfort (It is a daily driving car and I drive about 80 miles a day, to and from work)
3) I like to corner at a spirited speed especially on the ramp with as little sway and yaw as possible
4) Need to be a on a budget,from what I have researched, I can afford the spring and new shocks but not coilovers.
I have an 05 530I non sport with OEM M166 M5 oofset with 12mm rogue spacers in the rear.
Thanks, AL
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Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy' post='842168' date='Apr 9 2009, 03:14 PM
eibachs are said to give the most closest ride to stock in terms of comfort. I myself have the eibach pro-kits paired with bilstein sport shocks.
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My Ride: 530I Silver gray with gray leather with Premium Package, Logic 7 Premium sound system with Ipod interface, xenon adaptive headlights, Active steering, Power retractable rear sunshade, Comfort seats, Cold weather package and M5 OEM 166 wheels, Sprintbooster. Ceramic Tint all around, Bilstein Sports shocks with Eibach springs, Brake performance Rotors and Axxis ceramic pads.
Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy' post='842168' date='Apr 9 2009, 04:14 PM
eibachs are said to give the most closest ride to stock in terms of comfort. I myself have the eibach pro-kits paired with bilstein sport shocks.
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My Ride: 2008 528i: Alpine White/Creme Dakota Leather/Bamboo Anthracite Wood Trim; Premium pkg, Ipod USB (6FL), Xenons, sunroof, Eibach pro-kit 1.2" drop all around, limo tint all around. LED license plate festoons.
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Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy' post='842168' date='Apr 9 2009, 04:14 PM
eibachs are said to give the most closest ride to stock in terms of comfort. I myself have the eibach pro-kits paired with bilstein sport shocks.
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I love my set-up... I have the Eibach Pro-Kit with the Koni FSD shocks. This came in one complete set from SHOX.COM. I have the exact same rims 166's with M5 offset.
The ride is a tiny bit stiffer but nothing too harsh and the drop is nice but not too low. Its exactly what you are looking for!
The ride is a tiny bit stiffer but nothing too harsh and the drop is nice but not too low. Its exactly what you are looking for!
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My Ride: 530I Silver gray with gray leather with Premium Package, Logic 7 Premium sound system with Ipod interface, xenon adaptive headlights, Active steering, Power retractable rear sunshade, Comfort seats, Cold weather package and M5 OEM 166 wheels, Sprintbooster. Ceramic Tint all around, Bilstein Sports shocks with Eibach springs, Brake performance Rotors and Axxis ceramic pads.
thanks for the reply. You set up is one of my choices. From a scale of 1 to 5,5 being stiffer, how my stiffer the ride compare to stock?
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My Ride: 530I Silver gray with gray leather with Premium Package, Logic 7 Premium sound system with Ipod interface, xenon adaptive headlights, Active steering, Power retractable rear sunshade, Comfort seats, Cold weather package and M5 OEM 166 wheels, Sprintbooster. Ceramic Tint all around, Bilstein Sports shocks with Eibach springs, Brake performance Rotors and Axxis ceramic pads.
Originally Posted by e60insd' post='842372' date='Apr 9 2009, 07:57 PM
I love my set-up... I have the Eibach Pro-Kit with the Koni FSD shocks. This came in one complete set from SHOX.COM. I have the exact same rims 166's with M5 offset.
The ride is a tiny bit stiffer but nothing too harsh and the drop is nice but not too low. Its exactly what you are looking for!
The ride is a tiny bit stiffer but nothing too harsh and the drop is nice but not too low. Its exactly what you are looking for!
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Mod: OEM 166 wheels, 12mm H&R Spacers
Originally Posted by al_ongvano' post='842143' date='Apr 9 2009, 04:58 PM
I am contemplating on lowering my car and change the shocks to compensate for the lowering springs. Here are my concerns and please feel free to give me suggestions.
1) Wants to lower my car but not much that it looks slammed.
2) Try to have a firmer ride but not to sacrifies comfort (It is a daily driving car and I drive about 80 miles a day, to and from work)
3) I like to corner at a spirited speed especially on the ramp with as little sway and yaw as possible
4) Need to be a on a budget,from what I have researched, I can afford the spring and new shocks but not coilovers.
I have an 05 530I non sport with OEM M166 M5 oofset with 12mm rogue spacers in the rear.
Thanks, AL
1) Wants to lower my car but not much that it looks slammed.
2) Try to have a firmer ride but not to sacrifies comfort (It is a daily driving car and I drive about 80 miles a day, to and from work)
3) I like to corner at a spirited speed especially on the ramp with as little sway and yaw as possible
4) Need to be a on a budget,from what I have researched, I can afford the spring and new shocks but not coilovers.
I have an 05 530I non sport with OEM M166 M5 oofset with 12mm rogue spacers in the rear.
Thanks, AL