E61 Lowering/Firming Up with self -levelling.
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Hi. I want to lower/firm up my non-m-sport E61(self levelling) and am a little confused.
Do I just get front springs and have the rear re-programmed but if so does this not make front firmer ride but rear still soft or are you meant to get front & back springs as well as getting rear reprogrammed. It just seems to be that most spring kits for the E61 are only for the front because of the self-levelling suspension.
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Do I just get front springs and have the rear re-programmed but if so does this not make front firmer ride but rear still soft or are you meant to get front & back springs as well as getting rear reprogrammed. It just seems to be that most spring kits for the E61 are only for the front because of the self-levelling suspension.
Cheers
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Further to above post I have now had some e-mails back from suppliers stating that only the front springs are supplied for the E61 with Self-Levelling. However does this mean car is firmer on front than back???
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You could always add a E60 M5 rear anti-sway bar. I did, but no clue if it is any better.
I suppose that with the rear lowered, it will be somewhat "firmer" just because there is less travel in the suspension.
I suppose that with the rear lowered, it will be somewhat "firmer" just because there is less travel in the suspension.
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Hi. I want to lower/firm up my non-m-sport E61(self levelling) and am a little confused.
Do I just get front springs and have the rear re-programmed but if so does this not make front firmer ride but rear still soft or are you meant to get front & back springs as well as getting rear reprogrammed. It just seems to be that most spring kits for the E61 are only for the front because of the self-levelling suspension.
Cheers
Do I just get front springs and have the rear re-programmed but if so does this not make front firmer ride but rear still soft or are you meant to get front & back springs as well as getting rear reprogrammed. It just seems to be that most spring kits for the E61 are only for the front because of the self-levelling suspension.
Cheers
if You want firmer ride then U can change to Sport schock absorbers
hope it helps, if somewhere iam wrong then clever Guys can correct me
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imo the rear should be softer because of lesser pressure in bags (to rise the car higher, you have to rise the pressure as well)... I dont know if it is any significant change, I plan doing this in a month or so (I have Eibach front springs on the shelf, rear will be dropped via rotating the position-sensing arm on suspention)
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Maybe I can share my experience with lowering my E61. I used a set of H&R front springs
-35mm. I reprogrammed the rear suspension to match the ride height in the front. The first thing I noticed is the rear is slightly stiffer, and the compression rate was reduced.
Hope I helped.
-35mm. I reprogrammed the rear suspension to match the ride height in the front. The first thing I noticed is the rear is slightly stiffer, and the compression rate was reduced.
Hope I helped.
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