E92 Suspension advice - Update
Hi All,
I have a 2007 330iSE coupe that desperately needs to sit a bit lower that it does right now (especially at the front...). What's the general advice on the most appropriate way to achieve this? Cheap lowering springs from H&R/Eibach etc., full on coil-overs or some kind of official m-sport upgrade from BMW...? Would also appreciate suggestions of the best place to buy from that would provide a drive in/drive out fitment service. Car is currently on staggered 17's but when tyres are needed I will look to go up to 18's.
Thanks in advance.
RE: E92 Suspension advice.
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all lowering springs are made to work with original cars shocks
coiloves are different story
i had H&R on my SE E92 , think they are better as eibch and has more options for height ,front and back separate
all depends on mileage as well,might be time to upgrade or renew the shocks
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The other two cars shown also have black (de-chromed...?) window surrounds. Where/how could I get that done? My kidney grill is already like that.
my one was black from factory ,but u can wrap or paint them
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this is R18 but standard Msport suspension
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,with some spacers could get very nice stance
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Hi Anto. I had the same question a couple of months ago with my e46 msport coupe. I wasn't sure weather to go for coil overs or new springs. After a lot of research and a some feed back from the lads on the forum I decided to go with new springs and shocks all round. I put bilstein b4 all round with Eibach sport line springs and I also changed all the rubbers etc. I go a 30mm drop in the front and a 20mm drop in the back she's now sitting perfect. It all depends on how hard you want the car to ride. The suspension components I changed to are pretty much the same as the BMW msport setup but much lower ride height. I am really happy with the handling to be honest. She drives like she's on rails now. I was told that the prokit could be hard if I change to them so I went for the sport lines. Best compromise in my opinion of handling and ride comfort for Irish roads. It may also be worth considering that if you change the springs without changing the stock shocks that the shocks will inevitably have a shorter life span as the dampening is decreased by the lowering of the car. The bilstein shocks are actually quite reasonable price wise and do make a massive difference to the handling. I got my shocks from otto in Cork and I ordered the springs from Germany. Best of luck with it.
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E92 Suspension advice - Update
Thanks again to everyone who gave advice and suggestions. I've finally made a few "subtle" changes :)
To keep costs reasonable, I went with H&R Sport springs supplied and fitted by Discount Tyres in Blanchardstown (great service by the way) and kept the stock dampers (at least for now). Although I intended to only go to 18" alloys, I picked up a used set of 19" Ispiri ISR 10's with brand new Michelin Alpin winter tyres. Also got the nasty chrome window trim wrapped in gloss black.
So from this:
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To this:
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Slight improvement I think.....
E92 Suspension advice - Update
Huge difference good move [emoji41]
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Very nice, you NEED an aero lip for it :)
Google "e92 aero lip" will finish up the front end nicely :cool:
E92 Suspension advice - Update
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Very nice, you NEED an aero lip for it :)
Google "e92 aero lip" will finish up the front end nicely :cool:
I will check that out.... Are you in Limerick City? If so, we are almost neighbours, I'm just the other side of Newport in Rear Cross...
