Recommendations for lowering my e92?

midwest king · 01-31-2012, 01:39 PM

Looking to lower my car but I'm not very educated on what's best. Was thinking maybe just lowering springs and nothing too aggressive. Kind of just want to fill in the gap. Right now I'm riding on stock 17 inch rims but am looking getting 20's. Any recommendations or opinions would be appreciated. Thanks!

deadmn1337 · 01-31-2012, 02:13 PM

i believe if you put 20's on it then you wont want to lower the car otherwise you will be riding the tire.

Eric335 · 01-31-2012, 02:20 PM

yeah, with 20s , i wouldnt lower it. 18s, yes. 19s, possibly.

just my $0.02. ill be lowering my car soon enough as well. unfortunately coilovers (expensive) are what ive read are best, altho ill let a more experienced person talk

Bavarian13 · 01-31-2012, 02:52 PM

Do you have the sport package? How much are you looking to lower it? Do you mean springs? Coilovers?

midwest king · 01-31-2012, 02:57 PM

I'm not even sure how to tell if I have a sport package. Could you tell me? I've only had my car for half a year and don't know much about it. LOL I just don't want a wheel gap, but I do plan on buying 20s for it. I was just looking to buy springs instead of coilovers.

Bavarian13 · 01-31-2012, 03:06 PM

Your car has 17's? 18's and 19's are standard on the sport package IIRC. Do you have sport seats?

Quasimodem · 01-31-2012, 03:16 PM

Drive around with three Tongan or Samoan passengers.

Edit: This will not only lower your car, but it will discourage car jackers at the same time.

captainaudio · 01-31-2012, 03:32 PM

IMO you are going to take a very good handling car and in the name of cosmetics make it border on being undriveable.

CA

project6 · 01-31-2012, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by captainaudio

IMO you are going to take a very good handling car and in the name of cosmetics make it border on being undriveable.

CA

Maybe the OP is a Fernando Lamas fan?!?! "It is better to look good, than to feel good!"

Syndicategt · 01-31-2012, 03:41 PM

There's an entire forum section dedicated to Suspension/Brakes/Chassis...see below. Stick with 18's or 19's depending on the road quality of your area. If you want to lower you have 2 options; coilovers or shocks/springs. Just purchasing lowering springs may ruin the ride quality and handling of your car, if you can't afford the complete package, don't do it.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=38

captainaudio · 01-31-2012, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by project6

Maybe the OP is a Fernando Lamas fan?!?! "It is better to look good, than to feel good!"

DaveL · 01-31-2012, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by midwest king

I'm not even sure how to tell if I have a sport package. Could you tell me? I've only had my car for half a year and don't know much about it. LOL I just don't want a wheel gap, but I do plan on buying 20s for it. I was just looking to buy springs instead of coilovers.

Just look at the seats are they sport seats??Pull out thigh support is the dead give away. Get 18's maybe 19's and give it a short drop otherwise it good get involved.

captainaudio · 01-31-2012, 04:00 PM

I belive that all E92s have the sport suspension whether they have the sport package or not.

CA

KidSupreme · 01-31-2012, 04:01 PM

i would suggest H&R springs an go with 19'. If you can afford it i would say Coil overs.

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midwest king Private First Class 23 Rep 165 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wichita, Kansas iTrader: (6)	Recommendations for lowering my e92? Looking to lower my car but I'm not very educated on what's best. Was thinking maybe just lowering springs and nothing too aggressive. Kind of just want to fill in the gap. Right now I'm riding on stock 17 inch rims but am looking getting 20's. Any recommendations or opinions would be appreciated. Thanks!
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deadmn1337 Captain 39 Rep 656 Posts Drives: 2016 EB 435i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Long Beach iTrader: (11)	i believe if you put 20's on it then you wont want to lower the car otherwise you will be riding the tire.
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Eric335 Colonel 130 Rep 2,489 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 SG 335i 6MT Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: SW Florida iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i [7.66]	yeah, with 20s , i wouldnt lower it. 18s, yes. 19s, possibly. just my $0.02. ill be lowering my car soon enough as well. unfortunately coilovers (expensive) are what ive read are best, altho ill let a more experienced person talk __________________
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Bavarian13 Second Lieutenant 3 Rep 252 Posts Drives: E90 335, E36 M3 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Carmel iTrader: (0)	Do you have the sport package? How much are you looking to lower it? Do you mean springs? Coilovers?
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midwest king Private First Class 23 Rep 165 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wichita, Kansas iTrader: (6)	I'm not even sure how to tell if I have a sport package. Could you tell me? I've only had my car for half a year and don't know much about it. LOL I just don't want a wheel gap, but I do plan on buying 20s for it. I was just looking to buy springs instead of coilovers.
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Bavarian13 Second Lieutenant 3 Rep 252 Posts Drives: E90 335, E36 M3 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Carmel iTrader: (0)	Your car has 17's? 18's and 19's are standard on the sport package IIRC. Do you have sport seats?
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Quasimodem Colonel 147 Rep 2,383 Posts Drives: 335d Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 335d US [0.00]	Drive around with three Tongan or Samoan passengers. Edit: This will not only lower your car, but it will discourage car jackers at the same time. __________________ Speakers: CDT Audio HD-42 comps--front doors (RAAMmat deadened), CDT ES-06 6.5" woofers--kickpanl Pods, Hertz EBX202R dual 8" ported trunk sub. Amps: Phoenix Gold RSd 500.4 (comps & pods). PG RSd 600.1 (sub). Power & Ground: 4AWG Streetwires w/RockFosgt RFDB1 distro blocks. Input: HU lineout--Kicker KISL RCA adapters--RockFosgt RFIT-6 cables--Audiocontrol Matrix--Monster cables--RSd 500.4--lineout Monstr Cabl to RSd 600.1.
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Syndicategt Brigadier General 153 Rep 3,730 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nor Cal iTrader: (11)	There's an entire forum section dedicated to Suspension/Brakes/Chassis...see below. Stick with 18's or 19's depending on the road quality of your area. If you want to lower you have 2 options; coilovers or shocks/springs. Just purchasing lowering springs may ruin the ride quality and handling of your car, if you can't afford the complete package, don't do it. http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=38 __________________ 2008 BMW 335i e90 - Sold - Rob Beck Turbos / PROcede V5 / Aquamist HFS-4 / AR Downpipes / AE Exhaust / ER Comp FMIC / ER CP / TiAL BOV / Custom Intake / RPI Scoops / Quaife LSD / Swift-Koni Coilovers / DSS HS / Morr VS8.2 Sig Black / Michelin PSS / P3 Boost Guage / M3 body / M3 steering wheel / Adam's Rotors / Hawk HPS / SS lines /
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captainaudio World's Foremost Authority 1181 Rep 4,535 Posts Drives: M4 Cab - Cayenne GTS - Jag XK Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Upper East Side Manhattan - Boca Raton FL - Lime Rock CT iTrader: (0)	I belive that all E92s have the sport suspension whether they have the sport package or not. CA __________________ Drivers Club at Lime Rock - International Motorsports Research Center - Society of Automotive Historians - Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving and Chowder Society (0nly a VP) - BMWCCA - Porsche Club of America - M Gruppe - Polish Race Drivers of America (PDRA) - Glen Club (Watkins Glen International) - Jaguar Club of Southern New England
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KidSupreme First Lieutenant 31 Rep 380 Posts Drives: 11' 335i m sport Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Lost Angeles iTrader: (0)	i would suggest H&R springs an go with 19'. If you can afford it i would say Coil overs.
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