Finally lowered (pics inside)
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Finally lowered (pics inside)
Well, today I finally had my car dropped after like 6 months of rollin around like a 4x4. Ick. Eibach springs with #1 pads. Still rides like stock. No rubbing. About 2 inch drop all around. Enjoy. LMK what you think.
Before
Rear Gap
Front Gap
And.....After.
Rear Clearance
Front Clearance
Im very satisfied with the drop. I love the way it rides and I think the car should have defenitely come this way. Any questions are welcome and please let me know what you think. thanks
Before
Rear Gap
Front Gap
And.....After.
Rear Clearance
Front Clearance
Im very satisfied with the drop. I love the way it rides and I think the car should have defenitely come this way. Any questions are welcome and please let me know what you think. thanks
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2001 E320
Originally Posted by FlatlineEF9
Well, today I finally had my car dropped after like 6 months of rollin around like a 4x4. Ick. Eibach springs with #1 pads. Still rides like stock. No rubbing. About 2 inch drop all around.
Rear Clearance
Front Clearance
Im very satisfied with the drop. I love the way it rides and I think the car should have defenitely come this way. Any questions are welcome and please let me know what you think. thanks
Rear Clearance
Front Clearance
Im very satisfied with the drop. I love the way it rides and I think the car should have defenitely come this way. Any questions are welcome and please let me know what you think. thanks
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What shocks did you use? I ask because I used eibach and #1 pads and mine seem lower than that. I used bilstein sport shocks too Im not sure if that would make a difference though. http://photos.yahoo.com/craiggotskillz
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Originally Posted by FlatlineEF9
Well, today I finally had my car dropped after like 6 months of rollin around like a 4x4. Ick. Eibach springs with #1 pads. Still rides like stock. No rubbing. About 2 inch drop all around. Enjoy. LMK what you think.
Before
Rear Gap
Front Gap
And.....After.
Rear Clearance
Front Clearance
Im very satisfied with the drop. I love the way it rides and I think the car should have defenitely come this way. Any questions are welcome and please let me know what you think. thanks
Before
Rear Gap
Front Gap
And.....After.
Rear Clearance
Front Clearance
Im very satisfied with the drop. I love the way it rides and I think the car should have defenitely come this way. Any questions are welcome and please let me know what you think. thanks
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Originally Posted by cragigotgame
Actually my eibachs feel really stiff too
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Originally Posted by cragigotgame
What shocks did you use? I ask because I used eibach and #1 pads and mine seem lower than that. I used bilstein sport shocks too Im not sure if that would make a difference though. http://photos.yahoo.com/craiggotskillz
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The springs were like $280 ish with shipping and all. The pads were like around $50 and Install was $400. So around $730 give or take a few bucks.
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Originally Posted by FlatlineEF9
The springs were like $280 ish with shipping and all. The pads were like around $50 and Install was $400. So around $730 give or take a few bucks.
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Hi. I'm thinking to get eibach springs for my E430 how is the ride, I whant for better handeling but not too stiff... any thoughts ... ? also I heard about camber is there something that i need to be aware ? any rubbing problems I'm running 18" 235/40/18 front and 265/35/18 rear, ET38 on all for if i remember corectly i have 9 in front and 10 in the back .... Thanks
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As far as I can tell, the ride is mostly determined by the shocks that you have. I like the feeling of new OEM with the drop springs. Others like billstein for a stiffer ride. If you leave your old ones in there, it will bob like a boat. As for the fitment, I dont know about it. Im running 18X9 in the front and back with 235/40/18 all around.
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Thank you for info, i changed springs pads to #1 all arround, and will leave this way till my OEM shocks go bad, then i will change springs and shocks to get resulats that i whant .... thank you
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Originally Posted by FlatlineEF9
As far as I can tell, the ride is mostly determined by the shocks that you have. I like the feeling of new OEM with the drop springs. Others like billstein for a stiffer ride. If you leave your old ones in there, it will bob like a boat. As for the fitment, I dont know about it. Im running 18X9 in the front and back with 235/40/18 all around.
FlatlineEF9;
I believe your posts say that you are running 18" wheels, lowered your vehicle with Eibach springs and you're using OEM shocks. Is that correct?
I have a set of H&R springs on order and some have suggested that I should replace the OEM shocks with something like Bilsteins. I'm not looking to improve the handling; I only want to lower my vehicle since I changed out the OEM 16" wheels to 18" AMG's. Any suggestions or recommendations?
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I like the way it rides with the stock shocks. But I did replace them with new ones like 4 months ago. I dont drive too agressive, but I notice that there isnt nearly as much body roll when I merge on the freeway, its more stable at high speeds, and it isnt too stiff or bouncy. I might change the shocks with OEM E55 shocks when these ones eventually go out, but I dont think that would be for a while. Plus I have a warranty. If your shocks are new, than I say just leave them in there. Unless youre planning on keeping up with BMW's on turns. I just didnt want the ride to be too stiff. Plus, with the shock warranty I have right now, Im not really worried about it. It rides great. If you live near me Ill let you take her for a spin. Good luck with your drop. Oh...Take pics too. 
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Originally Posted by FlatlineEF9
I like the way it rides with the stock shocks.
Thanks for the update; called my local shop on Tuesday and the foreman told me that the H&R springs are currently on back-order.
Asked him again if it was best to replace the original OEM shocks with a shorter shock, such as Bilsteins. The shop forman is still insistent that it isn't necessary. I asked him if it was his car would he replace the shocks and he told me that if he wasn't trying to improve the handling, he wouldn't change the shocks out until they were worn-out.
I went to the Bilstein website and for my W210 they show a 'comfort' shock available, yet when I shop online, the Tire Rack and Performance Products don't even show Bilsteins available for my model. The foreman also told me that the 'comfort' shock was the same length as the OEM shock. Maybe someone can post if this is accurate...
