Cylinder Head

iTrader: (1)

Just wanted to solicit some feedback with regards to the current ride height of my car sans STAR lowering. Had a great experience with JR from Redline Speedworx in Washington, NJ this past week getting it done, and we used the thread from this forum as a reference.

All around the height of the car is approximately 25.5" from the ground to the top of the wheel arches. She definitely rides harder now but that was something I was looking for as well.

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CityOfAngels

looks perfect!

Johncy2000

HELL FLUSH YO! STAR lowering is all I did and I am content with the ride height. Nice job man!

FromM3toE55

looks perfect!

Evolved8

Perfect

Hellzno

i think maybe 1 or 2 washers up front with the STAR lowering.

instag8tr

That is real close to mine. I think mine is 25 all the way around on comfort mode.

tgoss

For being road compliant I would say PERFECT!

But for show/parked compliant I would say slam that **** to the floor

SMP

Looks perfect and is still functional. Have you considered adding spacers?

BTW, love the color!

BenzoBoi

I think it looks absolutely spot on!

_AMG_

I agree with the rest of the guys....
Looks perfect!

Btw Gaddafi is lookin snazzy in his gear! Haha

tbal

lower!

Cylinder Head

iTrader: (1)

I was thinking about spacers this weekend actually. I'm wondering what sizes I'd need to push the wheels out just right.

A lot of votes to go lower! The car already rides much harder, and I'm rolling in comfort mode. Sport 2 now reminds me of my M5.

novae500

Looks dead on with STARS/DAS lowering. Similar to my E55. But i have renntech ELM for my black E500 and can take it down to the lip, but choose not to. Less than one finger gap is good enough for me.

Juggernaut23

Looks just right for NJ driving.I have a few questions for all of you.

When STAR/or Washer lowered how much will it raise it up when you press the raise button?This is good for winter time and speed bumps/driveways/etc.

And with stock wheels and stock Tires size lowered this much what is the max non-rubbing Spacers that we can add to the 63's? Any brand preffered,exact details please.

Cylinder Head: Can you rate your 63 vs your M5?Like which areas are better on both?I have a 63 of course but I always pondered getting a 06 M5 or M5 hard top.Please steer me away from BMW.

Craigo

Looking sharp man. When you adding the carbon fiber to the engine bay?

Cylinder Head

iTrader: (1)

At my current ride height the car raises to a little over what it would be if the car was in "lowered" mode stock. Should be fine for winter. Stock + raised makes it SUV height. Even now I have plenty of clearance for speed bumps/humps.

I'd like to know about spacers too.

I loved my M5, loved loved loved. It was a great car but had a number of idiosyncracies (sp?) that would turn the average motorist off. The SMG was snappy, crunchy and jerky, but when you wanted to go fast it was unreal. Response was instant, it shifted in the time it took for your brain to tell your hand to pop the paddle. I could shift that thing at redline on sound alone, no need to look at the tach.

The S85 motor is insane and I loved every second of it. No torque whatsoever compared to the E, there is no comparison there. It sounded amazing but was the worst gas and oil guzzler I've ever experienced. The tranny gearing didn't help either. Highway speeds you're at 3k rpm easy. A quart of oil every 2k miles if you got lucky. Suspension was harsh but I liked it. Passengers hated it. In fact I think most of the negative reviews you'll hear about those cars are from passengers. I loved my Indy Red interior but that was a $3k option. No red = no go as otherwise that interior looks like crap, just boring. The HUD was also completely awesome.

I liked idrive so call me crazy. The car was also very easy (and cheap somehow) to maintain. It told you every time it needed anything. During the course of owning the car I had to take it in maybe 3 times for something going wrong. 1 SMG pump which would have cost a mint if I didn't have an extended warranty. Factory SMG clutch went at 90k miles. 90 K MILES, HOW DOES A CLUTCH LAST THAT LONG UNDER MY MERCILESS FOOT??

Sorry I can't convince you not to get one. The E60 M5 is a Ferrari with a BMW badge and 4 doors. Some will break like Ferrari's, and some (like mine) will run as reliable as a Honda. It all depends on how Hans is feeling that day while he's wrenching your car to life. 100,000 miles and I was overall very happy with the M5.

As far as comparing the two they are totally apples to oranges. Passengers love the E63. It's comfy and the interior is just gorgeous. It is smoother in every department, and the power off the line is excellent. Better on gas than the M5 but not by much. I like the looks of the E63 a hundred times better, but I find it to blend in way more with the crowd. The stereo in the E63 is not quite as good as the M5 but very close. If I could get my center speaker to stop vibrating it'd be perfect. Every day driving the E63 will keep you much saner.

I don't think I'm going to go for the intake, I just don't see the benefit as I don't really show the car and rarely pop the hood unless I'm adding fluids. Rather put the money towards a tune and some longtubes. Nice meeting you btw.

Craigo

Fair enough! What LTs you think you're going to end up purchasing? Same to you, I'm sure will be seeing more of each other!

SMP

Personally, I wouldn't go any lower ..... unless you prefer looks over function. Let me eyeball it for you: 12mm all around

Seriously, use a large level and you can figure out how far you want them to push out.

CharlyE500

Looks perfect !