Thanks MWPos for the details of the Eibach spring installation. I'm still 50/50 between ACS as I was able to find a dealer to provide me a reasonable price. Is it me or does it appear your front springs sits higher than the rear?
As for the m5 front and 650i/550GT rear sway bars, the front bar is sitting in my garage waiting to be installed and the rear bar, I'm still waiting for more feedback before pulling the trigger.
Keep me updated on future mod's on you plan on adding.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by MWPos
No inconvenience at all! Here’s a link to a thread in which Eibachs are installed and the wheel well gap was measured with a tape:
http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=751384
I posted a few comments in this linked thread. To quickly answer your questions here, I bought the springs from AutoAnything.com. They were running a special which included a small discount and free shipping. My price, delivered to my home, was about $250 for the set of four.
A few notes about the installation:
1-The front and rear springs are not the same even though they look like they are. Make sure your installer knows this.
2-The rear upper attachment point is easily accessed by removing the rear shelf speaker grills and speakers...the installer will not need to remove the rear seat.
3-Plan for an initial rough alignment and then a professional alignment a few hundred miles later.
4-The wheels will look like they are tilting inward, vertically, after the springs are installed. When you get the professional alignment, this can be fixed.
I bought my car, used, and had never had a BMW before. But I knew after driving it for a few weeks that the ride was too soft and imprecise. These springs have made the car feel the way I thought it was supposed to.
If you have any interest in continuing to work on improving the car's ride, I have read in another forum that members have been very happy with upgrading the front and rear sway bars to the thicker M5 (I think) versions. Here's the thread for that:
http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=717144
Regards,
MWPos |