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03-03-2015, 10:39 PM | #1 |
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To drop or not to drop
Still debating if I should lower my car or not. What do you guys think? Only thing is my 3 teenagers are 70% riding in my car. Thanks for the input
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03-04-2015, 02:31 AM | #2 |
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My experiense with drop on my earlier bmw is that it puts a lot of stress on the components in front suspension and steearing and they wear out fast. Also the springs have broken several times.The ride also got more sensitive to bad roads.
I dont know how the f10 will be affected but i guess its the same. I have desided not to drop my f10 based on my experienses. Your car looks really good with that wheels what size are your tyres and rims? |
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03-04-2015, 06:14 AM | #3 |
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Do you have the Electronic Damper control system? if so, leave it alone.
Just remember, everyone, well most people drop their cars for looks. BMW tends to make a 50/50 balanced car with the OEM suspension. When you lower your car you now change that as you are pointing the car usually downward to the front throwing more weight to the front, cause the back to be lighter. That now causes more oversteer. Secondly, your shocks are designed to work at the OEM spring height. when you lower the car you have changed that working area, as well as the spring rate which can prematurely wear your shocks. I have seen this time after time, as i get asked that "should i lower my car, i just got rims.." from my friends. I'm 45 now, i used to lower my other cars growing up in my 20s for looks. didn't care how the car handled. If you want to keep your car for a long period and like your comfortable suspension, leave it alone. My old e46 has over 300,000 miles on it now and i changed the OEM sport shocks at about 260,000. (now my winter car) Thats all on OEM sport springs. i just add more people in the my f10 550i to lower it now! lol! I find that the F10 body has to much gap in the wheel arch, making it seem like its hight. its not that the car isn't low. check your front guard right in front of the front wheel. look how low it is off the ground! The e60 appeared lower, well less wheel well gap. Just my 2 cents and reality. However the car does look a lot nicer with less gap. I"m not that old ! lowered cars always look sick! |
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03-04-2015, 04:22 PM | #8 |
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I usually tend towards drop, but your car still looks really good at its current state. The meaty tires definitely help in eliminating some of the wheel gap.
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Are you on 19s or 20s? Looks like 20s from the pic, but your tire sizes are for 19s. I have 19s with same tire specs. I didn't want to drop the car at first but after test driving MWPos car on AC Schnitzer springs, I was sold. Better handling and a bit more sporty ride but still comfortable. Yes, I know that the struts, etc. will wear out faster with the lower springs. This is the trade off I'll have to deal with later. I understand that the 2014 LCI has the 704 suspension, and this is different than my 2013. It's really all personal preference. However, based on the pic, your car doesn't seem to have that much of a wheel gap.
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Nope. No code or any error message
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03-04-2015, 10:15 PM | #14 |
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I have thoroughly enjoyed KW V3 coilovers. The ride, handling, everything about the car is so different. And in a suprememely better manner.
There is a little headache that comes with it though... Large curbs and strip mall parking lots are to be avoided. ok maybe the strip mall is perfectly ok to bypass. |
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