lowering bmw f10 550i

Barry9020 · 04-04-2016, 09:50 PM

whats going on guys i just recently purchased a 2016 550i xdrive and needed some advice on what springs i should buy to lower it. its currently sitting on 20 inch wheels not the stock 19 inch aluminum alloys. i was looking at H&R sport springs which drop them 1.4 in the front front and 1.3 rear. my only worry is will this leave any wheel space at all or will i be rubbing every time im with people in a car or whenever i hit a bump on the road? keep in mind im from NYC and the roads here are horrible i will be hitting a bump or pothole every other block. please help!!

dadysev · 04-05-2016, 06:03 AM

Tonnes of posts on this. I was thinking of doing a thread with pics of he most popular spring choices
H&R
Eibach
ACS
Dinan - that's what I went with as its only a 1/2 - 3/4 inch drop. Makes the car look like it should have come stock. I'm older and don't want it slammed.

lsturbointeg · 04-05-2016, 07:09 AM

Like mentioned above those are your choices. There's a lot of threads that cover each one... do some research and go from there

Bmw doubles · 04-05-2016, 09:22 AM

My Eibach sports blew my stocks shocks literally in a couple of days. Still waiting on my Koni's sports to arrive.

AZ_Bmw_550 · 04-05-2016, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by dadysev

Tonnes of posts on this. I was thinking of doing a thread with pics of he most popular spring choices
H&R
Eibach
ACS
Dinan - that's what I went with as its only a 1/2 - 3/4 inch drop. Makes the car look like it should have come stock. I'm older and don't want it slammed.

I went with Dinans as well. Conservative drop but really improved the ride and handling. Older dude here as well...

Barry9020 · 04-05-2016, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dadysev

Tonnes of posts on this. I was thinking of doing a thread with pics of he most popular spring choices
H&R
Eibach
ACS
Dinan - that's what I went with as its only a 1/2 - 3/4 inch drop. Makes the car look like it should have come stock. I'm older and don't want it slammed.

Thank you and everyone else for the input! Will def be doing some research on dinan and look more into this thread!

dadysev · 04-05-2016, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dadysev

Tonnes of posts on this. I was thinking of doing a thread with pics of he most popular spring choices
H&R
Eibach
ACS
Dinan - that's what I went with as its only a 1/2 - 3/4 inch drop. Makes the car look like it should have come stock. I'm older and don't want it slammed.

I went with Dinans as well. Conservative drop but really improved the ride and handling. Older dude here as well...

just to add the normal feels like sport now with the dinan. do lots of research. pm me ill send pics of my drop. and its in my post

dadysev · 04-05-2016, 04:22 PM

Here yah go !

dadysev · 04-05-2016, 04:25 PM

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lsturbointeg · 04-05-2016, 05:54 PM

Nice drop!

Barry9020 · 04-06-2016, 01:07 PM

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Beautiful! Im looking at the dinan website they have a set of springs which drop it half a inch from the front and rear for 308$ which isnt bad at all but there recommending everyone to buy a Ride Quality and Handling Kit as well which costs 102$. Did you purchase that as well?

http://www.dinancars.com/product/d10...r-bmw-f10-550/

This is the link for the spring set

Bmw doubles · 04-06-2016, 02:32 PM

Damn now I want the Dinan springs.

AZ_Bmw_550 · 04-06-2016, 02:40 PM

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Beautiful! Im looking at the dinan website they have a set of springs which drop it half a inch from the front and rear for 308$ which isnt bad at all but there recommending everyone to buy a Ride Quality and Handling Kit as well which costs 102$. Did you purchase that as well?

http://www.dinancars.com/product/d10...r-bmw-f10-550/

This is the link for the spring set

I did buy and have installed the Ride Quality kit, (aka as bump stops that are sized properly for the drop). I didn't try it without them so can't comment on if they were required. But I can say that after putting around a thousand miles on this setup, (both city and road trips), I wouldn't change a thing. Oversteer is significantly reduced, car handles super neutral now, both in comfort and sport/sport+.

dadysev · 04-06-2016, 02:40 PM

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Beautiful! Im looking at the dinan website they have a set of springs which drop it half a inch from the front and rear for 308$ which isnt bad at all but there recommending everyone to buy a Ride Quality and Handling Kit as well which costs 102$. Did you purchase that as well?

http://www.dinancars.com/product/d10...r-bmw-f10-550/

This is the link for the spring set

no I didn't buy the ride control bump stops. I cheated and cut about 1/4 inch off the Oem. feels fine to me.
I figured that if the other springs like H&R drop an extra inch lower with no bump stops then what's the point. I understand the purpose but couldn't be bothered .

Bmw doubles · 04-06-2016, 06:10 PM

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Beautiful! Im looking at the dinan website they have a set of springs which drop it half a inch from the front and rear for 308$ which isnt bad at all but there recommending everyone to buy a Ride Quality and Handling Kit as well which costs 102$. Did you purchase that as well?

http://www.dinancars.com/product/d10...r-bmw-f10-550/

This is the link for the spring set

no I didn't buy the ride control bump stops. I cheated and cut about 1/4 inch off the Oem. feels fine to me.
I figured that if the other springs like H&R drop an extra inch lower with no bump stops then what's the point. I understand the purpose but couldn't be bothered .

I'll cut mine down too when I install the shocks next week.

Vapiano · 04-06-2016, 09:19 PM

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Perfect drop! What size wheels? I have a service coming up in 1,600 miles and will be adding Dinan springs as well.

lsturbointeg · 04-06-2016, 11:28 PM

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I'll cut mine down too when I install the shocks next week.

ah those were the days when i would just cut coils like it wasn't $hit on my Integra just to get lower and lower until my ride was all over the place lol!

i believe Sticky4l cut his with no problems.

Bmw doubles · 04-06-2016, 11:39 PM

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I'll cut mine down too when I install the shocks next week.

ah those were the days when i would just cut coils like it wasn't $hit on my Integra just to get lower and lower until my ride was all over the place lol!

i believe Sticky4l cut his with no problems.

Haha not the springs yo! I'm going to trim the bump stops. Last time I ghetto rigged springs was on a Mazda 626 and heated the springs. Worst mistake ever.

Zer0Cool92 · 04-07-2016, 12:08 AM

Any of you guys know if m sport springs would fit and work well with non m sport suspension. Probably provide .5" drop all around, if any.

lsturbointeg · 04-07-2016, 12:58 AM

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Haha not the springs yo! I'm going to trim the bump stops. Last time I ghetto rigged springs was on a Mazda 626 and heated the springs. Worst mistake ever.

haha my bad! i remember i heated my springs on my Geo Storm! it dropped her pretty low but she bounced more than a 64 Impala

Bmw doubles · 04-07-2016, 01:39 AM

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Any of you guys know if m sport springs would fit and work well with non m sport suspension. Probably provide .5" drop all around, if any.

The m sport springs will work and I think it's less then .5 drop, close though.

PJinCA · 04-07-2016, 01:45 PM

As Doubles pointed out - any springs alone will greatly reduce the life of your OEM struts/shocks. I will be doing a drop as well, but I will go coilovers, adjustable coilovers can provide just as comfortable a ride as OEM shocks. Best street option is KW, but those can be $3k, they have a more budget friendly version called ST Suspension (made by KW in Germany). Then there are a host of good and even more budget friendly options: H&R, Bilstein, BC, Megan, K-Sport, etc

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