E39 Suspension Stance Pic Thread

[Jackcat559]

I've had a few suspension set ups on the old e39 530. I'd like to share the side pics, and some basic thoughts on the ride. Fell free to add your car's a side shot, suspension / car info, and your review.

From the standard stock suspension the car was changed to Bilstein sport shocks and Eibach springs. This set up was great except for the heavy rake. That rear was embarrassingly high.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e235/Jackcat559/110-1023_IMG.jpg

From there H&R sport springs were swapped in with the Bilstien sport shocks. This rode as well, with a better stance. The front bumper did scrape less than the Eibach spring set up, but did bottom out on some aggressive speed humps. Either of these spring combinations will pretty much demand decent roads to drive on. Don't even think of these combos if your roads suck, and you know who you are.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e235/Jackcat559/IMG_3418.jpg

The most recent change is into a stage 3 Dinan suspension. It is pricey but well worth it. The car has a drivable stance, and handles like a dream. That front did settle down a bit more too.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e235/Jackcat559/20121006_15471112.jpg

[Schitzo]

Bilstein sport + Vogtlands. Gives a confident/tight ride and was a great upgrade from the stock non-sport suspension. The rake however, is unacceptable so I had to go with PSS9s which will be going on after this winter.

Bilstein sport + Vogtlands.

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp201/Project_E57/SideProfile.jpg

[IRUNEDM]

I'm running on BC Coilovers. Can't complain for the price of the coilovers and rides good. Haven't had a issue with them for the past 2 years.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/hpiracer9/DSC_0567.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/hpiracer9/DSC_0570.jpg

[vbimmer]

423733

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[Graham E39 528i]

Mine are Bilstein Sports with Vogtland Springs. Could go down a bit at the rear, but it doesn't bother me enough to do the bloody job again.

http://www.marianresearch.com/images/HotCarSideView.jpg

[Jackcat559]

vbimmer what is that set up?


Schitzo I almost went with PSS9's. It really came dowm to a coin toss between Dinan and the Bilstein coilovers

[Seb530DA]

KW V1 for SLS

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7603574496_74cec39a14_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7125/7602754364_e282245529_c.jpg

[AHay5]

FK Silverline Coilovers. Could go lower but for daily purposes and guest who go for a ride won't cut it.
http://i47.tinypic.com/1ht7j7.jpg

[Anthracite528i]

I've had a few suspension set ups on the old e39 530. I'd like to share the side pics, and some basic thoughts on the ride. Fell free to add your car's a side shot, suspension / car info, and your review.

From the standard stock suspension the car was changed to Bilstein sport shocks and Eibach springs. This set up was great except for the heavy rake. That rear was embarrassingly high

From there H&R sport springs were swapped in with the Bilstien sport shocks. This rode as well, with a better stance. The front bumper did scrape less than the Eibach spring set up, but did bottom out on some aggressive speed humps. Either of these spring combinations will pretty much demand decent roads to drive on. Don't even think of these combos if your roads suck, and you know who you are.

The most recent change is into a stage 3 Dinan suspension. It is pricey but well worth it. The car has a drivable stance, and handles like a dream. That front did settle down a bit more too.


What size wheels are you running ?

[BMWM5LOVER]

BC coils. Not even close to being really low

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b82/bmwm5lover/DSC_0014.jpg

and mine and my wife's/ ie stock vs dropped.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b82/bmwm5lover/Vaughan-20120629-00151.jpg

[d1984]

yeah your last pic with the dinan stage 3 looks the best. looks just like my car on eibach pro kit springs. i don't have the rake that a lot of people describe with these springs so i'm guessing the PO did some modifications, maybe cut a coil back there, because my shocks are fine

[e39hamann]

Mine's on bilstein pss coilovers and the ride at this height isn't that great but it does handle nicely for sure. I'll probably get some BC coils at some point.

http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/oakley1991/413273_10151040581464871_1023343113_o.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/oakley1991/DSC_0160.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/oakley1991/DSC_0149.jpg
The front is a bit lower than this now:
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/oakley1991/601142_10151821178405076_1126389416_n.jpg

[Graham E39 528i]

Sweet!


http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/oakley1991/413273_10151040581464871_1023343113_o.jpg

[d1984]

^^^^ yeah that car has the perfect stance

[anthony85]

Here is the latest of my car.... I wish I had a nice rolling shot my car though.

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/anthstew/2012-10-07_12-31-56_57.jpg

[Narvin]

Here is the latest of my car.... I wish I had a nice rolling shot my car though.

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/anthstew/2012-10-07_12-31-56_57.jpg

looks sick man! makes me want to raise my car a little.


here is a pic on BC coilovers [not maxed out] 10k/12k spring rates, best bang for the buck coils.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8086510655_1e3ba360ee_z.jpg

[anthony85]

Thanks Narvin your car is pretty inspirational though. These coils are amazing for the money. I'm running 8k fronts and 6k rears and it rides beautiful... I have the fronts adjusted to 11s stiff on the front and like 13 on the rear. And barely rubs in the rear even with people in the rear. I would like to get a set of the 1.1.2 you just sold but in black

[Narvin]

Thanks Narvin your car is pretty inspirational though. These coils are amazing for the money. I'm running 8k fronts and 6k rears and it rides beautiful... I have the fronts adjusted to 11s stiff on the front and like 13 on the rear. And barely rubs in the rear even with people in the rear. I would like to get a set of the 1.1.2 you just sold but in black

thanks man. they definitely are. i'm riding on full stiff in front and back with the 10k/12k and i still think it's pretty comfortable :D, i don't even rub when I tuck the 18s on bumps!!

[anthony85]

Damn I am so gonna cut the rears on this car.... Because i definitely want wider than these 9.5" wheels on the rears. Lately I have been thinking of the Style 95 wheels though as a nice OEM option...

[Jackcat559]

What size wheels are you running ?

18"

[LuisGT]

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b29/Luis_GT/cars/L1020588.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b29/Luis_GT/cars/L1020586.jpg

Need new setup since my coilovers are already blown...

[Rallim]

Just because nobody has posted, stock sport ride height.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7082/7196902332_04ef3c82e0_c.jpg

[RyansBMW]

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w11/doylerulz05/DSC_3296.jpg
Bilstein Sports w/ B&G S2 Springs

[BMWM5LOVER]

thanks man. they definitely are. i'm riding on full stiff in front and back with the 10k/12k and i still think it's pretty comfortable :D, i don't even rub when I tuck the 18s on bumps!!

Sounds like we have the exact(?) same suspension set up. I run 12k fr/10k rr as well, I am at 15 stiff front and 5 rear. I am finding it a bit too stiff however, and I am not even nearly as low as you. I am going to soften the rear up all the way because now It just slides everywhere. :lol

I am rubbing getting in/out of my underground garage, but once I am in a house with better approach angles, I am going to dump it a bit more in the front.

[alkdc2]

BC coils. Not even close to being really low

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b82/bmwm5lover/DSC_0014.jpg

and mine and my wife's/ ie stock vs dropped.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b82/bmwm5lover/Vaughan-20120629-00151.jpg

Your wife drives an M5 too? wow you two are the perfect couple..:D

[Graham E39 528i]

Perfect!

:)


http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w11/doylerulz05/DSC_3296.jpg

[Vipsa]

Perfect!

:)


http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w11/doylerulz05/DSC_3296.jpg

Agreed. This is the perfect amount of drop without looking retarded. :thumbup:

[FCPEuro]

Original stance/first set of wheels/no knowledge of automotive photography:

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy152/gareth_foley/100_0101.jpg

^^^ Failsauce to the max
Cica 2007

Bilstein sports/H&R springs/Beyern Mesh Type/Improved photography skills:

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy152/gareth_foley/DSC_0034.jpg

^^^ Less failsauce mixed with some winsauce
Circa 2010

BC Racing BR Type coilover/Varrstoen 1.1.2's/Good photography skills:

http://just.razzi.me/photos/713731/4b8f528.jpg

^^^ On point minus the front bumper. Was the joke of 2012 soon to be replaced.

[RyansBMW]

Perfect!

:)



Agreed. This is the perfect amount of drop without looking retarded. :thumbup:

Thanks guys!

[AHay5]

^ Gareth we all had to start somewhere right?

[Graham E39 528i]

The problem I have with the H&Rs is slightly too much drop at the rear and slightly too little at the front. I'm quibbling, it still looks good.:)


http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy152/gareth_foley/DSC_0034.jpg

[FCPEuro]

^ Gareth we all had to start somewhere right?

True story. All valuable lessons learned along the way though and that's what really counts. I show people before and after photos and no one believes it's the same car lol.


The problem I have with the H&Rs is slightly too much drop at the rear and slightly too little at the front. I'm quibbling, it still looks good.:)


http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy152/gareth_foley/DSC_0034.jpg

That's the same problem I had with them as well. The ride was really good so I can't complain but I will likely never do lowering springs again for that reason. For the price of the Bilstein/H&R combo I should have just gone coil overs but I was nervous about that when I had them installed back in 2008.

[1BADBM]

These made my day! Very Nice!


KW V1 for SLS

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7603574496_74cec39a14_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7125/7602754364_e282245529_c.jpg


Mine's on bilstein pss coilovers and the ride at this height isn't that great but it does handle nicely for sure. I'll probably get some BC coils at some point.

http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/oakley1991/413273_10151040581464871_1023343113_o.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/oakley1991/DSC_0160.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/oakley1991/DSC_0149.jpg
The front is a bit lower than this now:
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/oakley1991/601142_10151821178405076_1126389416_n.jpg

[senoralbo]

Hmmm.. Why is it that my car seems to sit lower (in the front) on Bilstein Sports with Eibach Pro-kits than most?

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iW_XgkwdD5k/T7G3l1nKIII/AAAAAAAAA4s/tbLM1vxiZII/s800/1.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0N5lOZ1b1JQ/T7AlbEdh-jI/AAAAAAAAAzg/QSB6Wl7JLLk/s800/4.jpg

[jasha]

I'm about a week to two weeks away from buying a set of bc coilovers can someone recommend spring rates for me cos the bc's come with a set rate off 6 & 5 k is this adequate for my 540 sport, what's the spring rate for the factory sport spring ?

[guttershark]

About as low as I was able to be & still get around.
http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/169528_10151183262841600_1235050685_o.jpg

Don't mind the plastic under panels scraping :(

Daily height:
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s93/vwp88/CDE3F61A-4D41-4DCC-B79B-0A62180924DF-2559-0000019F829DF580.jpg

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s93/vwp88/B14CBFFD-2D43-49CC-B033-8800CAF301AC-7626-000003DC96CD5434.jpg


I'm about a week to two weeks away from buying a set of bc coilovers can someone recommend spring rates for me cos the bc's come with a set rate off 6 & 5 k is this adequate for my 540 sport, what's the spring rate for the factory sport spring ?

6k/5k is a little soft. Those would be better for an i6 car.
I have the 8k/6k spring rates for my 540 & couldn't be more satisfied.

[jasha]

About as low as I was able to be & still get around.

Don't mind the plastic under panels scraping :(

Daily height:

6k/5k is a little soft. Those would be better for an i6 car.
I have the 8k/6k spring rates for my 540 & couldn't be more satisfied.

Thanks mate much appreciated

[RVAE34]

Fortune Auto makes coilovers for the M5 and they are really nice. You could get a different spring rate for the front for the I6 cars. I am running the M5 fronts since I will be swapping my V8 in shortly. Since they don't have a touring application, I am having to put my own together using an E46/36 rear perch and then testing various springs. So far, I have 12k/8k setup and now need to find a rear lowered shock application. Hoping to have a solution for that shortly.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8061/8228044370_36df3b091f_c.jpg

[MartinV]

Pss9

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x65/martinvalerga/DSC04790A.jpg

[TriniSpeC]

Pss9

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x65/martinvalerga/DSC04790A.jpg

You ever been to the keyfood on lefferts and 135ave?

[MartinV]

You ever been to the keyfood on lefferts and 135ave?

Can't say I have. I once saw one on the Southbound Van Wyck. Maybe it's the same one. Was a silver one with the M Bumpers.

[jamesdc4]

H&R Race Springs/Koni Yellows.
http://imageshack.us/a/img692/3267/img0322zy.jpg

[mattmartindrift]

a bad photo, but whatever.

http://img.tapatalk.com/ad8ecee4-fd44-0fa0.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/ad8ecee4-fdb8-3280.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/6c6ec599-dfc9-11f1.jpg

Ground Controls
18x10 +12/+25 (F/R offset) SSR GT2 all around
285/35/18 Nitto NT05

[WeekendCeleb]

more tire and wheel sizes accompanied with these pictures please!

[1BADBM]

You ever been to the keyfood on lefferts and 135ave?

I have but my car doesn't have m pars.