Want to lower my car

[Jbombdizzle]

What would be a good height to lower it too? IO believe the M3's are about 1-1/2 lower than stock. But lookin for some help!

[CreamE30]

Judging from what I've read, you don't want to lower TOO much because the oil pan is very vulnerable once you start lowering. In about 5 seconds you'll get a barrage of answers I'm sure though haha.

[Jbombdizzle]

Haha I can conquer on the oil pan, what is the safest you would suggest?

[pwforprez]

it can be lowered safely by not getting crappy springs .. ask me how i know.
they also sell skid plates so if you really are worried about it then do that.

[Jbombdizzle]

how low is to low? lol

[250k318is]

i got h and r sporet springs on my 318is i still wish it was a pit lower should have went with the race springs but after this year ill probly just go with full coilovers at the height im at i havent had a problem with bottoming out so best of luck

[pwforprez]

if the body touches the ground when you're sitting in it.. you are too low

[Jbombdizzle]

Hahah good answer. Well I guess I can judge it by my roads then. whats something good but not to exspensive?

[pwforprez]

the use of the search function.. its free

[pwforprez]

im going Ireland stage 3 with billstiens

[Jbombdizzle]

lol yeah, I like searches but I like personal opinions too.

[wardamneagle]

I have eibach pro kit with billstein sports and i like my stance a lot. A lot of people dog on those springs but since i daily drive it and the roads where i am suck a lot they are about as agressive as i can get and i like them a lot

[SCHENK]

if it's a daily driver, just get H&R sports or M coils will drop it appx .75-1" depending on the weight of the vehicle.

[zookie]

hehe... so I curerntly have some $#!^% bav auto 'race' springs that run the fenders on the tires and drag my oil pan (PO thing)... I lost my IS lip two days ago...

go with some quality h&r's

[mulholland]

most people find the "quality" of H&R's somewhat lacking for E30 application. Vogtland are great but somewhat pricey I believe.

[mulholland]

and zook...you can't go blaming bav auto's springs on the lip going, I read your other post! lol

[zookie]

and zook...you can't go blaming bav auto's springs on the lip going, I read your other post! lol

... i think it slowly ground away from the rough road here, lol. Seriously, it wasn't at that scen. it just dissappeared one day... so what spring would you recommend to protect the m-tech kit im thinking of adding? ( gonna be biggest/best waste of $$ ever )

[SCHENK]

there's a difference between the sport and race H&R coils. H&R makes a quality product. Vogtland also makes a quality product which are much more affordable than H&R. they are also a progressive rate meaning they will provide good ride comfort for a DD.

[SeattleBMW325i]

most people find the "quality" of H&R's somewhat lacking for E30 application. Vogtland are great but somewhat pricey I believe.

What?

We can't really tell you what a good height is, personally I like my height, about .5" lower in the back, and about 2" in the front, just about even distance from tire to fender. I could also be ok with H&R height. But I wouldn't want Eibach low.

You have to judge for yourself, based on your roads, how careful you want to be, how much you want to spend, how comfortable you want to be, etc...

[mulholland]

this is true, I should specify most people are not satisfied when they have used H&R sport coils from everything I have seen.

[kishg]

and zook...you can't go blaming bav auto's springs on the lip going, I read your other post! lol

bav auto springs are saggy. what spring rate is that anyways?

[Jbombdizzle]

thats alot. Thats about what I wanted to know.

[Jbombdizzle]

What would I have to lower to make the car sit level? im thinking dropping it 1" in the front, what would that make me have to put the back at?

[bmwsun]

i have m3 springs with bilstein hd's on my 325i, only dropped it about 3/4inch...would have gone lower but like everyone has said the roads that you drive on depend on how low you can goo...limbo limbo limbo

[zookie]

bav auto springs are saggy. what spring rate is that anyways?

honestly, I don't know. The info on bav auto's site doesn't seem to describe my springs. By the way they look and feel, the drop seems to be about 2 inches or more ( lowest part of fender behind front wheel is ~4 inches off the ground ) and the ride is very rough, so I'm guessing its a pretty high spring rate ( maybe 500-600 ). peerty much solid...