Drivers side lower???

Beardogg · 12-30-2011, 01:57 PM

I've had my E91 Msport lowered on Eibach pro kit, however the drivers side seems to sit lower than the passenger side, now I remember when I had an E36 it was normal for the drivers side to sit lower, is it the same with the E90's?

Jules59 · 12-30-2011, 02:54 PM

I cant say Ive ever noticed it on any of my cars except the series 3 Landrover which had different springs on each side to cater for the off-centre transmission which was very heavy. How much do you weigh ?

AlanQS · 12-31-2011, 10:02 AM

For some reason, BMW have a plus or minus tolerance of 10mm on the suspension height between left and right hand side and one side is deliberately lower. This allows the car to be level when a driver is in the driver's seat with an assumed weight of 75kg.

They set it up only on the basis of a left hand drive car so our right hand drive doesn't balance out when a driver is seated. This is why my car looks like it's on m-sport suspension on one side and land rover suspension on the other.

I don't know if the imbalance is built into the suspension components or on their mounting points but it may be why you have this problem.

Funny, Jaguar has a balanced, level car whether it's right hand or left hand. Pity BMW couldn't.

Beardogg · 12-31-2011, 11:57 AM

That's what I thought, I remember that being the reason on my old E36. It's not a massive difference, but I know it's there lol

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Beardogg New Member 1 Rep 26 Posts Drives: E91 325i Msport touring Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Leicester, UK iTrader: (0)	Drivers side lower??? I've had my E91 Msport lowered on Eibach pro kit, however the drivers side seems to sit lower than the passenger side, now I remember when I had an E36 it was normal for the drivers side to sit lower, is it the same with the E90's?
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Jules59 Lieutenant 56 Rep 540 Posts Drives: Still searching ... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wilds of Warwickshire iTrader: (0)	I cant say Ive ever noticed it on any of my cars except the series 3 Landrover which had different springs on each side to cater for the off-centre transmission which was very heavy. How much do you weigh ? __________________ Jules
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AlanQS Colonel 244 Rep 2,811 Posts Drives: Jaguar XE P250 HSE Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 430i m-sport G ... [0.00]	For some reason, BMW have a plus or minus tolerance of 10mm on the suspension height between left and right hand side and one side is deliberately lower. This allows the car to be level when a driver is in the driver's seat with an assumed weight of 75kg. They set it up only on the basis of a left hand drive car so our right hand drive doesn't balance out when a driver is seated. This is why my car looks like it's on m-sport suspension on one side and land rover suspension on the other. I don't know if the imbalance is built into the suspension components or on their mounting points but it may be why you have this problem. Funny, Jaguar has a balanced, level car whether it's right hand or left hand. Pity BMW couldn't.
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Beardogg New Member 1 Rep 26 Posts Drives: E91 325i Msport touring Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Leicester, UK iTrader: (0)	That's what I thought, I remember that being the reason on my old E36. It's not a massive difference, but I know it's there lol
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