[DESI4life10]

I would check your alignment again. I heard it is best to wait a week before getting the alignment as the springs are still settling.

[Ph0zenstone]

i heard that too but dont have the time to go back and forth...just crossing my fingers now that it wont go too much out of whack lol

[wakeboarder109]

Make sure and keep us posted on the status of the possibility for actual xi springs from Eibach. I'm looking to order one set or the other in the months to come

[DESI4life10]

hehe..fair enough. I was shocked to see how messed my alignment was in the back before getting it corrected

I am not too worried about my camber, as it is normal for wheels to go in when lowered on stock shocks.

[kel3]

Originally Posted by eyeteaguy

phozenstone, is the harshness bearable or do you find yourself dodging every bump in the road? Can you go over speed bumps without bottoming out or do you have to ease your way over them at a snails pace? I bought a set of eibach i springs as well, and I'll be installing them sometime over the next week or so. Post some pics!

well he's on 19's would be much smoother if your on non-runflat tires too. That drop looks sex tho!

[Ph0zenstone]

Yeh non rft's would definately take out some of the harshness...though I do enjoy the peace of mind of having rft's so its a tradeoff.

I updated my post above with Before and After pics

[BDMBimmer]

Originally Posted by DESI4life10

Hey guys,

Have a quick question. Once you went with the lowered springs, did you realize that you camber for the front wheels are now out of spec?

I have the H&R springs and went to get my alignment done (after letting the springs settle for a week), and noticed that my camber settings were now -.84 degrees for both left and right in the front.

The upper limit for these are -.78 degrees and unfortunately camber settings cannot be fixed for the front wheels. It should not be too bad, but curious to see what results you guys got.

There is an alignment nob/pin and this might have to knock off. My alignment was hardly off but they still had to knock off that pin.

[Ph0zenstone]

its now day 4 of the drop with Eiback " i " springs....so far so good, alignment is still intact, haven't seen any further settling yet, and ride quality is still ok. I find that the feeling inside the car when going over dips in the road are multiplied 3x with these springs lol...outside of that, the ride is the same as stock. For lowering springs on OEM non-sport struts, these are performing and riding relatively better than I expected.

[jzchen]

Sure will. (Not sure if I'm comfortable with my car being a "mule".)

Originally Posted by wakeboarder109

Make sure and keep us posted on the status of the possibility for actual xi springs from Eibach. I'm looking to order one set or the other in the months to come

[who's ur daddy?]

Originally Posted by phozenstone

its now day 4 of the drop with Eiback " i " springs....so far so good, alignment is still intact, haven't seen any further settling yet, and ride quality is still ok. I find that the feeling inside the car when going over dips in the road are multiplied 3x with these springs lol...outside of that, the ride is the same as stock. For lowering springs on OEM non-sport struts, these are performing and riding relatively better than I expected.

Hey, 3x in terms of "harshness" or "bounciness after you hit the bump"?

[who's ur daddy?]

Originally Posted by jzchen

Sure will. (Not sure if I'm comfortable with my car being a "mule".)

Let's call you a "pioneer" instead...

[Ph0zenstone]

Originally Posted by who's ur daddy?

Hey, 3x in terms of "harshness" or "bounciness after you hit the bump"?

harshness...it doesn't "bounce" like it use to on oem springs which is good.

[Ph0zenstone]

Updated shots after 4 days of settling...though I don't see any difference, will measure again in another week>

[eyeteaguy]

Can't wait to install mine...the drop looks perfect!

[ium3]

Originally Posted by eyeteaguy

Can't wait to install mine...the drop looks perfect!

You will not regret installing these springs

[meph]

Originally Posted by Kevin@SupremePower

they are there, the problem is the top hat of the strut isnt really made to sit on the strut tower, i see it giving problems squeeking down the road, not to mention that plate sprreads the weight across the top hat and supports the 3 studs.

even if its perfectly safe to take it out, the plate is an 1/8 thick, its not gonna be a visable extra drop, so it should be just left in

Would it be possible to use the top hat of a 335i for a better fit?

[tolkino]

IU328xi, could you get your shocks replaced yet? If so, how is the ride quality?
I cant wait to get rid of the floaty feeling of my car, but i cant decide if I should go with these springs or spend more for coilovers :/

btw- i have e92 328xi

[ium3]

Originally Posted by tolkino

IU328xi, could you get your shocks replaced yet? If so, how is the ride quality?
I cant wait to get rid of the floaty feeling of my car, but i cant decide if I should go with these springs or spend more for coilovers :/

btw- i have e92 328xi

Yeah i did. The ride quality is great. It is only a lil stiffer than stock.

As for choosing between springs and coilover, i recommend you ponder whether you want to go real low or have the convenience of adjusting your suspension height and stiffness. If you want all these, go with coilover, but if you know the drop from a lowering spring is enough, then go for it because the ride quality is great.

Don't rush into making a decision because if you're unsatisfied with springs and decided to go with coilovers in the future, you're gonna waste more money just like what i did with my Lexus

[tolkino]

Originally Posted by IU328xi

Yeah i did. The ride quality is great. It is only a lil stiffer than stock.

As for choosing between springs and coilover, i recommend you ponder whether you want to go real low or have the convenience of adjusting your suspension height and stiffness. If you want all these, go with coilover, but if you know the drop from a lowering spring is enough, then go for it because the ride quality is great.

Don't rush into making a decision because if you're unsatisfied with springs and decided to go with coilovers in the future, you're gonna waste more money just like what i did with my Lexus

Thanks for the reply! I think the drop on these springs is great, I'm not looking for anything lower than this.

However, I really want to get rid of the floaty SUV feeling, when changing lanes, or going through bumps.. I feel like I cant control this car sometimes, it bounces all around, it doesn't hug the road like sport cars. I'm never going to track, probably won't bother adjusting the height setup as well. I just want to know if "a little stiffer than stock" means it eliminates this SUV feeling.

If it is, then these springs are what I'm looking for with a good price!

[ium3]

Well, as i said earlier, the springs are not very stiff but it certainly does it job in reducing that floaty feeling. Just go for it

[tolkino]

Alrighty then

btw- do u have a link where you have more pics of your car? I'd love to see it from the front and rear. the fitment of m3 sides look great

[DESI4life10]

These lowering springs are awesome. I too hated the whole floaty feeling when doing turns and going over bumps.

After installing the springs (I went with H&R, but they are very similar to the eibach), the handling was awesome. The car really felt planted to the road when doing sharp turns and overall is a very impressive mod.

One thing I may add is that on harder bumps, you may notice a light "bouncy" feeling due to using sport springs on stock shocks.

But if you look at the big picture, the handling improvements really out way the small cons when having springs.