Slammed e90 xi thread

Lammmmbert · 04-18-2013, 12:31 PM

Alright folks. Picked up some 162s last night and lowered it all the way down... It's honestly not low enough for me. So I will be picking up some h&rs if the Megan guy doesn't respond. The rear is at half and the front is all the way down. They still ride good for being all the way down.

Goldenc717 · 04-18-2013, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Lammmmbert

Alright folks. Picked up some 162s last night and lowered it all the way down... It's honestly not low enough for me. So I will be picking up some h&rs if the Megan guy doesn't respond. The rear is at half and the front is all the way down. They still ride good for being all the way down.

Looks just a tad higher then my H&R coilovers. I was hoping they would go lower lol.

Lammmmbert · 04-18-2013, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Goldenc717

Looks just a tad higher then my H&R coilovers. I was hoping they would go lower lol.

Me too.lol Sucks that we can't find any coils for xis to go lower.

jafza412 · 04-22-2013, 08:24 AM

Here are some pics I took this past weekend of my E92 xDrive with KW V1s. The front has about two threads left and the rears have about three left.

This may be completely old news and common knowledge, BUT one thing I noticed was the car doesn't sit as low as some others with KW V1s and it sounds like other people have experienced the same thing, however, the xDrive version won't drop as much as non-xDrive. If certain people are saying they are two threads from the bottom and are sitting lower than you, might be worth double checking whether they are running xDrive or not.

non-xDrive:
Front Lowering: 1.2" to 2.3"
Rear Lowering: 0.9" to 2.1"

xDrive:
Front Lowering: 0.6" to 1.8"
Rear Lowering: 0.6" to 1.8"

EuroSpec27 · 04-22-2013, 09:05 AM

^ Very nice drop IMO!

Ph0zenstone · 04-22-2013, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by jafza412

Here are some pics I took this past weekend of my E92 xDrive with KW V1s. The front has about two threads left and the rears have about three left.

This may be completely old news and common knowledge, BUT one thing I noticed was the car doesn't sit as low as some others with KW V1s and it sounds like other people have experienced the same thing, however, the xDrive version won't drop as much as non-xDrive. If certain people are saying they are two threads from the bottom and are sitting lower than you, might be worth double checking whether they are running xDrive or not.

non-xDrive:
Front Lowering: 1.2" to 2.3"
Rear Lowering: 0.9" to 2.1"

xDrive:
Front Lowering: 0.6" to 1.8"
Rear Lowering: 0.6" to 1.8"

The front looks awfully high for having only two threads left. I have about 6-7 threads left and its lower than that.

jafza412 · 04-22-2013, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by EuroSpec27

^ Very nice drop IMO!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by phozenstone

The front looks awfully high for having only two threads left. I have about 6-7 threads left and its lower than that.

Hmmm, well that's not good. Are you running stock wheels/tires? I wish I had measured the gap but it was well over an inch, and now there is almost none. I think I am probably sitting ~1.5" lower, which would be in line the lowering spec.

Does anyone know of common failure modes during this install that could result in variation across drops? I have had these on for about two weeks now, so I am not sure how much further they will settle. I've read several people with similar issue where their drop doesn't match others, I wonder what's up.

Here is a "before and after" pic, the perspective is a little off but you can see a pretty significant drop.

Ph0zenstone · 04-22-2013, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jafza412

Thanks!

Hmmm, well that's not good. Are you running stock wheels/tires? I wish I had measured the gap but it was well over an inch, and now there is almost none. I think I am probably sitting ~1.5" lower, which would be in line the lowering spec.

Does anyone know of common failure modes during this install that could result in variation across drops? I have had these on for about two weeks now, so I am not sure how much further they will settle. I've read several people with similar issue where their drop doesn't match others, I wonder what's up.

Here is a "before and after" pic, the perspective is a little off but you can see a pretty significant drop.

I'm on OEM 220's which are 19's.

Shinzi · 04-23-2013, 04:37 PM

I have the same prob as OP. This is me ALL the way down on V1's

CWysong · 04-23-2013, 11:28 PM

I have kwv1s that are being installed on Monday, what should I have the shop install them at? I want to drop it as far as I can go, but i see 2 others at 2 threads and 7-8 threads each that look the same height?

Will have pics up here as soon as possible for my kwv1s!

Down_Shift · 04-24-2013, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Shinzi

I have the same prob as OP. This is me ALL the way down on V1's

I'm all the way down and I still have about a finger and a half.. wtf

BCeagle08 · 04-24-2013, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Shinzi

I have the same prob as OP. This is me ALL the way down on V1's

lol that's a "problem" ? That's a perfect drop. Why would you want to go any lower than that?

Shinzi · 04-24-2013, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by BCeagle08

lol that's a "problem" ? That's a perfect drop. Why would you want to go any lower than that?

Because racecar.

Ok.. but really, it needs a bit more low..

SuckMy_Nick · 04-24-2013, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Shinzi

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Originally Posted by BCeagle08

lol that's a "problem" ? That's a perfect drop. Why would you want to go any lower than that?

Because racecar.

Ok.. but really, it needs a bit more low..

+1

giaolong · 04-24-2013, 11:49 PM

Will people even learn that the bump stop is what keeping ur coilover from going lower....like another .75"?

Here is mine which is raised .75"-1" from the lowest setting i had for 2 days since i was bottoming out driving anywhere.

DSC_0019 by thulinhlun, on Flickr

Amini77 · 04-25-2013, 12:45 AM

got another pic

CWysong · 04-25-2013, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by giaolong

Will people even learn that the bump stop is what keeping ur coilover from going lower....like another .75"?

Here is mine which is raised .75"-1" from the lowest setting i had for 2 days since i was bottoming out driving anywhere.

DSC_0019 by thulinhlun, on Flickr

What can be done about the bumpstops?

Ph0zenstone · 04-25-2013, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CWysong

What can be done about the bumpstops?

Take it out

illifili · 04-26-2013, 08:11 AM

heres my xi on kw v1. front and rear can still go lower.

CWysong · 04-30-2013, 10:40 AM

Photos as promised! KW v1’s installed last night. The back is down to 2 threads, and the front is 5-6 threads. I am going to get spacers, and will adjust the ride height then. It looks like the fronts can go down a bit and I might need to actually raise up the rears to get the wheels flush.

ZhengHai · 05-04-2013, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by illifili

heres my xi on kw v1. front and rear can still go lower.

Geeze! How do you still have threads left on the front?? Did you remove your bump stops?

corasdad · 05-04-2013, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by yiboi

Lower with H&R Coilovers
M355 wheels

love them wheels

04-18-2013, 12:31 PM	#45
Lammmmbert Private 5 Rep 58 Posts Drives: 2006 325xi Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Murfreesboro, TN iTrader: (0)	Alright folks. Picked up some 162s last night and lowered it all the way down... It's honestly not low enough for me. So I will be picking up some h&rs if the Megan guy doesn't respond. The rear is at half and the front is all the way down. They still ride good for being all the way down.
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04-22-2013, 08:24 AM	#48
jafza412 Lieutenant 93 Rep 414 Posts Drives: AW M4 CS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (3)	Here are some pics I took this past weekend of my E92 xDrive with KW V1s. The front has about two threads left and the rears have about three left. This may be completely old news and common knowledge, BUT one thing I noticed was the car doesn't sit as low as some others with KW V1s and it sounds like other people have experienced the same thing, however, the xDrive version won't drop as much as non-xDrive. If certain people are saying they are two threads from the bottom and are sitting lower than you, might be worth double checking whether they are running xDrive or not. non-xDrive: Front Lowering: 1.2" to 2.3" Rear Lowering: 0.9" to 2.1" xDrive: Front Lowering: 0.6" to 1.8" Rear Lowering: 0.6" to 1.8" __________________ Current: 2016 M3 \| Mineral Grey on Black Retired: 2010 E92 335xi, 2007 E90 328i, 2010 A4, 2003 E46 325xi
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04-22-2013, 09:05 AM	#49
EuroSpec27 Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 234 Posts Drives: 435i M-Sport Join Date: May 2011 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (4)	^ Very nice drop IMO! __________________ euro.techniks flickr
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04-23-2013, 04:37 PM	#53
Shinzi Lieutenant 11 Rep 459 Posts Drives: 335XI Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Georgia iTrader: (1)	I have the same prob as OP. This is me ALL the way down on V1's __________________ 08' Atlantic Blue Metallic 335XI SC7 19's / KW V1 / JB4 / BMS DCI / Wrapped!
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CWysong tuned n dropped 335xi 12 Rep 332 Posts Drives: '09 335i Xdrive e90 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Dayton, Ohio iTrader: (2)	I have kwv1s that are being installed on Monday, what should I have the shop install them at? I want to drop it as far as I can go, but i see 2 others at 2 threads and 7-8 threads each that look the same height? Will have pics up here as soon as possible for my kwv1s!
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giaolong Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 280 Posts Drives: E92 335xi, Genesis, IS300 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Virginia Beach, VA iTrader: (2)	Will people even learn that the bump stop is what keeping ur coilover from going lower....like another .75"? Here is mine which is raised .75"-1" from the lowest setting i had for 2 days since i was bottoming out driving anywhere. DSC_0019 by thulinhlun, on Flickr __________________ 09 BMW 335xi e92 -KW-M6 Wheels-Toyo-Mtech-RSD-
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Amini77 Brigadier General 186 Rep 4,732 Posts Drives: Alpine White '13 550i Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tarzana, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2013 BMW 550i [0.00]	got another pic
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04-26-2013, 08:11 AM	#63
illifili Private 12 Rep 52 Posts Drives: n55 e92 & n54 e90 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: new jersey iTrader: (2)	heres my xi on kw v1. front and rear can still go lower. __________________ 2003 suzuka blue turbo s2000 (sold) 2007 e90 aw 335xi 2011 e92 bsm 335i xdrive 2006 digital silver cbr600rr (sold) 2006 gsx-r 600
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04-30-2013, 10:40 AM	#64
CWysong tuned n dropped 335xi 12 Rep 332 Posts Drives: '09 335i Xdrive e90 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Dayton, Ohio iTrader: (2)	KW V1 Freshly Installe Photos as promised! KW v1’s installed last night. The back is down to 2 threads, and the front is 5-6 threads. I am going to get spacers, and will adjust the ride height then. It looks like the fronts can go down a bit and I might need to actually raise up the rears to get the wheels flush.
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