[Bimmer_Engineer]

Originally Posted by mecheng77

I thought I was the only one that thinks these cars are plenty low; I have the standard suspension and couldn't imagine it being any lower. It handles great and I wouldn't want it any firmer, it is not stellar on bad roads but that is a trade off I think that is worth having. Especially driving in snow, super lowered cars are terrible.

I agree that it's low enough as is...right now I have nice even gaps all around in my wheel wells. If you go lower I think it just looks funky...plus I already have go slow or angled over most inclines to keep from scraping...

[Needbmwpartzz]

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.....but dat stance tho is so nice until you rip your bumpers off and all plastic undershielding....and possibly oil pan etc etc etc

[Fritzer]

Throw some Eibach springs in there and call it a day. Check if it needs new shocks and maybe upgrade to Bilstien B6s or B8s.

If I recall some base model pre-LCIs need spacers or the wheels stick far into the wheel well and looks quite odd.

Don't do it solely for looks. Avoid H&R you're not a trackboi, Eibachs are the way to go springs-wise for a daily. As to what some of the other posters said on here, you can purchase a set of Eibach springs for ~$200, not very expensive for quality parts. If you can't afford that don't bother anything regarding suspension unless necessary, anything cheaper than a set of springs will screw something up or look horrible. I'm sure there will be a plethora of things that the $200 will be more useful for in the future.

[Fritzer]

Originally Posted by Enasr

I actually got some new wheels on it, I don’t have the sport package but I guess I’ll take everyone’s advice and use that 600 or so one a tune. Appreciate the advice ����

Hopefully not crappy, heavy, low-quality wheels for "looks". The only wheels I would consider putting on my car over OEM wheels are BBS, preferably the OEM BBS wheels from the 320si.. Anything else is objectively not worth it at all.

[Bimmer_Engineer]

This sounds like a match made in heaven...

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1578024

[S65Hunter]

Originally Posted by Bimmer_Engineer

This sounds like a match made in heaven...

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1578024

Damn. How nice would it be to get a deal like that.

[hybrid90]

Originally Posted by Bimmer_Engineer

This sounds like a match made in heaven...

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1578024

If he was closer, I'd be all over that, especially considering that I have the M Sport suspension. Oh, well.

OP: When I first got my E90 with Sport Pkg, I installed Eibach Pro Kit springs and ran it that way for three years before the shocks finally started to go, but that was the Sport Pkg, and you said that you don't have the Sport Pkg. But it may be worth a look. I know everyone is saying don't change it, but if that's what you have your heart set on, then it may be the cheapest short term solution for you. It still rode very well, and handled great, plus it eliminated most of the wheel well gap and looked very nice.

[tlow98]

Originally Posted by mecheng77

I thought I was the only one that thinks these cars are plenty low; I have the standard suspension and couldn't imagine it being any lower. It handles great and I wouldn't want it any firmer, it is not stellar on bad roads but that is a trade off I think that is worth having. Especially driving in snow, super lowered cars are terrible.

Agree. If anything I'd like to raise mine!

[BimmerNugget]

Originally Posted by mecheng77

I thought I was the only one that thinks these cars are plenty low; I have the standard suspension and couldn't imagine it being any lower. It handles great and I wouldn't want it any firmer, it is not stellar on bad roads but that is a trade off I think that is worth having. Especially driving in snow, super lowered cars are terrible.

Yep, I feel the same. I have a non-sport suspension E90 and it's already low enough for me. In the first 3 weeks I had my car I managed to scrape the bumper on parking spot stoppers 3 times! Nowadays I'm extremely careful though.

Getting an E92 M3 soon, I can't imagine how low that would be like.

[mweisdorfer]

Originally Posted by Enasr

So I was recently passed down my Dad's 2006 330i that he's kept in really good shape throughout the years (he's the first and only owner) and I've been wanting to do a little work to improve it's aesthetics. I'm looking at different options to drop the car for improved handling and looks but I also don't want to spend more than 600 or so since I don't plan on tracking the car or keeping it for longer than a couple years or so. What are some good options for me?

Bilstein B12 kit at around $800.00, would be you best bet. You don't want to just throw on a set of lowering springs. The springs should be tuned to the shocks & struts your matching them with. The B12 kit does this. You could even get matched, upgraded sway bars too for about $275.00 more.

[apexit4]

Originally Posted by mweisdorfer

Bilstein B12 kit at around $800.00, would be you best bet. You don't want to just throw on a set of lowering springs. The springs should be tuned to the shocks & struts your matching them with. The B12 kit does this. You could even get matched, upgraded sway bars too for about $275.00 more.

This is a very important point that often gets overlooked. Springs and struts work as one system and should be bought/matched appropriately. Buying a set of springs not appropriately matched to your struts will cause leaks in the future. While its possible to just buy just springs and mix and match without issues, its often harder to do so and thus recommended to buy a kit that has springs that complement the shocks.

[Antetokounmpo]

cheap? how about free. take an angle grinder to the springs. done.