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      06-12-2015, 06:54 PM   #9
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Drives: E87 130i
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Location: Melbourne, AU

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2005 BMW 130i  [5.24]
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Originally Posted by swagon View Post
Hmm. There are two members on the German boards with a 130i and a 135i and both had problems with lowering. The guy with the 135i couldn't get higher than 320mm in front (measuring from the wheel center to fender line) and 330mm in rear. 320-25 is too low for me. Not from the aesthetical point of view, but because of my driveway.

Other people with B14's and lighter engines don't have any problems with going to up to 335mm.

Some people have never had any quality problems with the B14, but tons of them have had. Front dampers tend to go after a while. There was a person that had his B14 dampers changed four times IIRC.

I mean, it is apparently a brilliant kit for the money but all these stories are pushing me away from it.
They are low- ~325mm front at their highest. I went to linear springs and can go similar height if I wanted to.

Damper issue is interesting, i'm not the only one in AU enjoying them.
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