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Rein · 11-13-2012, 06:10 AM

Hi guys,

Ive been looking at coilovers for the 135 but seems like the max drop on the KW is only 2inches. Are there any other brand coilovers that can drop the 135 more than 2 inches?

Found some other brands like H&R, Bilstein and Eibac. most of them also only drops the car 2 inches.

Im looking for coilovers with 3-4 inches drop.

Thanks for your help.

///MonsterNtheMaking · 11-13-2012, 08:18 AM

i'm not a huge slammed guy (live in Northeast Ohio, can't afford to be) but the only way your going that low is on bags. Someone else will have to varify but no coils i've seen/heard of go that low and still provide longevity of the suspension; that's compressing the strut quite a ways

Simon930 · 11-13-2012, 08:40 AM

Also looking to find the lowest Coilovers
Right now I have H&R Super Sport Springs which drops the car 2" but the car has rake . Looking for coils that lower between 2.5-3 inches

jsmonet · 11-13-2012, 11:27 AM

since you're obviously not out for performance, just bag it. adapt an airrunner system or something

Boxtyp3 · 11-13-2012, 12:35 PM

3-4" drop? Really?

T-Dubbs · 11-13-2012, 01:35 PM

im tucking tire on 4 corners with kw v2's
i wouldnt go any lower

flinchy · 11-13-2012, 07:11 PM

Bc racing's can go ridiculous low... Absolutely undriveably low!

Just Tucking tyre, and there's probably 2 inches to go. Easily tuck 18's, i'll fully lower them sometime and take a few pics

Stohlen · 11-13-2012, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boxtyp3

3-4" drop? Really?

This.

I cannot see any reason to drop the car over 1 inch in my opinion. Once you start tucking the wheels into the fenders, you make the car look awful.

Rein · 11-14-2012, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flinchy

Bc racing's can go ridiculous low... Absolutely undriveably low!

Just Tucking tyre, and there's probably 2 inches to go. Easily tuck 18's, i'll fully lower them sometime and take a few pics

Which bc coilover youve got on the car? I tried looking for bc coils but they said they dont make them for the 1 series. Who supplied your bc? Are u able to give me their details?

Also whats the maximum drop on the bc? 2,3,4 inches?

splitsecond · 11-14-2012, 01:42 AM

Just to be clear, you do know that 4 inches equals 10 cm, right? If you dropped a 135i by 4 inches, it would be absolutely undriveable in Sydney, where there's no such thing as a flat road...

flinchy · 11-14-2012, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Stohlen

This.

I cannot see any reason to drop the car over 1 inch in my opinion. Once you start tucking the wheels into the fenders, you make the car look awful.

over m-sport suspension, the fronts need to be about 1.5" lower reasonably to be flush.. rears only need like half an inch maybe

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rein

Which bc coilover youve got on the car? I tried looking for bc coils but they said they dont make them for the 1 series. Who supplied your bc? Are u able to give me their details?

Also whats the maximum drop on the bc? 2,3,4 inches?

BC BR's, the lowest ones.. ER's are more like $1700 or so

justjap have them for around $1300 or so? they are the same as the E9x ones, so just look for the E9x non-m

i'm not sure on the max drop, 2+ inches for sure, 3?

i'll let you know when i do it

http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=732008 that's on an F30

Quote:

Originally Posted by splitsecond

Just to be clear, you do know that 4 inches equals 10 cm, right? If you dropped a 135i by 4 inches, it would be absolutely undriveable in Sydney, where there's no such thing as a flat road...

this is a good point.. even in brisbane... go lower than 10cm minimum clearance and you'd need to wind up damper stiffness.. that would SUCK

4 inches would leave <10cm clearance for sure

Simon930 · 11-14-2012, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flinchy

over m-sport suspension, the fronts need to be about 1.5" lower reasonably to be flush.. rears only need like half an inch maybe

BC BR's, the lowest ones.. ER's are more like $1700 or so

justjap have them for around $1300 or so? they are the same as the E9x ones, so just look for the E9x non-m

i'm not sure on the max drop, 2+ inches for sure, 3?

i'll let you know when i do it

http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=732008 that's on an F30

this is a good point.. even in brisbane... go lower than 10cm minimum clearance and you'd need to wind up damper stiffness.. that would SUCK

4 inches would leave <10cm clearance for sure

How do you like the ride with the BC racing coils?

Any pics?

jsmonet · 11-14-2012, 11:31 AM

....which is precisely why I said for him to go air suspension.

seriously, if you're dropping that low, you're doing it for looks. do it right and run air/hydro so you can lift it for shitty streets and dump it for hard parking and shows.

4"+ drop is absolutely idiotic on coilovers. you're just making life hard on yourself. If you don't want to spend the money to do it right, sell the 1, buy something more air-friendly that leaves more room in your budget, and do it right.

///MonsterNtheMaking · 11-14-2012, 01:59 PM

[quote=jsmonet;12994412]....which is precisely why I said for him to go air suspension.

seriously, if you're dropping that low, you're doing it for looks. do it right and run air/hydro so you can lift it for shitty streets and dump it for hard parking and shows. QUOTE]

Simon930 · 11-14-2012, 02:34 PM

[quote=///MonsterNtheMaking;12995269]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsmonet

....which is precisely why I said for him to go air suspension.

seriously, if you're dropping that low, you're doing it for looks. do it right and run air/hydro so you can lift it for shitty streets and dump it for hard parking and shows. QUOTE]

Anyone know any good air suspension that fit our cars ?

///MonsterNtheMaking · 11-14-2012, 03:53 PM

Google answer 1: http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/c/air.../2008_Bmw_135i
Google answer 2: http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E82-135...pose/Air_Ride/

didn't search any more, but you get the idea. both these look like about what you'll get on any market for our cars. BMW is the ultimate performance machine, not many buy for sitting on the ground. hoffman group looks complete where ECS you'd have to piece it together yourself.

GaryS · 11-14-2012, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Rein

Im looking for coilovers with 3-4 inches drop.

Hahaha. Have you owned a car that low? Stock ground clearance on my car was 5.5". With 3" drop, you would scrape on absolutely everything. Every speed bump up and down, every driveway in and out, every rise or dip in the road. Please report back on how it goes.

tritonx · 11-14-2012, 05:28 PM

Anything adjustable you will be to go as low as you want, like Standard Suspension R3, Got those on my E36 and I love it, can't wait for the ones on the 128i to need replacement.

MteK · 11-15-2012, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by GaryS

Hahaha. Have you owned a car that low? Stock ground clearance on my car was 5.5". With 3" drop, you would scrape on absolutely everything. Every speed bump up and down, every driveway in and out, every rise or dip in the road. Please report back on how it goes.

This is the guy that you have to wait behind as the carefully negotiate each speed bump in the parking lot.

andrey_gta · 11-15-2012, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flinchy

over m-sport suspension, the fronts need to be about 1.5" lower reasonably to be flush.. rears only need like half an inch maybe

BC BR's, the lowest ones.. ER's are more like $1700 or so

justjap have them for around $1300 or so? they are the same as the E9x ones, so just look for the E9x non-m

Congrats on the coilovers.

Do you mean to say that e9x non M coilovers from BC use the same spring rates & dampers as e82/e87 BC coilovers ?!? I need to knwo this soon, Thanks!!

Did you get SWIFT springs too?

Stuart@BMRAutowerkes · 11-16-2012, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrey_gta

Congrats on the coilovers.

Do you mean to say that e9x non M coilovers from BC use the same spring rates & dampers as e82/e87 BC coilovers ?!? I need to knwo this soon, Thanks!!

Did you get SWIFT springs too?

E90/E92 will fit E82 in terms of springs/shocks/coils.

flinchy · 11-16-2012, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrey_gta

Congrats on the coilovers.

Do you mean to say that e9x non M coilovers from BC use the same spring rates & dampers as e82/e87 BC coilovers ?!? I need to knwo this soon, Thanks!!

Did you get SWIFT springs too?

Yes - bc only lists e9x coilovers, they have 7kg/mm and 11kg/mm, you can convert it to lb/in. There i no special offering for e8x

No, they're not a thing over here, standard springs. Plus i bought them used for supe cheap

11-13-2012, 06:10 AM	#1
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T-Dubbs Private First Class Drives: '08 135i Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Calgary,AB/Palm Springs CA Posts: 141 iTrader: (1)	im tucking tire on 4 corners with kw v2's i wouldnt go any lower __________________ JB4/KW V2/Bmw Performance exhaust/Mr.5 Intake/VRSF Downpipes

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splitsecond Space Admiral Drives: 135i Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 305 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 135i [0.00]	Just to be clear, you do know that 4 inches equals 10 cm, right? If you dropped a 135i by 4 inches, it would be absolutely undriveable in Sydney, where there's no such thing as a flat road... __________________ 2008 135i Montego Blue sport pkg, premium pkg, Logic 7 sound, iDrive/Nav Mods completed: JB4+ & FBO \|\| LSD \|\| BMW-P suspension + F/R sway bars \|\| 18" Breyton GTS-R \|\| M3 front bushings \|\| Vogtland camber plates \|\| BMW-P rotors + Stoptech pads \|\|\|\| Acquired, not installed: BMS WW Meth kit \|\| Logic HVI intake \|\| Mishimoto OCC \|\|\|\| Shopping for: Summer tires

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tritonx Second Lieutenant Drives: '11 128i, '92 325is Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Quebec, Qc, Canada Posts: 224 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 128i [0.00] 1992 325is [0.00] 1994 318is [0.00]	Anything adjustable you will be to go as low as you want, like Standard Suspension R3, Got those on my E36 and I love it, can't wait for the ones on the 128i to need replacement. __________________

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11-13-2012, 08:18 AM	#2
///MonsterNtheMaking ENGINEER Drives: '11 135i 6MT M-Pack Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Warren Ohio Posts: 146 iTrader: (0)	i'm not a huge slammed guy (live in Northeast Ohio, can't afford to be) but the only way your going that low is on bags. Someone else will have to varify but no coils i've seen/heard of go that low and still provide longevity of the suspension; that's compressing the strut quite a ways

11-13-2012, 08:40 AM	#3
Simon930 Second Lieutenant Drives: FBO 135i Auto Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 273 iTrader: (0)	Also looking to find the lowest Coilovers Right now I have H&R Super Sport Springs which drops the car 2" but the car has rake . Looking for coils that lower between 2.5-3 inches

11-13-2012, 11:27 AM	#4
jsmonet First Lieutenant Drives: 2012 135 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: so cal Posts: 393 iTrader: (2)	since you're obviously not out for performance, just bag it. adapt an airrunner system or something

11-13-2012, 12:35 PM	#5
Boxtyp3 Captain Drives: E82AW N54/ e92 BSM N55 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 692 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 135i [0.00] 2013 E92 335i [0.00]	3-4" drop? Really?

11-13-2012, 07:11 PM	#7
flinchy Lieutenant Colonel Drives: 130i Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 1,717 iTrader: (0)	Bc racing's can go ridiculous low... Absolutely undriveably low! Just Tucking tyre, and there's probably 2 inches to go. Easily tuck 18's, i'll fully lower them sometime and take a few pics

11-14-2012, 11:31 AM	#13
jsmonet First Lieutenant Drives: 2012 135 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: so cal Posts: 393 iTrader: (2)	....which is precisely why I said for him to go air suspension. seriously, if you're dropping that low, you're doing it for looks. do it right and run air/hydro so you can lift it for shitty streets and dump it for hard parking and shows. 4"+ drop is absolutely idiotic on coilovers. you're just making life hard on yourself. If you don't want to spend the money to do it right, sell the 1, buy something more air-friendly that leaves more room in your budget, and do it right.

11-14-2012, 01:59 PM	#14
///MonsterNtheMaking ENGINEER Drives: '11 135i 6MT M-Pack Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Warren Ohio Posts: 146 iTrader: (0)	[quote=jsmonet;12994412]....which is precisely why I said for him to go air suspension. seriously, if you're dropping that low, you're doing it for looks. do it right and run air/hydro so you can lift it for shitty streets and dump it for hard parking and shows. QUOTE]

11-14-2012, 03:53 PM	#16
///MonsterNtheMaking ENGINEER Drives: '11 135i 6MT M-Pack Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Warren Ohio Posts: 146 iTrader: (0)	Google answer 1: http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/c/air.../2008_Bmw_135i Google answer 2: http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E82-135...pose/Air_Ride/ didn't search any more, but you get the idea. both these look like about what you'll get on any market for our cars. BMW is the ultimate performance machine, not many buy for sitting on the ground. hoffman group looks complete where ECS you'd have to piece it together yourself.