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12-05-2013, 11:59 AM | #1 |
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Best way to lower?
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I'm new to the board (and BMW world)... I'm a car nut, but this is my first BMW. 2012 128i 6-speed manual base. I've attached a picture of the car (not a great one...sorry). I'm the second owner & I bought from a dealer, so I don't know the history of the car. Two questions: 1. What model wheels are these? 2. What is the best way to lower the car a little (and still maintain ride quality) Thanks, Patrick Last edited by pweizman; 12-05-2013 at 11:59 AM.. Reason: Forgot.... |
12-05-2013, 12:14 PM | #2 |
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H&R sport springs will lower it 3/4" to 1".....price is around $220 (from ECS tuning)....you won't need an alignment with those...
I've been looking at the Eibach coil-over set (part # 2085.712). These are very cool...they can be dropped from 0" to 2.5", plus the shocks are adjustable, and the struts are stainless steel...very nice....not cheap at around $1800....should get an alignment, but probably not necessary if you keep the drop under 1"....Eibach has camber plates for about $450.
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12-05-2013, 02:03 PM | #3 |
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I had my heart set on Eibach Pro Kit springs + Koni Yellow dampers before finding a good deal on coil-overs (Mod*bargains has the springs listed for $243.9 and dampers for EDIT:$699). I hear it's the bee's knees. Don't get new springs without appropriately changing the dampers.
That's my recommendation, but you can see lots more suspension/spring examples here from Dinan, H&R, Eibach and BMW Performance. What wheels do you have? Those 17's look sharp. Mint little 1 you got there. Last edited by Dafttt; 12-05-2013 at 11:21 PM.. Reason: Wrong price, thanks Stupenal. |
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12-05-2013, 04:19 PM | #5 |
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Just doing lowering springs will prematurely wear out your shocks as they are not designed for that ride height.
Lowering more that 3/4"-1" will compromise the functionality of the rest of the suspension components. |
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Also, here is a better pic of my wheels. Are these stock BMW, just powder coated? Thanks, Patrick |
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12-11-2013, 06:03 AM | #11 |
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Bump…any idea what wheels these are guys?
I might list them in the classifieds…but I need to know what to call them first. Thanks. Also…is throwing a set of BMW M sport lowering springs on a base car a bad way to lower? Did the springs / shocks come as a matched set from BMW? Patrick |
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I actually happen to have a set of MSport springs and shocks if you are interested. |
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I think it is half an inch to an inch? Not entirely sure as BMW no longer says on their website.
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12-15-2013, 09:17 AM | #15 |
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Why are you looking at getting rid of those wheels? Trying to go to a stock set? I also have a black 12' 128i. I love the blacked out look of your car with the shadowline trim, the gloss black grills, and those wheels. If you end up getting rid of the wheels send me a PM, I may be interested.
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So a little more than half an inch then.
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What is Shadowline trim? I might be interesting in selling the wheels. What kind are they? Are they stock BMW? Patrick |
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12-16-2013, 08:32 AM | #20 |
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I love the all blacked out look of your car. I am slowly taking mine in that direction. The shadowline trim is the black trim around your windows. Mine has aluminum finish around the windows but I plan on covering it with gloss black vinyl. As for your wheels they look like VMR but it's hard to tell just from the pics. Definitely not a stock BMW 128 wheel. Are there any markings on them indicating the manufacturer? I'm assuming your car most likely originally came with the same ones as my car. See my sig pic. Let me know if you decide to sell yours.
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I didn't even realize my car had that! I guess I never noticed other 1 series cars not having it. Patrick |
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12-18-2013, 07:36 PM | #22 |
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Shadowline trim came on your car from the factory. One of the pieces of it is actually part of the rear window so you can't swap it out later on. Thus the reason I plan to do mine in vinyl.
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