Ride height

[Mr Tidy]

Good luck with that!

To be fair mine are Reps, but were on the car when I bought it so I didn't have to resist that urge!

[Penelope]

Good luck with that!

To be fair mine are Reps, but were on the car when I bought it so I didn't have to resist that urge!

The only way I can stop myself ordering some 19" Riva DTMs is to constantly wheel off clean my MV2s. They look stunning when shiny but I go off them as they get dusty...

[Mr Tidy]

The only way I can stop myself ordering some 19" Riva DTMs is to constantly wheel off clean my MV2s. They look stunning when shiny but I go off them as they get dusty...

I know exactly what you mean!

My 1st Coupe came with badly scuffed MV2s so I got them refurbed, but they were a real PITA to keep clean with those narrow gaps between the spokes!

Thankfully my 2nd had decent 108s which were much easier to clean, but then I swapped them for 295s that were even better.

I think the CSL Reps might be a bit more involved to clean, but they look so good I just might make the effort!

[wspohn]

FWIW, the BC Racing shocks I have on my Solstice have a range that brackets the stock ride height, so unlike some aftermarket units, they do allow you to set height at factory spec or even higher. That's a wise choice, BTW - too many owners want that low and mean look and end up scraping their front bodywork on steep driveways and speed bumps, and possibly affecting the handling in an undesirable way as you mentioned.

Whenever I do change the shocks on my Z4M coupe, I intend to use the BC Racing units (not in a great rush as it only has around 37K (miles) on it at the moment and the factory shocks are still in excellent shape.

[Simon 3.2M]

Mine is on stock suspension so I’ll measure up later and post my findings.

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[john-e89]

Mine is on stock suspension so I’ll measure up later and post my findings.

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Hells bells that looks good with Imola and grey 19’s Simon....liking that a LOT..!

[Simon 3.2M]

Mine is on stock suspension so I’ll measure up later and post my findings.

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Hells bells that looks good with Imola and grey 19’s Simon....liking that a LOT..!

Thanks for the very kind comments John - I’m absolutely smitten with her

[Simon 3.2M]

Rear - centre of the wheel to bottom of the wheel arch 358mm and 368 for the front. Hope that helps.

[wspohn]

I love both the Imola red (I painted my rebodied 56 MG in that colour) and the blue. Of course I have a silver gray Z4M, but the M coupes are a bit thin on the ground not to take what you can get when you can get it.

[srhutch]

This will give an indication of difference between OEM and H&R springs.

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[RedUn]

This will give an indication of difference between OEM and H&R springs.

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Looks so much better without the spoiler too

[blobslosak]

Shows the rear wheel dish nicely that pic

[srhutch]

This will give an indication of difference between OEM and H&R springs.

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Looks so much better without the spoiler too

Agree

Will have to do a 2020 pics to show the new changes.

[blobslosak]

Got them adjusted to OEM spec and it looks great. It was 17mm lower at front and 15mm rear!

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Maybe a mm or two lower at the front would be best but that can wait for corner weighting and alignment. Rides very well on these coilovers.

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[wspohn]

Just a comment on ride heights.

Racers set height to get maximum handling adhesion and they pay attention to things that affect that like bump steer. Street drivers usually adjust height so that (to them, at least) it 'looks cool', and damn the consequences to good handling. If that results in dragging across speed bumps or objectionable bump steer, they tend to ignore it.

There also seems to be a commonly held misconception that lower is automatically better as far as handling. I have adjusted the height on one of my race cars by almost an inch and the lap times were the same (within 0.5 seconds a lap) but the toe change at full bump was improved.

I tend to set my street cars at factory height and even at that, you have to watch out for bumps. It has a ground clearance of 5". The Z4M has a clearance (IIRC) of just over 4" - to the shield under the engine i believe. Lower = probably not a really good idea. And no good reason - the black car in the post above mine looks perfect!