Eibach's on a 3.0Si with 224's
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I had Eibachs and 224s on my last car DPG.
With my 108s and 20mm spacers rear / 15mm front I got rubbing - quite a lot on the front of the offside front edge arch liner (wore through, retarded with gaffer tape
), a small amount on the rear edge of the rear offside arch liner, and a teeny bit on the front edge of the nearside front.
I didn't have the 224s on long before I sold the car, but the fronts sit about where the 108s would have been with 10mm spacers and it made a lot of difference, much less rubbing on my gaffer tape. The rears sat about the same place as the 108s and spacers. I'm not sure whether the fact I am not a light chap made a difference - logic says it did. However the rubbing was only ever evident when driving in a spirited manner. Tbh the look with Eibachs and 224s is worth a little plastic wear.
The thing to consider is the ride change - Eibachs are actually a bit more complaint over smaller road surface changes than OEM, but definitely not when the going gets a bit bumpier. Oh, and speed bumps become a slo-mo affair
Hope that helps a bit.
With my 108s and 20mm spacers rear / 15mm front I got rubbing - quite a lot on the front of the offside front edge arch liner (wore through, retarded with gaffer tape
), a small amount on the rear edge of the rear offside arch liner, and a teeny bit on the front edge of the nearside front.I didn't have the 224s on long before I sold the car, but the fronts sit about where the 108s would have been with 10mm spacers and it made a lot of difference, much less rubbing on my gaffer tape. The rears sat about the same place as the 108s and spacers. I'm not sure whether the fact I am not a light chap made a difference - logic says it did. However the rubbing was only ever evident when driving in a spirited manner. Tbh the look with Eibachs and 224s is worth a little plastic wear.
The thing to consider is the ride change - Eibachs are actually a bit more complaint over smaller road surface changes than OEM, but definitely not when the going gets a bit bumpier. Oh, and speed bumps become a slo-mo affair
Hope that helps a bit.
I had H&Rs on for a while with my 224s with out much rubbing, pretty sure there was some but not enough to remove them. There are little lower then eibachs tho so they should be fine.
seems a much better price
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eibach-Pro-Kit-Federn-BMW-Z4-Coupe-E86-30-20mm-/141317848406?pt=DE_Autoteile&hash=item20e7333d56
Cant comment on the ride but my H&Rs was very harsh on uneven road surfaces and speed bumps were a total embassment also killed off my shocks with in six months but they were probably past there best at 80,000 miles. For that reason id only fit lowering spring with shocks that can take the lower ride height such as the B8s.
seems a much better price
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eibach-Pro-Kit-Federn-BMW-Z4-Coupe-E86-30-20mm-/141317848406?pt=DE_Autoteile&hash=item20e7333d56
Cant comment on the ride but my H&Rs was very harsh on uneven road surfaces and speed bumps were a total embassment
also killed off my shocks with in six months but they were probably past there best at 80,000 miles. For that reason id only fit lowering spring with shocks that can take the lower ride height such as the B8s.Stratts said:
Lowering a car can give the effect of the wheel face sitting further in & 108s can stand 15-20mm spacers even on standard springs :?
I have ran hubcentric spacers on previous V6 TT & again fitted them to the one i bought last week , without them the car sits like a mug on a saucer
Correct, 35 profile on the back, 40 on the front. Same with my 108s.
Stratts, I agree with mr wilks, it will look much better with spacers. I had spacers first, then got it lowered. My indie left the spacers on as he said that the fronts rubbed the inside of the arch on full lock without them. However with hindsight, and the experience of 224s, I would put only 10 or 12mm spacers on if I did it again.
Every car is different though, and I think my shocks weren't a million miles away from needing replaced. Lots of people drive the set-up I had with 108s and claim to get no rubbing...
Stratts, I agree with mr wilks, it will look much better with spacers. I had spacers first, then got it lowered. My indie left the spacers on as he said that the fronts rubbed the inside of the arch on full lock without them. However with hindsight, and the experience of 224s, I would put only 10 or 12mm spacers on if I did it again.
Every car is different though, and I think my shocks weren't a million miles away from needing replaced. Lots of people drive the set-up I had with 108s and claim to get no rubbing...
.. Greyzed also adviced me to better go to 10 mm on front (he has 12 mm).. Bing said:
it makes sense 8) ok for the rear
I need to go buy a Wheel brace to just pop one bolt out from the front, and measure it and add the depth of the spacer, and then order the bolts with the Eibach spacers.
If am correct, bolt should be conic head M12x1.50 with head 17
Once measured, I will order either 10 or 12