lowering my roadster? help
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Welcome to the forum! 
I think it does look pretty high with the standard springs. Changing the springs is easy enough to do yourself with a few tools, there are plenty of how tos here to show you how. Springs vary a lot in price! My lowering springs cost all of £28 from Germany! But eibach springs are around the £200 mark though
Here is a link to some on eBay as an example... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z4-E85-2-2i-2-5i-2-5si-3-0i-3-0si-Eibach-Pro-Kit-Lowering-Springs-/290779975193?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43b3d64e19
I say change the springs and away you go!
Aero Kit looks STUNNING by the way :wub:
I think it does look pretty high with the standard springs. Changing the springs is easy enough to do yourself with a few tools, there are plenty of how tos here to show you how. Springs vary a lot in price! My lowering springs cost all of £28 from Germany! But eibach springs are around the £200 mark though
Here is a link to some on eBay as an example... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z4-E85-2-2i-2-5i-2-5si-3-0i-3-0si-Eibach-Pro-Kit-Lowering-Springs-/290779975193?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43b3d64e19
I say change the springs and away you go!
Aero Kit looks STUNNING by the way :wub:
Cheapest way it's to buy FK springs ,you can leave old shock too.Car wouldn't go very low ,but will look much better .And before you ask, plenty of people running them without any issues.
http://www.fk-shop.de/en/Suspension...ring-springs-High-Tec-fit-for-BMW-Z4-Z85.html
here is mine on 18'' wheels and fk springs
http://www.fk-shop.de/en/Suspension...ring-springs-High-Tec-fit-for-BMW-Z4-Z85.html
here is mine on 18'' wheels and fk springs
cheers guys im feeling alot more confident about changing the springs now, i was about to order the eibach springs just before i posted this but i though id check first, but ill look into the fk springs too.
i think this image shows the need for lowering springs abit more!
i think this image shows the need for lowering springs abit more!
marius i think yours is at perfect ride height,so all i want is the gap between arch and wheel minimized, unfortunately the roads around me wont allow me to slam it on its arse.
im taking it to the ring as soon as im happy with the visual and structural condition, so im planning on putting my monaco pro's that i was ment to put in my last car, but didnt fit them due to getting the Z4 a week after
so ive just got them sat here in my house, and i figure i payed for them so i might aswell use them for a while
so are my stock seats going to be a bugger to remove and disconnect from the heating and airbag?
luke the 19's fill the arches perfectly, but that creates more problems because my black 18's disguise my embarrassing stock breaks at the moment, so that issue will addressed after the adventure
im taking it to the ring as soon as im happy with the visual and structural condition, so im planning on putting my monaco pro's that i was ment to put in my last car, but didnt fit them due to getting the Z4 a week after
so ive just got them sat here in my house, and i figure i payed for them so i might aswell use them for a while
so are my stock seats going to be a bugger to remove and disconnect from the heating and airbag?
luke the 19's fill the arches perfectly, but that creates more problems because my black 18's disguise my embarrassing stock breaks at the moment, so that issue will addressed after the adventure
After fitting my 19s I definitely need to lower the car, so have just bought a set of Eibach Pros for £199 delivered from JJC Race & Rally here
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300811633924?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
...cheaper springs may be ok, but I've had Eibachs fitted to three BMWs and they have always improved the ride and handling over aged standard springs
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300811633924?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
...cheaper springs may be ok, but I've had Eibachs fitted to three BMWs and they have always improved the ride and handling over aged standard springs
mrMambo said:cheers guys im feeling alot more confident about changing the springs now, i was about to order the eibach springs just before i posted this but i though id check first, but ill look into the fk springs too.
i think this image shows the need for lowering springs abit more!
On stilts!
mrMambo said:marius i think yours is at perfect ride height,so all i want is the gap between arch and wheel minimized, unfortunately the roads around me wont allow me to slam it on its arse.
im taking it to the ring as soon as im happy with the visual and structural condition, so im planning on putting my monaco pro's that i was ment to put in my last car, but didnt fit them due to getting the Z4 a week after
so ive just got them sat here in my house, and i figure i payed for them so i might aswell use them for a while
so are my stock seats going to be a bugger to remove and disconnect from the heating and airbag?
luke the 19's fill the arches perfectly, but that creates more problems because my black 18's disguise my embarrassing stock breaks at the moment, so that issue will addressed after the adventure
Seats look good. I am looking into putting some in mine shortly and from research I've done you will need a bypass module for the airbag sensor on passenger side. Something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FITS-BMW-PASSENGER-SEAT-OCCUPANCY-BYPASS-MAT-SENSOR-AIRBAG-E46E36E34E39E31E38E60-/281053116241?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3ABMW&hash=item4170123751 which should do the job.
Make sure the battery is disconnected though before you start the process otherwise the airbag light will flash up and you'll have to get that seen to
Seats look good. I am looking into putting some in mine shortly and from research I've done you will need a bypass module for the airbag sensor on passenger side. Something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FITS-BMW-PASSENGER-SEAT-OCCUPANCY-BYPASS-MAT-SENSOR-AIRBAG-E46E36E34E39E31E38E60-/281053116241?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3ABMW&hash=item4170123751 which should do the job.
Make sure the battery is disconnected though before you start the process otherwise the airbag light will flash up and you'll have to get that seen to
[/quote]you don't need anything , once seat is removed you don't get any faults, my passenger seat was removed numerous times so i know that for fact
Eibach is the right choice: perfect drop, sharp ride and still comfy:
I do feel however that 199 quid (EUR 230,-) is slightly overpaid. I recently bought mine via ebay.de for EUR 147 (less than 130 quid) here: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Eibach-Pro-Kit-fur-BMW-Z4-E85-E10-20-010-01-22-/300854839754?pt=DE_Autoteile&fits=Model%3AZ4%7CPlatform%3AE85&hash=item460c5889ca#ht_6351wt_990.
They do international shipping, to Holland was EUR 22,-. If I were you, I thus would ask them for a quote as well, will potentially save you a few pints ...
I do feel however that 199 quid (EUR 230,-) is slightly overpaid. I recently bought mine via ebay.de for EUR 147 (less than 130 quid) here: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Eibach-Pro-Kit-fur-BMW-Z4-E85-E10-20-010-01-22-/300854839754?pt=DE_Autoteile&fits=Model%3AZ4%7CPlatform%3AE85&hash=item460c5889ca#ht_6351wt_990.
They do international shipping, to Holland was EUR 22,-. If I were you, I thus would ask them for a quote as well, will potentially save you a few pints ...
mrMambo said:Ive got a 2003 2.5 with the aerokit and 18" msort alloys and want to know if i can simply get away with changing the springs, or do i have to do the full shbang?
whats the cheapest way to get my car low?
Wow it looks hot!!
Think *need* the aero kit too.. Why do you want to lower it more?