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      05-06-2014, 05:00 PM   #1
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▀▄ eas | Lowered Alpine White F15 X5 M Sport

This is Orange County; we don't have dirt roads. Around here, it makes sense for an X5 owner to focus on improving the road handling while sacrificing some of the unnecessary off-road performance. By dropping the vehicle an inch and a half in the front and rear, the H&R sport lowering kit we installed reduces unwanted body roll, firms-up the handling and gives the F15 a new, sporty stance. While it was in the shop, we also installed iND's painted kidney grilles along with front reflectors to further improve the looks of this beautiful X5 xDrive50i.

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      05-06-2014, 06:05 PM   #2
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Looks awesome.

Wish they had a 4 spring kit
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Looks great! Got a meaner stance.

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Me likes, how is the ride?
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Love the stance but those wheel offsets from the factory, man....Horrible...3 inches inside the fender and look tiny....
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Good write up. Seems like, I the only one that have the solution for 4 springs setup.
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Did you had the Adaptive M Suspension before you install the H&R suspension..?
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what's that wheel in the lower right of the first pic? The dual 7-spoke one? Will that fit a F15?
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Did you had the Adaptive M Suspension before you install the H&R suspension..?
It didn't matter if you have adaptive suspension to install the H&R springs. Because you didn't change the shock.
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what's that wheel in the lower right of the first pic? The dual 7-spoke one? Will that fit a F15?
Katsu,
It looks like HRE or some other Forged wheels.
If it is, they can always be cut to spec for F15.
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My honest opinion is that the F15 looks more like a mini van when you lower it unless you put on some 21-22" wheels on it to fill out the wheel wells.

Those 20"s looks tiny right now and desperate need for some spacers at the very minimum.

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Looks awesome.

Wish they had a 4 spring kit
I know! I dont know of any thats make a 4 spring kit yet

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Me likes, how is the ride?
Not bad, no complaints.

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Love the stance but those wheel offsets from the factory, man....Horrible...3 inches inside the fender and look tiny....
The wheels camber in which gives that look. A set of spacers or a bigger wheel setup would get rid of that.

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Did you had the Adaptive M Suspension before you install the H&R suspension..?
He did

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what's that wheel in the lower right of the first pic? The dual 7-spoke one? Will that fit a F15?
That wheel is off another car but it is an advant garde wheel.
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      05-07-2014, 12:58 PM   #14
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What's the point of having a SUV if you are going to lower it. You get rid of the ground clearance, the elevated view out of the vehicle (basically the main purposes of having a SUV), and the stock wheels look horrible due to the camber anyway. Personally why not just get a 5-series instead? Similar passenger volume, better handling, better fuel economy, and already much lower to the ground. To each their own I guess.
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I hate being negative, but everyone that pointed out the visual faults of your setup are correct. Your car right now has a ricer look . The wheels def need to be bigger or spaced out in the back because it has an awkward stance right now - as if there's a bunch of heavy stuff in your trunk weighing it down. Take a look at r33's car; his car actually sits better without looking like it's too big for the wheels, and I'm pretty sure you guys have the same wheels. I'm honestly shocked at how people have not been more honest with you about how odd it looks. Again, sorry for the negativity, just being really honest. You have a beautiful car...and of course it's yours to do what you want with it.

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This is Orange County; we don't have dirt roads. Around here, it makes sense for an X5 owner to focus on improving the road handling while sacrificing some of the unnecessary off-road performance. By dropping the vehicle an inch and a half in the front and rear, the H&R sport lowering kit we installed reduces unwanted body roll, firms-up the handling and gives the F15 a new, sporty stance. While it was in the shop, we also installed iND's painted kidney grilles along with front reflectors to further improve the looks of this beautiful X5 xDrive50i.

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Looks great Kevin!!
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Have to agree with the negative feedback. It doesn't look as good as I thought it would when I read the title. Makes the 20's look small and thus the car looks awkward that low. Also agree it's an SUV, don't get the point of lowering it.
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Have to agree with the negative feedback. It doesn't look as good as I thought it would when I read the title. Makes the 20's look small and thus the car looks awkward that low. Also agree it's an SUV, don't get the point of lowering it.
agree with you
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Good to know. Picking up an F15 in couple weeks. PM me the cost please.
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I hate being negative, but everyone that pointed out the visual faults of your setup are correct. Your car right now has a ricer look . The wheels def need to be bigger or spaced out in the back because it has an awkward stance right now - as if there's a bunch of heavy stuff in your trunk weighing it down. Take a look at r33's car; his car actually sits better without looking like it's too big for the wheels, and I'm pretty sure you guys have the same wheels. I'm honestly shocked at how people have not been more honest with you about how odd it looks. Again, sorry for the negativity, just being really honest. You have a beautiful car...and of course it's yours to do what you want with it.
I was honest!! I think the wheels look awful. I already think those specific wheels the 20" M sport wheels already look tiny, lowered looks even worse. I personally like the lowered stance but those wheels and the way they sit 3" inside wheel well and look TINY...I dont like at all
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I was honest!! I think the wheels look awful. I already think those specific wheels the 20" M sport wheels already look tiny, lowered looks even worse. I personally like the lowered stance but those wheels and the way they sit 3" inside wheel well and look TINY...I dont like at all
Bigger wheels are a must if a car is that lowered: http://www.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=484249
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