11-10-2017, 12:16 PM | #1 |
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Lowered on Eibach - before/after
New 2017 X5D, m-sport, standard suspension. Got all the options I wanted except M adaptive. Anyway, the ride height was driving me crazy. Call me vain but every time I walked to the car, the huge (mainly rear) wheel gap just pissed me off. Enter Eibach pro-kit: very subtle, perhaps 1" lower all around, but makes all the difference visually imho. Finally the wheels and the body look like they belong to a single car ... The handling is also improved with less body roll. Ride is - possibly - better? Feels that way. It's certainly no worse. Very very happy with the results all around.
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11-10-2017, 12:22 PM | #2 |
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Thanks for sharing. I am looking into suspension options as I have the same setup as you. Haven't decided which route but that looks great
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11-10-2017, 12:24 PM | #4 |
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Agreed! With stock 19" 467Ms, the rear gap wasn't as pronounced due to the thicker sidewalls from the 255s, but after I swapped to the 20"/315s, the gap is more noticeable to me now.
If I end up with it as my DD, I'll certainly go the Eibach route. Thanks for the clear before/after shots!
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11-10-2017, 12:49 PM | #5 |
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Thanks for the kind words. This should be the stock ride height don't you think? Not sure what BMW is thinking with the dune buggy look. I'm cool with a higher ride height but why the giant wheel arch gaps? Perhaps trying to fit too many variants / wheel sizes into the same body? A few more pics:
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11-10-2017, 03:55 PM | #6 |
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How much were those? Can you link me??
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11-10-2017, 04:26 PM | #8 |
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This is for cars without self-leveling suspension: https://goo.gl/DmGiQe
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11-10-2017, 04:58 PM | #9 |
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Very nice, did you add spacers as well?
I have my Eibach Pros and H&R spacers ready to go on next week, pretty excited!
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11-10-2017, 05:07 PM | #11 |
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5mm front and 15mm rear on the 469M wheels
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11-10-2017, 07:05 PM | #13 |
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Looks good.
Eibach is one of the option if you don't want to aggressive on the lowering. DuSh , installation shouldn't take more than 2.5 hours.
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I have no idea how long a job this is, but RGSport knows his stuff, so I wouldn't be surprised if this was under 3 hours. However if you live in the Bay Area, you are out of luck. I called half a dozen indy shops and they all quoted the BMW service hours: 6.5 hours not including alignment. It's more of an insurance policy than actually paying for work done -- if it goes under, it's to their advantage and if it goes over, it's to yours.
I didn't use spacers and think the wheels look just fine. See the 3/4 angle shot above and here's one from the back. Definitely spacers will give a more aggressive look but I'm OK without. |
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By the way, here are a few more hilarious BEFORE pictures. It's some sort of dune buggy I think. WTF BMW? WTF? ;-)
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11-10-2017, 10:25 PM | #17 |
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BobDyl You can't blame it 100% on BMW. You need to blame DOT too.
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Perhaps you are right. I don't know the ins and outs of DOT. But it doesn't quite explain how the ride height is OK on the F85, and even OK on the cars with M-Adaptive -- which I think is 10mm lower than standard suspension. Again, very subtle but makes all the difference. Maybe it's just to have a standard option with higher ground clearance for cars actually driven in the snow?
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loved seeing this as this is exactly my set up (carbon black on 469's) albeit i have the DHP, self leveling/adaptive etc. Would love to get this done this spring.
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Your car looks much better. I got my springs and spacers from RG Sport and I am very happy with how it looks and drives. Decided to go with H&R springs for my rig.
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3rd row is automatic self-leveling.
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