325i sport lowering. what drop on bbs?

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Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:33 pm

hi guys, i searched but i cannon find! im after pics of a sport tech 2 with 80mm drop all around or even just the front 60mm at front aswell with 17" alpina reps. if any ones got any pics would be great because im buying springs and shocks soon and dont no what drop to go for. thank youuuuu
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:36 pm

if you really want it low go for 60 60....80 is going to look stupid imo
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 5:10 pm

yeh i was thinking but if i do 60/60 will the front arch be filled with 17's
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 5:14 pm

60/60 bad call for a few reasons.... 80/80 just madness

Sump will be intimate with even the smallest speed bump !

Too low, will scrub inners on full lock , plus extreme neg camber on rear wheels, no good for handling or tyre life.

with 17" wheels with the correct offset the car will be spot on with 35/35 IMHO, you can tweak another 10mm out of the front with thinner spring pads( dealers !)

iirc Wilson325i had the lowest for a while, should be pix here somewhere.
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 5:53 pm

Get practicing those 18 point turns... :)
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 6:39 pm

lol might just have to get some 16's (bbs splits) :cool:
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 6:43 pm

LOL id love to see the end result if you do go for the 80 drop. I would recomend coilovers though if there are any available that do a 80 drop. 8)
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 8:52 pm

unmol wrote:. might just have to get some 16's (bbs splits) :cool:
Check out Rav335uk's for sale thread, got some 16" BBS Splits...
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Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:24 pm

I've got 60 front 40 rear... using h and r cup kit... its about as low as you should go...
I find it too low and and looking to change to be honest
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Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:29 pm

I've got 60 front 40 rear... using h and r cup kit... its about as low as you should go...
I find it too low and and looking to change to be honest
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Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:55 pm

is it on alpinas?
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Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:21 pm

was on 17 inch alpina replicas now on 15 inch bbs... I have covered less than 3000miles on the kit and i'm seriously looking to go back to standard or near standard setup. It does however look good with the 60/40 drop!!!
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Sat Aug 14, 2010 12:38 pm

Im most probaly going to change my rims any way. Can any 1 tel the drop on this?

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Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:06 pm

maz1 wrote:was on 17 inch alpina replicas now on 15 inch bbs... I have covered less than 3000miles on the kit and i'm seriously looking to go back to standard or near standard setup. It does however look good with the 60/40 drop!!!
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