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hi what would be the best looking heights to lower my car iv been told 60 on rear and 40 on the front looks goodbut i want every1s opinion thanks

Its the other way round, 60/40 is 60 on the front and 40 for the rear.

60 front and 40 rear is the way to go if you lower a coupe like i have

cool has any1 got any pics of there coupes lowered?

i have


lowered 60 mm front and 40 mm rear.

I've got 35mm all around with e90 tophats on the front

The e30 in my profile pic is lowered 60/40

Are you only interested in how it looks ? What about how it feels to drive ?

Last person I knew with an E30 with a 60mm front drop seized an engine when the sump was smashed after the car hit a pothole.

Big drops are very 2008.

For a daily driver I wouldn't recommend 60/40 personally, it bounces around a fair bit on the road, and only just gets onto my drive, and speed bumps are a pain. But on a nice smooth track it's all good

Cook318IS wrote:I've got 35mm all around with e90 tophats on the front

gives you an xtra 10mm on the front will be doing this when my shocks need replacing got 40mm all round at the mo

all this talk of speed humps are a pain are true but it doesn't really matter if your 60mm or 40mm down you have to go the same speed over them.

unless your on non m-tech ride height you won't be flying over any humps imo

60/55 on 15'' bbs. I done this set up on all my e30's, bar the cab and its not tooo low as some put it, i live in london a place where theres more pot hots n road humps than there are cars and have never had an issue, take it easy on humps and avoid pot holes as you should in any car realy and its fine imo.

35mm or 40mm.

y do all e30's have reverse rake! if thats a 60mm front and 40mm back why is back lower than front. awfull awfull look!

Dropped too far on the rear by clueless dicks

well mine is a daily driver so im thinking of comfort as much as look im going to get some alpins for it as well so i dont want it rubbing on then so would 40mm all round be the way to go do you think ?

yeah but look at stevies car he says 60mm front 40mm back went back is far lowered than front!

djsimmy wrote:yeah but look at stevies car he says 60mm front 40mm back went back is far lowered than front!

Depends which side you're looking at!

matt_320i wrote:well mine is a daily driver so im thinking of comfort as much as look im going to get some alpins for it as well so i dont want it rubbing on then so would 40mm all round be the way to go do you think ?

I find 40mm more suitable

djsimmy wrote:yeah but look at stevies car he says 60mm front 40mm back went back is far lowered than front!

that rear bumper don"t look as though it"s helping

both sides back is lower by about 20-30mm easy look at the arches lol

mattycoops43 wrote:

djsimmy wrote:yeah but look at stevies car he says 60mm front 40mm back went back is far lowered than front!

Depends which side you're looking at!

Back on topic, my cab is lowered 60/40 thats 60 front 40 rear

and its my daily driver, speed bumps just mean you have to play it safe. as said above dont realy matter if you are lowered 60mm or 40mm you will still need to take it easy over the speed bumps



if you are looking for comfort but a bit of looks id advise a subtle 30mm drop all round

Eibach Pro Kit springs (35mm ish)

MurphyE30 wrote:

mattycoops43 wrote:

djsimmy wrote:yeah but look at stevies car he says 60mm front 40mm back went back is far lowered than front!

Depends which side you're looking at!

Back on topic, my cab is lowered 60/40 thats 60 front 40 rear

and its my daily driver, speed bumps just mean you have to play it safe. as said above dont realy matter if you are lowered 60mm or 40mm you will still need to take it easy over the speed bumps



if you are looking for comfort but a bit of looks id advise a subtle 30mm drop all round [/quote

thats a pretty nice height front and back

ive just ordered some fk springs and they qoute 70,mm front 50mm back hope it looks like yours slighly nose down

60/40 is too low. You run out of suspension travel and are on the bump stops - not so bad with expensive Bilstein B6 or B8 shocks but bad on regular shocks with external bump stops.

30 or 35mm is as low as you want to go. It reduces the gap in the arch, improves the handling and still has a good ride. No need to go easy over speed bumps or potholes either - it'll take them in it's stride.

steviebmw wrote:i have


lowered 60 mm front and 40 mm rear.

What in the name of f*ck is that thing?

That's stevie's "special"

Andyboy wrote:

steviebmw wrote:i have


lowered 60 mm front and 40 mm rear.

What in the name of f*ck is that thing?

A work in progress!

mattrs wrote:

Andyboy wrote:

steviebmw wrote:i have


lowered 60 mm front and 40 mm rear.

What in the name of f*ck is that thing?

A work in progress!

A Mess!

My god, I have been reading the 'stevie' posts but never saw the car in question. It will be 1 of a kind won't it!!!

Cook318IS wrote:I've got 35mm all around with e90 tophats on the front

I love this! To me it looks like it would roll out of the factory like it as an option. This would be the best compromise for aforementioned silky smooth London roads that I have to drive daily. What kit is it? Are those 16's?

Andyboy wrote:

steviebmw wrote:i have


lowered 60 mm front and 40 mm rear.

What in the name of f*ck is that thing?

Andy you need to ready Stevies threads. The lad is legend

suedenim wrote:

Cook318IS wrote:I've got 35mm all around with e90 tophats on the front

I love this! To me it looks like it would roll out of the factory like it as an option. This would be the best compromise for aforementioned silky smooth London roads that I have to drive daily. What kit is it? Are those 16's?

That'll be a Hartge which is a similar idea to an Alpina, but a different tuning company. They did 15 and 16 inch wheels.

Dezzy wrote:

Andyboy wrote:

steviebmw wrote:i have


lowered 60 mm front and 40 mm rear.

What in the name of f*ck is that thing?

Andy you need to ready Stevies threads. The lad is legend

You're not kidding.

Andyboy wrote:

Dezzy wrote:

Andyboy wrote: What in the name of f*ck is that thing?

Andy you need to ready Stevies threads. The lad is legend

You're not kidding.

The Chinese even said NO !