M50 swappers - what drop are you running?

Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:29 am

I'm hoping to get hold of some H&R 60/40 springs for the touring, will have B6 front dampers fitted.

Am I aiming for trouble with the sump?

Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:42 am

Im running eibachs

Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:33 am

It has been so long i can not remember what springs i have on there.
but its a -60mm all around, but i will be going -40mm so i can get some 225 or 235 on the back to cope with the power of the S50.

to answer your question, (are you looking for trouble with the sump?) Yes you are. i have 18"s & -60mm and still it seats scary low to the ground (the sump).

Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:28 pm

i have a 40mm drop front/rear, spax springs & kyb shock absorbers.

my sump has made contact a couple of times. i am going to make a guard out of 10mm alloy plate.

Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:25 pm

318is H&R kit on mine,60/40 with no problems.
Always in the back of my mind when approaching speedbumps though

Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:30 pm

I run a 60/40 KW kit on my touring. Still got an inch or so ground clearance

Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:54 pm

where can i find a set of these B6 shocks that i keep hearing about?

Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:10 pm

Wilson325i wrote:where can i find a set of these B6 shocks that i keep hearing about?

what about euro car parts, i think i remember seeing a catalogue with them in it.

Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:47 pm

Wilson325i wrote:where can i find a set of these B6 shocks that i keep hearing about?

I don't know mate, I got mine secondhand from Si13, they look like new though

B6 if you want to go 60mm or more
B8 for 35-40mm drop

Sat Jan 17, 2009 6:50 pm

Im running a 60mm drop all round, new bilstein shocks and rolling on 15" bbs deep dished rims, my sump is about 2.5 to 3 inches from the tarmac and ive not had any problems... yet

Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:39 pm

35mm H&R's here and it's annoyingly low..
Dafs was round before and was on about removing his 60mm springs for fear of his sump.. I dont blame him as mines worrying me

Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:23 pm

I had 60 spax springs on the front but it was more like 80, they were too soft TBH, I ended up raising the spring seats to lift the front end 10 or 15mm
You just have to keep it in the back of your mind when driving on unknown roads

On 16's

Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:33 pm

Don't know what mind is, but I have just under 3" of sump clearance.. Always have too be be mindful of it!

Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:27 pm

Just been out to take a photo of mine - it has -60mm Spax on it which as Bob_S said I'm going to change. The sump is even lower than the splitter

Sorry about my shoddy photography but there's about 80mm ground clerance between floor and the splitter

Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:42 pm

Those springs are lethal with M50 weight!

Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:46 pm

They are coming off before it goes on the road! I have a speed bump on the way to work and it will never make it over that

I'll post some before and after pictures when I put the 40mm springs on. so you can have a comparison with the same car and camera angle (possibly)!

Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:52 pm

What springs are you going to use?

Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:01 pm

H&R I am hoping dan! I lost my iS splitter the other week, had a tank slapper and think I pinged it off on the curbstone

Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:06 pm

Heres my first M50 on 60mm spax springs,dangerously low

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Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:07 pm

Bob_S wrote:H&R I am hoping dan! I lost my iS splitter the other week, had a tank slapper and think I pinged it off on the curbstone

They seem to be hard to get ATM, one of the sites lists Eibach cheaper than H&R!

Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:08 pm

I think I will give the 60mm front drop a miss then and go no more than 40. I'm planning on staying on 15's.

I have over 20 speed humps to contend with to get to work

Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:12 pm

Dont buy spax then, mine were only any good once id fitted the inverted billies, still a bit soft but ok for a daily driver, even so I wont use them again

Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:17 pm

ACS Springs.. Didn't realise I was about -60mm.. Ive not caught the sump *Touch wood*

Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:44 am

My car is STILL up on axle stands

but I reckon the sump is at least an inch lower than an M20 one,and slightly further forward,think I will have to mod the front undertray today before it goes back on.Go more than 40mm lower at your peril Beemerlad,I have driven on your estate!!

Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:45 pm

daimlerman wrote:My car is STILL up on axle stands but I reckon the sump is at least an inch lower than an M20 one,and slightly further forward,think I will have to mod the front undertray today before it goes back on.Go more than 40mm lower at your peril Beemerlad,I have driven on your estate!!

Further to this,my front undertray has re-fitted without mods,just touches the front of the sump,but the sump sits around half an inch below the undertray,the M20 is level with it.