I lowered my X using the H&R springs only to fill in the wheel gap more on the fender. It lowered mine only about 1.2 inches on the front and about 1 inch on the rear. It does make the ride a bit more stiffer and responsive, but I don't see how lowering it an inch will help someone get in/out more. Maybe it will??

I used my stock struts BTW. On mine they're Bilstein and after 200k miles, they still seem to work well enough!

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2003 BMW X5 3.0i -- MT5, 3.64s final gears, H&R lowering springs, K-Mac bushing kit
2007 BMW X3 3.0Si -- MT6