Lowering the X5 E70, H&R Springs installation *** Lots of pic's ***

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by KmanOz

Not hijacking the thread but this picture is for anyone contemplating H&R 50435 (2"F, 1.2"R) without self levelling. May as well be a one-stop thread for lowering

Did this today and am very happy with the result, ride etc. With the 214's I thought it would be a LOT rougher ride but surprisingly not to bad. Turning corners is sweet

Cheers

KmanOz

Beautiful X5. Is that a special order white? Looks metallic or a optical illusion.

[KmanOz]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

Beautiful X5. Is that a special order white? Looks metallic or a optical illusion.

Believe it or not its a metallic Silver. In that shot there is evening sunlight on it and its a tad yellowish. Some days it looks white, some days silver and some days like undercoat.

And yes it was a special order Thanks for you comment. In fact everyone that washes it, works on it always comments about the color.

Cheers

[Prx5xpress]

Awesome..... Looks sick.....

[Badasblkbmwx5]

Hello my X5 looks identcial to your's, same color except I have the M Sport staggered wheels. I am unable to upload a picture for you.
I did the same thing to my 2011 back in 2013, but also was recommended to use the H&R wheel spacers, which they installed.
It looks great but ride has been compromised to more of "sports car" feel. I like it but wife says it's harsh.
The only dilemma I have is that it has been that it's difficult to align, (lowering springs and wheel spacers).
I use the BMW dealer as they load the car with weights. I have had cupping issues on right rear tire as well. I've had it aligned each time after installing new tires. The suspension and alignment are within spec, but I'm on the 3rd set of tires, because of cupping on the right rear??
I've switched from the runflats to Conti Extreme Contact DWS 6. Ride quality is awesome. Have gotten the best wear using these tires, over 25k miles and still lots of tread left.

[TaMbALoLoNg]

Looks good

[E53is]

[kimg9582]

looks great. Any change in ride quality? Probably makes ingress/egress easier.

[hiren]

Originally Posted by kimg9582

looks great. Any change in ride quality? Probably makes ingress/egress easier.

I'd like to know the answers to those questions as well.

[King]

Yes getting in and out is a little easier, not a big difference as it's only an inch difference in height. I had a loaner 3 series for a couple days, and it was very difficult to get in and out, especially since I am 6' 3 and have back problems!

As far as the ride quality, the cornering, handling etc. has noticeably improved. I have the dynamic handling pkg. and active steering as well, so there is no body roll and it feels very responsive. The ride is firmer of course with the lower springs but not so bad that it bottoms out or anything! It will bottom out over bumps if you drop it 2.0". I have since installed 21" wheels which makes the ride even firmer yet, but again not anything too drastic. It's still comfortable.

If you live in a city where there are a lot of pot holes and the roads are very bad, then I would either drop the car OR install 21" wheels. If the roads are descent, then go with both.

[Estroil 4.8is]

Looks great King! Glad the links worked for you..