Recidivism

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

I am planing on the old upper/lower control arm replacement, along with tie rods.

Hie34 (Paul) has been a bad influence on me ever since he uttered the words "Dude! ya gotta lower it" Now I have been haunted by thoughts of Eibach springs...(falling of the stock wagon and looking for fix)

what should I do?
see the gap

[repenttokyo]

lower it.

[steve0suprem0]

i chose to use the stock shocks ONLY because e34.net told me it was ok.

[markus]

is it? i just lowered my car last week with the eibachs and im very pleased. just the drop i was looking for. not so low the rear wheel isnt tucked into the wheel well but its noticeable. rides a lot nicer too.

[nizmainiac]

do it, do it , do it

[BillionPa]

Eibach it !!!

[angrypancake]

eibach and Koni all the way. stock shocks will be F'ed in a very short amount of time. Mr Project has the E and K setup in his touring and he says that it gives up nothing to m3's in the mountains.

[Incantation]

obviously best if you get shocks to match the springs.. but if it's not in your budget you're not gonna ruin your shocks too quickly.. if they're 15 years old chances are they are blown anyway

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

they are stock, but they are nice and firm....no bounce.

Actually better than my touring...which appears to have been lowered with some kind of red/orangey colored set. Bouncey & squishy

[John B.]

If they are still available use the factory M-Tech springs. I used them on my 535i along with the M sways & stock length Boge Turbo Gas struts/shocks. The drop is enough to give a nice look but not so much you need the sport shocks. Ride is firm but not harsh over the bumps. Got mine through BMA for a good price a few years ago.