[mejori]

Update: Job completed ..any suggestions should I black out chrome?
anything else?

The ride quality of the Nankangs for me is what I expected for the price,
a little bit of road noise but they ride smooth and I am happy with them.
hopefully the springs will settle a little more.

as far as the springs, the ride is slightly "tighter" and I can feel the difference
with the handling and overall ride. Of course the wheels and tires come into play here as well.

HR's took a total of 3.5 hours to install and I will try to do a write up later if I have time.



So I have a 2014 528i Callisto Grey(B64) or as my wife calls it "poop Green"
and I am going to do some upgrades..
will post pics in 2 weeks

20x9 Offset 35 front with 245/35/20 Nankan NS 20
20x10.5 Offset 42 rear with 285/30/20 Nankang NS 20
Edit:Added pic of the wheels I ordered
H&R lowering Springs
Chrome delete around window trim

any suggestions or ideas welcome
the e90 is my sons car in the pic.

[///M_Thusiast]

Do you have Adaptive Suspension?

If you do...I recall seeing a pretty good buy for H&Rs w/Adaptive Suspension from a fellow forum member on here.

Haven't seen it come up recently, but I know I saw it like a month ago. Might be worth a look see.

[mejori]

Originally Posted by ///M_Thusiast

Do you have Adaptive Suspension?

If you do...I recall seeing a pretty good buy for H&Rs w/Adaptive Suspension from a fellow forum member on here.

Haven't seen it come up recently, but I know I saw it like a month ago. Might be worth a look see.

I do not .. but I can get the HR's through my job for $250 which is cheaper than I can find online. thanks for info though

[///M_Thusiast]

Originally Posted by mejori

I do not .. but I can get the HR's through my job for $250 which is cheaper than I can find online. thanks for info though

Well...since you're in FL, this guy's $175 PICKED-UP price for H&Rs won't work.

Here's the link I was referring to.
http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1430261

[jooobi3]

Just fyi. Eventually, the shocks will go because the factory set up is not rated for the H&R springs. My personal opinion is to do coilovers. Therefore, when it occurred you don't have to go back and switch it up again. But if you're on a budget it is not a bad option. Good luck!

[lsturbointeg]

what color choice are you going with the wheels?

[mejori]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

what color choice are you going with the wheels?

I ordered the matte graphite silver. thought about going with bronze but a its a little much for me, also thought about black as well but not the look I wanted

[mejori]

Fronts arrived woohoo.. tomorrow the rears, tires and H&R springs will be here

springs arrived!!

Rears have been delayed

hopefully next week I will be able to post pics

[mejori]

FYI

I installed the right front spring on my lunch and it took me about 45 minutes to do. I will do the rest after work today..
I work at a dealer and have access to air tools and spring compressor.


by no means am i a technician..

[mejori]

here she is all cleaned up..

[lsturbointeg]

Wow! That turned out pretty damn SWEET! The color combo works well. Too bad you can't drop the front another inch but the rears sit perfect.

Now just to shadowtrim the windows and side marker and black Double Slat grills

[mejori]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

Wow! That turned out pretty damn SWEET! The color combo works well. Too bad you can't drop the front another inch but the rears sit perfect.

Now just to shadowtrim the windows and side marker and black Double Slat grills

Thanks brother.. I know on the front I wish was a little lower but it is what it is and I am happy how it turned out. I was skeptical of the color combo and appreciate your input, and yes shadow trim and grills!!

PS your car looks badass!!

[ichibanb18c]

Hey got 2 questions for you:

What brand wheels are those?

Which model H&R springs did you get?

[mejori]

@ichibanb18c

Originally Posted by ichibanb18c

Hey got 2 questions for you:

What brand wheels are those?

Verde Axis v99

Which model H&R springs did you get?

the sport spring 28947-1

[.BMW.]

Looks great!

[Teddylongtooth]

Wheels and offsets look good, no poking out in the rear. The springs don't look like they did much you still have a huge gap up front, hopefully they settle. Did you measure the ride heights front and back before and after the installation as instructed by H&R per the install sheet?

[mejori]

Originally Posted by Teddylongtooth

Wheels and offsets look good, no poking out in the rear. The springs don't look like they did much you still have a huge gap up front, hopefully they settle. Did you measure the ride heights front and back before and after the installation as instructed by H&R per the install sheet?

Thank you!

install sheet??

I did not measure the height since I was going from 17" factory wheels to a 20" I did not think it would make sense.. yes I am hoping the front "settles" because it is a big gap. I will post pics in a couple of weeks to see if there is a difference.

Is there really anything that would cause the ride height to stay the same or not lower at all?, the spring are significantly shorter than the OE and everything was aligned properly (springs are seated correctly on top and bottom) at installation.

[John H.]

Dope ride! Great color choice on wheels! It suits your 5 very well. Give the springs a few weeks, no worries.

[mejori]

Originally Posted by John H.

Dope ride! Great color choice on wheels! It suits your 5 very well. Give the springs a few weeks, no worries.

I think tomorrow I will take apart the front to make sure all is correct. I remember now that when I put the front struts back in I had to turn(twist) them to align the link bolt hole properly and cant help thinking that the spring may have twisted up on the insulators.. but hopefully it is just a "settling" issue.

[Ickdeep]

Looks awesome!

Like other had said, it looks like the front hasn't settled in yet.

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by mejori

I think tomorrow I will take apart the front to make sure all is correct. I remember now that when I put the front struts back in I had to turn(twist) them to align the link bolt hole properly and cant help thinking that the spring may have twisted up on the insulators.. but hopefully it is just a "settling" issue.

don't forget, once you take it out you'll need to realign the vehicle i'd wait and see if it settles

[mejori]

Yea i know .. luckily I have technicians at my disposal

although I did the springs on my own .. I don't mess with the alignment machine

I'm just going to take the wheels off and see if the springs are seated properly.