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      04-01-2020, 02:22 PM   #23
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What lowerng springs did you fit KW and whats the drop in height ??

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Goodness! What make were the spacers?
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What lowerng springs did you fit KW and whats the drop in height ??

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These were KW springs and the real drop was 30mm (max) in front and 30mm in the rear axle.
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Thanks bud! Sticking to stock suspension for now, these city roads are like driving on mini land mine ruts! I think I'll go 10f-12r setup and hope that the front's don't vibrate at speed.
just chiming in on the spacers... I tried 2 different sizes from 3 different and most popular companies... no matter what I tried, anytime with spacers in the front, I'd get steering vibration at around 70+mph.
So i left the rears on and just took the fronts off. Look wise, the fronts actually doesn't need em.
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Thanks bud! Sticking to stock suspension for now, these city roads are like driving on mini land mine ruts! I think I'll go 10f-12r setup and hope that the front's don't vibrate at speed.
just chiming in on the spacers... I tried 2 different sizes from 3 different and most popular companies... no matter what I tried, anytime with spacers in the front, I'd get steering vibration at around 70+mph.
So i left the rears on and just took the fronts off. Look wise, the fronts actually doesn't need em.
What size rears did you go with? Not a bad idea on rears only
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just chiming in on the spacers... I tried 2 different sizes from 3 different and most popular companies... no matter what I tried, anytime with spacers in the front, I'd get steering vibration at around 70+mph.
So i left the rears on and just took the fronts off. Look wise, the fronts actually doesn't need em.
Yep, this is what I've heard as well. Hence has been my delay.

question: it appears that the wheel vibration would be due to an imbalance to the rim & spacer that is shown at higher speed. Would rebalancing the wheel accounting for the additional spacer weight resolve this? Unsure how the tire balancer would be able to account for it though as they are two separate pieces.
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What size rears did you go with? Not a bad idea on rears only
i tried 12mm first... then I ended with 10mm. they fit perfectly flushed. and when I will go 305 on the rears... they won't look like a monster truck.
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Yep, this is what I've heard as well. Hence has been my delay.

question: it appears that the wheel vibration would be due to an imbalance to the rim & spacer that is shown at higher speed. Would rebalancing the wheel accounting for the additional spacer weight resolve this? Unsure how the tire balancer would be able to account for it though as they are two separate pieces.
I don't know.. I had tried to get it balanced multi times. I tried scrubbing and cleaning the hub of all rust, and dirt.. tried different brands of spacers everything i read that could possibly fix the vibration.

And at the end... the answer I get from many members and shops are the same "With spacers, you're just gonna have a little bit of shake at some point at high speed."
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i tried 12mm first... then I ended with 10mm. they fit perfectly flushed. and when I will go 305 on the rears... they won't look like a monster truck.
Got it. Would love to see a pic when you get a chance.
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Got it. Would love to see a pic when you get a chance.
you can kinda see the stance ... stock suspension.
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Got it. Would love to see a pic when you get a chance.
you can kinda see the stance ... stock suspension.
Looks fantastic
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thanks. I think that works for me.
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Got it. Would love to see a pic when you get a chance.
you can kinda see the stance ... stock suspension.
Looking good! Working on getting a set of 10mm for the rears to start. Let's see how it looks prior to the fronts. Now to get someone to install during the madness of COVID
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Got it. Would love to see a pic when you get a chance.
you can kinda see the stance ... stock suspension.
Looking good! Working on getting a set of 10mm for the rears to start. Let's see how it looks prior to the fronts. Now to get someone to install during the madness of COVID
Im starting to look also, let me know what you end up with. Maybe a dumb question, but do they need longer bolts
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Got it. Would love to see a pic when you get a chance.
you can kinda see the stance ... stock suspension.
Looking good! Working on getting a set of 10mm for the rears to start. Let's see how it looks prior to the fronts. Now to get someone to install during the madness of COVID
Im starting to look also, let me know what you end up with. Maybe a dumb question, but do they need longer bolts
Yep they do, the good ones come with them
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Yep they do, the good ones come with them
all of mine came with longer bolts. and you don't need anyone to "install" them. you just take the wheel off and put them on.
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which brand is best to go with for long lasting quality hopefully. I would like a set of 10 and 12 mm spacers and bolts
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Yep they do, the good ones come with them
all of mine came with longer bolts. and you don't need anyone to "install" them. you just take the wheel off and put them on.
For sure don't "need" anyone to install them, but current living situation doesn't have me in proximity to tools/jack/lift.
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which brand is best to go with for long lasting quality hopefully. I would like a set of 10 and 12 mm spacers and bolts
Seems like the macht schnell are popular, im looking also.
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I have BMS spacers 10mm up front and 12mm rears. I have never had any vibration and have been running them for almost a year. They came with extended lugs as well
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For sure don't "need" anyone to install them, but current living situation doesn't have me in proximity to tools/jack/lift.
that's right... I don't think my M6 comes with a little jack kit.
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