Should I lower? E60 530i
 

I just put on a new set of 20x10 255/30 stretch box setup on my e60, I wanted to see what you guys thought I should do. I'm currently running 18mm and 30mm spacers in the rear, the front's are poking about an inch.

do whatever you want

yes

Lower....naow.

Is it just my imagination or do those front rims look like they're poking out a bit?




As for lowering... meh, to each their own. I prefer my cars lowered, but the roads down on the coast are, for the most part, shit. Not a lot of fun driving a lowered car down there.

mind you if you lower, something like this might happen to you

http://www.revscene.net/forums/69463...-richmond.html

I know that M3 :suspicious:...

Nice E60 man, damn that looks clean.

The decision is up to you in the end, but if it were me I would definitely look into closing that wheel gap slightly. Even just an inch or 2.

:)

Lower

Sell it and buy a M5 :troll:

If you're running spacers up front (which the way I read your post, you are) you need to ditch them. Anything to lessen that poke. It takes away from an otherwise gorgeous car.

...and yes, lower it a bit more. Kill the gap son.

you should raise it

personal opinion

You need to ditch that base bumper and get the mtech front bumper at least before lowering.

also, you should get a e60 trunk finisher
hint hint, i have one for sale

/M front bumper

You cant lower it without fuckin up your fenders and tires with those spacers. Without the spacers you will need a good roll or pull

Looks pretty reasonable to me..but I'm not exactly into that hellaflush/stance/scrape on everything bullshit.

Sell the Front Spacers and use the $$$ to get the Mtec Front Bumper !

No need for spacers in the front

Raise it up instead.

hahaha thanks for your input guys. I wouldn't be rocking spacers in the front for kicks, I had to use them so I could run the 20x10 in the front, the wheels are about 3mm from the front struts.

On the note of the m-pack front bumper or even full kit, I don't see a point of changing it when this one is completely fine, I'd love to do it, but then this would be sitting around and most likely no one would buy it. if my bumper somehow gets destroyed then I'll do it LOL.

I think I will go ahead with lowering, I'm just going to max out the camber so the fronts will tuck, since it's only 1.4" in the front and 1.3" rear, I won't have really any problems with rubbing except turning.

ps. I have two stock wheels in the back so my car isn't so high LMAO

Don't max out the camber...

:heckno:

I'd suggest going to an alignment shop that specializes in track setups (ie: Dale's) and get their opinion on what to do. Maxing camber on the front wheels makes your car dart like crazy on many of the roads in Vancouver, especially the ones that see a lot of heavy truck traffic.

nice Sl's on that e46 m3

Was there something wrong with your wheels? or your current springs?

Hint: If you want to make any sense at all, the only answer is 'yes'

why would you need to run a 20x10 wheel up front?

no there aren't any issues and yes I agree


I wouldn't, but I bought them off someone who was running this set up.


well it's only going to be 1.5-2 degrees tops, otherwise I can't lower it without pulling my fenders. the wheels won't poke anymore either.
I'm getting an alignment done the same time as the install, so I'll work out what the best option is with the tech