[R44 Performance]

Can help with the front springs if you need them supplied! Eibach is always a good option.

[MassComp]

That drop looks perfect for me....even at both ends without looking slammed. The roads in my State are terrible and would not risk a full drop lower than this.

How much did you pay for the springs, how much for the install, and did you need an alignment afterwards?

[Team Tonka]

I saw someone else post on one of the FB pages that they lowered just the front with H&R. Also looked good IMO.

[pinky_chi]

Originally Posted by squadra21

This should give you guys a better idea. Both F&R are completely level now.

Man that looks perfect! Exactly what I'm going for. Are you running with spacers btw?

[squadra21]

Originally Posted by MassComp

That drop looks perfect for me....even at both ends without looking slammed. The roads in my State are terrible and would not risk a full drop lower than this.

How much did you pay for the springs, how much for the install, and did you need an alignment afterwards?

With conversion rate and shipping it was a little over 300$ and install was 350. I’m going to drive it for 500 miles before I do alignment just to make sure it settles.

Originally Posted by pinky_chi

Man that looks perfect! Exactly what I'm going for. Are you running with spacers btw?

15F and 12R, the usual setup.

[modat]

Originally Posted by Team Tonka

xDrive? How did you prevent rubbing as it looks lowered as well?

Holy shit that front drop is perfect. What do you use?

[BIGW0RM]

He has MSS HAS

[Highflyingbimmer]

Originally Posted by BIGW0RM

The fronts are 15 full turns from the bottom of the perch. I used the locking screw as my measurement to make a full turn. You can do that by hand with a wheel off the ground.

The rears even with the KW 15MM coil spacer currently have about 2/3rd" gap between the perch and collar. I can stick my index finger between the base and where the adjustable collar is. Those are a bitch to adjust. Most shops just drop the lower control arm and dial them in, and repeat until they get it right since the perch mount doesnt lock into place into the body and will spin when you try to adjust the collar. I ended up raising mine up from where the shop had them originally. Which I think WAS around the middle of the adjustment range WITH the KW 15MM spacer. I think I raised mine about 2 turns from where it was.

FISH22 shared a life hack to me on how to adjust the rear collar without having to drop the lower arm. It worked great for me and I spent a few hours doing that until I got mine up to what you see in my pics now.

Since the rear perch base spins in its mount as you try to adjust the collar, you have to either drop the arm or put some kind of pressure on the perch mount to keep it from spinning as you try to spin the collar. His advice was to put a long socket extension with a big socket head on the end of it up inside the lower control arm hole that is directly below the spring. Run that socket and extension up that hole in-between the spring until the socket head touches the black perch mount in the middle of the spring (the rear shock is not inside the spring like the front is). Think of a long shock piston in the middle of the spring. With the car on jack stands, Use a small jack and put pressure upward on that socket and extension you have poking out of the bottom of the lower control arm up to the black perch mount. Use just enough pressure on the perch mount to keep still. dont let it raise the car up higher as its already on jack stands. Doing that gave me the ability to raise my rear up at home without having to go to a shop. The adjustment room is limited. Meaning I could only turn the dial 1/4 a turn at a time. But I got it done and was able to do it myself which was nice.

My front is 14, 1/2" from center of wheel hub to fender edge.
My rear is 14, 1/4" from center of wheel hub to fender edge.

I will be definitely going with kw has Kit after reading this post. I was back and forth with the MSS as well but being I am in MN I don't want to much or have the option in the drip height. Thank you for the excellent write up sir!

[raywai2]

Originally Posted by squadra21

With conversion rate and shipping it was a little over 300$ and install was 350. I’m going to drive it for 500 miles before I do alignment just to make sure it settles.



15F and 12R, the usual setup.

You don’t have any rubbing with 15F with the Pirellis?

[squadra21]

Originally Posted by raywai2

You don’t have any rubbing with 15F with the Pirellis?

I do, I rubbed even before lowering the car. It doesn’t bother me enough to do anything about it since it only happens at full lock. I’d swap out tires but I’m not throwing the Pzeros away for the sake of getting rid of the rub.

[Team Tonka]

Still liking the ride with just front springs done? Front settled at all after more time on them?

Originally Posted by squadra21

This should give you guys a better idea. Both F&R are completely level now.

[squadra21]

Originally Posted by Team Tonka

Still liking the ride with just front springs done? Front settled at all after more time on them?

Yes I can definitively say that it still rides and handles like stock. I've put a little over 500 miles on it, drove it around town, and took it on backroads and I didn't notice any difference.

Btw the angle of the pic below makes it look like it's a lot lower than the pic you quoted but it's not.

[MMM.PWR]

Has it been confirmed that this kit works with xDrive cars?

[smuttana]

Originally Posted by MMM.PWR

Has it been confirmed that this kit works with xDrive cars?

Yes works on xDrive. Confirmed with R44 Performance before ordering mine, and there's a guy who did it from the Facebook group.

[smuttana]

On my current F80, I've also done Eibach Euro V1, with only the front springs installed and 15mm spacers all around.
Had this setup for 1.5 years and been great, so was glad to see the same solution can be applied for the G80.

[MassComp]

Originally Posted by squadra21

This is how the G80 SHOULD have come from the factory....perfect drop!

[Team Tonka]

Anyone else done just the front springs yet??

[hamzag20]

Just ordered the Eibach Front Springs from R44 for my Comp xDrive bc there's a sale on em. Car still in Germany. 🥲

[hamzag20]

I saw this post by another user on the forum (screenshot attached) and am wondering if Eibach is still releasing xDrive only springs?

[MassComp]

Originally Posted by hamzag20

I saw this post by another user on the forum (screenshot attached) and am wondering if Eibach is still releasing xDrive only springs?

That's a bummer, but since I won't be receiving my 2023 M3 until Sep/Oct anyway, this news doesn't really impact me personally.

Thanks for the info though....

[Team Tonka]

Pictures my installer took of just the front Eibach lowering springs. After a week of commuting to work I'd say it drives just like stock. Zero issues, car has perfect gap front and rear now. Drops the front about .080"

[evoi19]

Originally Posted by Team Tonka

Pictures my installer took of just the front Eibach lowering springs. After a week of commuting to work I'd say it drives just like stock. Zero issues, car has perfect gap front and rear now. Drops the front about .080"

Nice!! I just ordered mine from r44. Hoping to get word back on availability.


Any alignment issues yet?