View Full Version : what kind of shocks-stuts and springs??


series
01-09-2007, 02:03 AM
im changing the whole suspension and im looking at blistein,monroe,and kyb shocks-stuts. im also interested in spring eibach, h & r or intrax. so what do you guys reconmend????thanks

745indscustmwrk
01-09-2007, 03:48 AM
I'm also trying to lower a 2002 745i. I'm not sure i should modify. Can anyone give me advise?

ccmdoc
01-09-2007, 12:55 PM
im changing the whole suspension and im looking at blistein,monroe,and kyb shocks-stuts. im also interested in spring eibach, h & r or intrax. so what do you guys reconmend????thanks

Just about anyone who has done this has used UUC, Eibach or H&R spring set-ups along with a bilstein shock. Can't go wrong with any of them, IMO.

geno
01-09-2007, 04:10 PM
Just about anyone who has done this has used UUC, Eibach or H&R spring set-ups along with a bilstein shock. Can't go wrong with any of them, IMO.
+1. It is a matter of preference as well. Are you looking for stock height and comfort, mild drop and slightly harsher ride, or ghetto slammed, pimped-out, ass scraping experience?

The below example is a Bilstein HD/Eibach 1.3" drop (Mild) setup. Works for me.

I've heard that KYB are pretty much stock replacement, while Bilstein HD are more Heavy Duty. I thought Monroe was for Buicks...;)

Good luck!
Gene

plik
01-09-2007, 06:45 PM
I'm thinking about doing an H&R State I myself. I just want a .6 drop, but here is a picture of ccmdoc's car. It has a 2" drop and looks sweet!

http://www.bestdesignever.com/osv/ccmdoc.jpg

Here's a thread on that topic, http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=612380

series
01-10-2007, 01:24 AM
yea im lookin for a hash ride like a 2 inch dropp

740iOrientBlue
01-10-2007, 07:42 AM
I'm thinking about doing an H&R State I myself. I just want a .6 drop, but here is a picture of ccmdoc's car. It has a 2" drop and looks sweet!



Here's a thread on that topic, http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=612380

about your exhaust setup?

plik
01-10-2007, 11:28 AM
http://www.bestdesignever.com/osv/ccmdoc.jpg
That's ccmdoc (http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/member.php?u=67189)'s car, not my car.

BMW5868
01-10-2007, 07:30 PM
UUC springs 1.9 frt drop & 1.6 rear drop with bilstein HO and camber adjusting plates.

ccmdoc
01-11-2007, 08:48 AM
about your exhaust setup?

The exhaust is Remus - $499.95 each - which means $1000 for the whole setup. That price is from Bav Auto. Sound is throaty but not loud - nice for the '7'. I actually just purchased the Eisenmann 4X83mm dual round pipes - hard to resist after seeing 'Scorcher's setup - http://youtube.com/watch?v=VMEjIzNXEXs- toiled a long time, but I just coudn't take the square pipes anymore. Just a little too ricy for me. I think the magna flow setup many are using and currently featured in an active thread works and looks real nice and at a great price - around $150.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BaXF3paTlas
Sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread.

series
01-11-2007, 02:59 PM
150 for megnaflows dang where cant i get them at???