Can some one please measure the stock height on sport/non sport e39
From ground to fender lip
Thanks in advance;)

I have a Stock 02 540iT with Sport and I'll be happy to do it but what do you mean by fender lip? Highest part of front fender opening? Lowest part in front of wheel or behind wheel? Please be as exact and clear as possible and I'll help you out.
Jay

Highest part of the fender to the groung straight down
Thanks again
I only need front measurement

Why would you want that measurement? It will change depending on what size wheels they are running (16, 17, 18, 19, etc).

You should be measuring from the center of the roundel to the fender lip. That is the constant you should compare.

The measurement to the highest point on the front fensder opening from the ground is 26 1/8 inches. By the way my car is an 02 540iT Sport running OEM BMW 17 inch wheels and 235/45 R17 and the tires only have about 2000 miles on them. Hope this helps.
Jay

From the center of the roundel to the top of the fender opening measures 14 5/8 inches.
Jay again

http://i23.tinypic.com/2vlm7fd.jpg

http://i23.tinypic.com/2vlm7fd.jpg

What did you post this for? Just curious.

That's how the stock height is measured.

From my understanding, if you want an accurate comparison, you should measure from the center of the fender arch to the bottom of the wheel rim, car in "Normal Loaded Position" (Each front seat-68kg/150lbs., center of rear seat-68kg/150lbs., trunk-21kg/46lbs., fuel tank-FULL) , specified tires and wheels w/correct tire pressure, even wear AND correct wheel bearing play...taken directly from the bible (Bentley Brick). If you have the bricks...errr, books, you can find the info on page 300-14/15 in Volume One. My 540iA has 17" so Standard is 607mm (23.9")/Sports is 587mm (23.1")/Rough Road is 627mm (24.7")/M Sports is 590mm (23.2")...hope this is useful info.

Thanks everyone!!
I've got it sorted now
I needed a stock height to get some front coils custom made.
I am removing my coilovers because they are too harsh even on softest setting.:shifty

That's how the stock height is measured.

That height changes depending on wheel diameter. :rolleyes 1/2" higher for every upsize in wheel dia. If you're measuring heights of different suspensions, you have to go from the center of the hub - hence my original statement.

From my understanding, if you want an accurate comparison, you should measure from the center of the fender arch to the bottom of the wheel rim, car in "Normal Loaded Position" (Each front seat-68kg/150lbs., center of rear seat-68kg/150lbs., trunk-21kg/46lbs., fuel tank-FULL) , specified tires and wheels w/correct tire pressure, even wear AND correct wheel bearing play...taken directly from the bible (Bentley Brick). If you have the bricks...errr, books, you can find the info on page 300-14/15 in Volume One. My 540iA has 17" so Standard is 607mm (23.9")/Sports is 587mm (23.1")/Rough Road is 627mm (24.7")/M Sports is 590mm (23.2")...hope this is useful info.

Correct as well. The point I was making is not to measure to the roof (mookish's post) and not to blindly measure from ground to fender lip - both wrong. Either measure from bottom of rim to fender well and adjust for wheel diameters or from center of hub to fender lip if comparing suspensions of more than one car - no adjustments to be made then.

If anyone wants a complete set of all ride height measurements for the 540 (every variation), PM me - it's too big to post here. The image is like 3000 something pixels tall.