18mm-15mm Spacers w/ H&R Sport = AWESOME

SROC3 · 11-19-2012, 01:31 PM

I went to MRF this weekend to install my spacers, springs and the OEM exhaust mod. Let me say that Malek is very professional, makes you feel completely welcome and truly knows his stuff. Great workshop and the drive to Irvine was pretty nice

I highly recommend him

RIDE
The ride of the car is great! I have the H&R Sport (not Sport +) which is supposed to the less stiffer of the two. I now usually find myself in Comfort mode, and only switching to Normal when I get on the freeways. Will be tracking soon so I'll report afterwards

LOOK
The drop and stance is literally perfect

My previous M3 had 12mm all around on the stock Comp Pkg springs and I thought that setup was dope. This time around I opted for the drop and a more agressive spacer setup. I know the most popular setup is the 15mm-12mm, which I almost went for...Glad i went this route. It's a fantastic "FILL" to the fenders

(The last 2 pics are closeups fo the back and front fenders) Oh and I'm on Conti's in case you all wanna know.

In any case, I tried my best to take the photos so they really show what the drop/stance looks like in real-life. Hopefully I did a good enough job to help future members make an informed decision on their spacer/spring setup

Enjoy!!!

GOLFFRR · 11-19-2012, 01:44 PM

that looks perfect! very nice set up

going to have to go this route with my next one

nerwyll@trinityautosport · 11-19-2012, 01:46 PM

looking good

abehwang · 11-30-2012, 11:07 AM

Let us know about the ride

lorinzo · 11-30-2012, 11:29 AM

Looks great!

///M Power-Belgium · 11-30-2012, 11:44 AM

One word......perfect....looks verry sporty

dmk08 · 11-30-2012, 02:52 PM

Did you do H&R spacers as well? Any vibration around 80mph?

Looks awesome.

bcscout · 11-30-2012, 03:04 PM

I did 10mm all the way around and this is how my looks. 15/12mm makes me think I'd rub.

Superfly_M3 · 11-30-2012, 03:11 PM

My question to the OP:
That is very agressive setup - looks good, but very agressive.
Have you pushed the car hard in corners to see if the there will be any rubbing? I would think if you get 4 people in the car (or any type of load) you will definately rub in the back.

Please let us know.

SROC3 · 11-30-2012, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superfly_M3

My question to the OP:
That is very agressive setup - looks good, but very agressive.
Have you pushed the car hard in corners to see if the there will be any rubbing? I would think if you get 4 people in the car (or any type of load) you will definately rub in the back.

Please let us know.

No rubbing

I've had 4 peeps in it twice but of course didn't drive like a mad man. No rubbing.

I actually drive pretty aggressively and no rubbing when turning.

I used to have 12mm all around. I thought this would be TOO aggressive - It's Perfect.

elm3 · 11-30-2012, 06:41 PM

Looks really good.

SROC3 · 12-01-2012, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmk08

Did you do H&R spacers as well? Any vibration around 80mph?

Looks awesome.

No vibrations. I think that peeps that get vibration issues are the result of two things: 1- bad installation (like not sanding the hub surface, or not torquing the bolts properly) 2- Using spacers that are NOT hub-centric and properly balanced to begin with.

I personally have used Macht Schnell spacers on both my cars and have never had these kinds of issues. In L.A., on the freeways, traffic almost always exceeds 80mph or stays at a near constant (when there is no gridlock - which is pretty much 85% of the time)

///M Power-Belgium · 12-01-2012, 02:28 PM

You have also done the oem exhaust mod. ???
I have done this by myself, i replaced the two big perforated pipes by two
full stainless steel pipes, and i love it.

What kind of exhaust mod. do you have done ???

SROC3 · 12-01-2012, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

You have also done the oem exhaust mod. ???
I have done this by myself, i replaced the two big perforated pipes by two
full stainless steel pipes, and i love it.

What kind of exhaust mod. do you have done ???

mine is different - it's a bit quieter than the one you did. The modification was done in the center and not on the 2 sides. If I had the money I would have gotten the Evolve Exhaust or an Akrapovich Evo.

k-lo · 12-27-2012, 12:11 AM

OP, thanks for the link to this thread! The drop is perfect! Quick question, did you have to use an E36 bumpstop when you used the H&Rs? Also, did you have to do an alignment afterwards?

11-19-2012, 01:31 PM	#1
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bcscout ///MFLIGHT Drives: 2011 M3 ZCP 6MT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Mustergeleen, NL Posts: 40 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 [0.00]	I did 10mm all the way around and this is how my looks. 15/12mm makes me think I'd rub. Attached Images

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11-30-2012, 11:44 AM	#6
///M Power-Belgium Captain Drives: ///M3-DCT- E92 Silverstone II Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Belgium Posts: 825 iTrader: (0)	One word......perfect....looks verry sporty

11-30-2012, 02:52 PM	#7
dmk08 ///Maniac Drives: e90 m3 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Atlanta Posts: 534 iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 E90 [0.00]	Did you do H&R spacers as well? Any vibration around 80mph? Looks awesome.

11-30-2012, 03:11 PM	#9
Superfly_M3 Captain Drives: 2011 M3 Sedan Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Toronto Posts: 883 iTrader: (0)	My question to the OP: That is very agressive setup - looks good, but very agressive. Have you pushed the car hard in corners to see if the there will be any rubbing? I would think if you get 4 people in the car (or any type of load) you will definately rub in the back. Please let us know.

11-30-2012, 06:41 PM	#11
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12-01-2012, 02:28 PM	#13
///M Power-Belgium Captain Drives: ///M3-DCT- E92 Silverstone II Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Belgium Posts: 825 iTrader: (0)	You have also done the oem exhaust mod. ??? I have done this by myself, i replaced the two big perforated pipes by two full stainless steel pipes, and i love it. What kind of exhaust mod. do you have done ???

12-27-2012, 12:11 AM	#15
k-lo Private Drives: 2011 M3 ZCP, 2012 X5 35d Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 52 iTrader: (0)	OP, thanks for the link to this thread! The drop is perfect! Quick question, did you have to use an E36 bumpstop when you used the H&Rs? Also, did you have to do an alignment afterwards?

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