e93 m3: Sensible family car

skins333 · 03-16-2012, 08:54 PM

Recently lowered w/ eibachs and finally got some good weather so had to share it with kids.

Blindside_137 · 03-16-2012, 09:23 PM

Very nice!

signes · 03-16-2012, 10:20 PM

Nice! Extra points for getting a rear facing seat in there, too.

Slow_335i · 03-16-2012, 10:43 PM

Who needs a mini van when you have this!

THE TECH · 03-16-2012, 10:48 PM

I like.

mdosu · 03-17-2012, 10:00 AM

versatile!

MKE_M3 · 03-17-2012, 10:08 AM

that is impressive!

porshah · 03-17-2012, 10:57 AM

Very nice! Did the kids try to draw a map of Nurburgring on the driveway?

bmwtech13 · 03-17-2012, 11:19 AM

very nice man! Dig the Recaro seat too

aka_phox · 03-17-2012, 12:30 PM

How long ago did you install them? How is the ride compared to stock? Is the drop noticeable?

jonasaurus · 03-17-2012, 01:45 PM

I like your son's Recaro !

aka_phox · 03-17-2012, 03:14 PM

please post MORE pics!

DARK_M3 · 03-17-2012, 04:02 PM

lol... I too have kids but at least I had the good sense to get the 4 door!

M3sicko · 03-17-2012, 05:06 PM

That Makes me want to drive my kid in the back of the the M too, which i never did!

Jamie430 · 03-17-2012, 05:47 PM

Very nice! I like.

Darth One · 03-17-2012, 07:08 PM

Lol that's cute

Olagüe · 03-17-2012, 08:38 PM

nice wheels

skins333 · 03-18-2012, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by dark_knight

lol... I too have kids but at least I had the good sense to get the 4 door!

You're missing out buddy, I had a e92 335 before and toted the kids around all the day. With the infant travel systems or forward facing seats, no prob at all, it's getting the kid in/out with the rear-facing seats that's tricky. Much easier to just drop the kid in with the vert though. In 6 months, they'll both be forward facing thank goodness.
Plus, I recently got the 4matic Benz in the back for driving around the kids and for the winters.

skins333 · 03-18-2012, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Slow_335i

Who needs a mini van when you have this!

Exactly!

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Originally Posted by signes

Nice! Extra points for getting a rear facing seat in there, too.

Gotta do what you gotta do.

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Originally Posted by porshah

Very nice! Did the kids try to draw a map of Nurburgring on the driveway?

Oh, good idea!

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Originally Posted by M3sicko

That Makes me want to drive my kid in the back of the the M too, which i never did!

They'll love it.

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Originally Posted by bmwtech13

very nice man! Dig the Recaro seat too

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Originally Posted by jonasaurus

I like your son's Recaro !

Thanks, want to make sure he's secure when we take the corners.

skins333 · 03-18-2012, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by aka_phox

How long ago did you install them? How is the ride compared to stock? Is the drop noticeable?

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Originally Posted by aka_phox

please post MORE pics!

Installed them about 2 weeks ago. Still deciding on the ride, plus it's been changing/adjusting so much over the past couple weeks (for the better).

No doubt about it though, for me the ride felt much better in stock form. My main complaint is more noticable and annoying rattles when radio is off or low. With the radio on or top down, this is not really much of an issue. Stock, I could eat up the harsh roads around here without a problem. Still, as the springs have been breaking in, settling, or whatever over these past couple weeks the ride has gotten a lot better. I did get the e36 bumpstops btw.

The drop is definitely noticeable, and the perfect amount for me. I was hesitant to spend so much money for a mere 0.6-1" drop but it looks a lot better than that sounds and is still very liveable driving around down. Handling and steering feel (little heavier?) seems better as well.

Overall, I think most (~75-80%) of the ride harshness came from going from 18" w/ michelin's to 20's w/ hankook's...same as you. I think like me, you need to finish what you started and just throw your eibach's on. The little extra sacrifice in ride harshness will be worth the looks, ?handling. If I had to do it all over again, I might consider 19's w/o springs as a compromise. I'll post some better pics soon so you can get a better idea of the drop.

aka_phox · 03-18-2012, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by skins333

Installed them about 2 weeks ago. Still deciding on the ride, plus it's been changing/adjusting so much over the past couple weeks (for the better).

No doubt about it though, for me the ride felt much better in stock form. My main complaint is more noticable and annoying rattles when radio is off or low. With the radio on or top down, this is not really much of an issue. Stock, I could eat up the harsh roads around here without a problem. Still, as the springs have been breaking in, settling, or whatever over these past couple weeks the ride has gotten a lot better. I did get the e36 bumpstops btw.

The drop is definitely noticeable, and the perfect amount for me. I was hesitant to spend so much money for a mere 0.6-1" drop but it looks a lot better than that sounds and is still very liveable driving around down. Handling and steering feel (little heavier?) seems better as well.

Overall, I think most (~75-80%) of the ride harshness came from going from 18" w/ michelin's to 20's w/ hankook's...same as you. I think like me, you need to finish what you started and just throw your eibach's on. The little extra sacrifice in ride harshness will be worth the looks, ?handling. If I had to do it all over again, I might consider 19's w/o springs as a compromise. I'll post some better pics soon so you can get a better idea of the drop.

I think the thing thats holding me back from installing them is being able to eat up the "harsh roads". Now i can drive like i want with now worries of scraping or bottoming out.

Tell me how these "e36 bump stops" work?

Cant wait for the new pics too.

Sean@PYSpeed.com · 03-18-2012, 11:28 AM

RECARO FTW

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