lowering

i wanna lower my 97 528i and i think i want to go 2 inches lowered in the front and 1 1/2 in the rear. will this effect the comfort of my ride?
what brand springs would you suggest?

This point you towards the right direction...

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sea...rchid=11435782

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...t=lowering+kit

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...t=lowering+kit

Of course it affects your ride. The question for you is: do you care?

Many of the aftermarket sport springs (like H&R) will give you 1.25-1.5 lower in front but not much in back. I liked the rear height the way it was, so my lowering was perfect (maybe 0.25" in back).

BTW, two seconds with google found this: http://www.bmwdiy.info/suspension-survey/index.html - so I assume you already found it. If not, I searched using the arcane combination of "e39 spring shock height" (no quotes). To be fair, I knew Viet's most excellent page was out there, but the search is fairly obvious.


Bill

Put H&R's and billy sports on mine a few months ago. Rides a bit rough but gotdayim does it handle like it's rollin' on velcro! Drop was perfect too. Rear is almost unnoticeable and the gap is gone up front. Looks incredible but again, it's a bit stuff.