OEM suspension refresh

[jylee05]

Hi All - I ended up selling my B16 PSS10 setup and bought new OEM/Sachs struts and shocks. The car actually appears to sit significantly higher than when my car was stock (old pics) and new OEM (from BMW official pics from 2005/2006). Any thoughts?

I went to a new (to me) shop near where I moved to in Miami do the install and now considering taking it to the dealership to make sure it was installed correctly. Welcome any thoughts / suggestions.

Thanks guys!

[maw1124]

New OEM struts will settle over the next few months, especially in the SoFL heat, would be my guess. At first glance, the pic attached (assuming summer Miami rain, current day), seems to fit "about" factory height. I thought the same when I replaced my original rear struts with OEM in SRQ years back.

I'm sure others will chime in.

maw

[jylee05]

maw, that is helpful to hear. will give them a couple months and hope they tame down so i stop looking like i’m driving a 4x4 M3.

i’d rather not have go get eibach springs to help neutralize the look.

[01SG]

Will probably settle a little, but it looks fine.

I never got the eliminate all wheel gap at all costs position. Even the race cars have some. It doesn't change the look of the car much.

If anything, check to make sure you have the right springs for your year and options. Different options got the different paint code. The later cars were also higher.