lower the car or kit first?

[BKM]

first time gg mod..... which first ah?

 

[Knight]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

If customise kit,lower car first..
If kit off the shelves,can fit kit then lower car(height adjustable coil over)

 

[kenntona]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

Wheels, kit, then lower, in that order.

 

[longhorn]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

Wheels, kit, then lower, in that order.

+1
Wheels, then kit but car not lowered yet..still looks OK. I am biased cos that's how my car look now :sneaky:
If u lower, then kit without wheels.... alamak. Massive failure..

 

[Mockngbrd]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

i'd prefer to lower first before kit
kitted car without lowerin looks funny.. lowered car without kit still looks good

 

[kenntona]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

i'd prefer to lower first before kit
kitted car without lowerin looks funny.. lowered car without kit still looks good

These are not mutually exclusive choices. If you know your bodykit is coming, lowering your ride in advice is so redundant.

 

[Carcinogenic]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

Tsk another car without suspension, what are dealers doing nowadays.
Throw the kit on, then lower it, on da same day!!! But...
You better put the kit on first, and change the wheels/tires also, then lower. That way you will know how low u can go before here rubba rubba there rubba rubba

 

[kenntona]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

I swear I will tekkan you on your big day.

 

[C3P0]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

Hi BKM, are you asking about the implication of "looks" or implication of whether your kit will be too low?

 

[pengful]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

I hate kits. They are kerb magnets. Lowered bimmer without kits still looks good but must have bigger and broader wheels lah... else will look funny.

 

[wt_know]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

lowered + flushed wheels =

bimmer original bodykit is not that bad la unless you fancy aftermarket and tuner bodykit

 

[BKM]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

thanks for all the replies.....
the first thg i got my car was change the rims, so...........
time go shop for kit

 

[kuvesh]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

rims then lower then kit

 

[blackbmw]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

Kits then wheels then lowered. After kit select the wheel to suit yr kit. Lowered when all yr bru commented that you can wash yr entire tire without any problem.

 

[leebmer]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

if wheels big enough to fill up the gap maybe no need to lower...

 

[ac323]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

if wheels big enough to fill up the gap maybe no need to lower...

quite standard, front 4 finger rear 3 finer (i think)

Big rims and lowered first....kit can come later






cheers

 

[BKM]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

so where to look for kit?
any recc?

 

[kenntona]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

quite standard, front 4 finger rear 3 finer (i think)

You'd gotta be kidding.

The standard is front 2 fingers rear 1.

If you are running on less aggressive offsets, round shouldered tyres and coils, front 1 finger rear 0.

And for those who knows the bodykit mod is on your list next, dun lower first. After your bodykit, you might have to re-adjust the height to fit sideskirt clearance and front bumper clearance. Lowering it before kit is LPPL if the mods are done very close to one another.

 

[wt_know]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

i think ac323 meant stock height is 4 finger front & 3 finger rear if one choose not to lower the ride
that is at least true for my E90. so i die die must lower the ride to kill the suv looks ... kekeke
side track abit: is it ok to run higher profile tyre to close the gap (a little) instead of lowering

 

[kenntona]

Re: lower the car or kit first?

side track abit: is it ok to run higher profile tyre to close the gap (a little) instead of lowering

It does not help, since the visual impact is the same. In fact, higher profile tyres look worse. Ride height is raised,