Re: Self-Leveling Conversion (archive)

The Racing Dynamics springs lowered my car a little more than I thought it would, so trying to find springs that maintained the same height, you might be using OEM parts.

I got over the height problem and ordered new wheels and tires (16's or 17's which one should I use) I finally, after many days of thinking about the ups and downs of each, choose to use 16's (for the family driving) instead of the aggressive, responsive 17's. It was a good choice, considering that the roads in my area are not in race track condition. I have already hit a few pot holes and I know it might have sent me to the wheel repair man. The tracking in corners is great, wait, incredible compared to the OEM suspension / 15" wheels. The second day after I installed the wheels it rained "He He" so I went to the IBM parking lot during a light to medium rainfall and tried to slide the car around to get comfortable with the limitations and familiarize myself with the understeer, oversteer, fishtailing or which end of the car breaks loose during a powerslide. I was disapointed, I could not get the car to slide, it stuck like glue. OK lets speed things up a bit how about 60 mph and I'll turn a little sharper and on the painted parking space lines. A little better, it would only slide for a millisecond as I crossed each paint stripe but would not slide. OK I'll be back later but now I better pickup the pizza before it gets cold.

I was kinda thinking about maby putting the Bilstein shoks on it along with springs from a 735I they have OE springs for the 735I in the Bavarian Autosport catalog. Do you think that would work? It should because the 735I is the same body style as the 735IL it's just a little shorter in wheelbase.

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