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Broken rear springs - what lowering springs would you recommend??

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Folks

The rear springs on my 318Ci Sport are broken and after a phone call to my local BMW Parts Department, it's going to be cheaper to replace them with aftermarket ones than BMW ones. I'm glad that they've broken as I was looking to lower it anyway and this is the excuse I need to justify it to the wife!! It would seem that the way to go is Eibach springs. I have MSport suspension on it and was wondering what difference in height and ride there would be with Sportline and Pro-kit springs. Are there any other makes I should consider or is it Eibach all the way? Do I require adjustable control arms, etc or is there enough scope on the existing setup when it's lowered?

Any help and advice would be much appreciated as always

Thanks

James

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Eibach pro kit springs will lower the front a little, and barely touch the rear. Sportline springs will lower the front a decent amount and the rear a little - deffo the best look of the 2 while still being drive-able without significant clearance issues.

You wont need control arms/drop links with lowering springs. They're a direct replacement. The only extra thing to consider is a full alignment once it's done.

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1 hour ago, momo said:

Eibach pro kit springs will lower the front a little, and barely touch the rear. Sportline springs will lower the front a decent amount and the rear a little - deffo the best look of the 2 while still being drive-able without significant clearance issues.

You wont need control arms/drop links with lowering springs. They're a direct replacement. The only extra thing to consider is a full alignment once it's done.

Hi momo

Thanks for your reply. Having seen pictures of BMW's fitted with Pro-kit and Sportlines, I have to agree with you that the Sportlines do look the better of the two and bring the front down nicely. 

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