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      02-26-2015, 05:23 PM   #89
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so, im doing the rears right now, there isnt an instruction manual for our car is there? because the top spring perch just doesnt fit in the mount on the car.....it moves around and stuff. is it supposed to?

and rubber piece for the bottom fits on the mount, but the surface under the rubber piece isnt flat, so wont that cause the spring to eventually rub a hole through the rubber piece?
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Once there is load on the car the spring will not move. The rubber piece is there to quiet any movement for comfort.
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Well on the top part, it doesn't sit flush against anything, or fit in the hole at the top.
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Be sure to remove #10,11,12,13 in illustration.




I accidentally left mine in at first but everything still fit.









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      02-26-2015, 06:59 PM   #93
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Ha! That explains everything. Now I feel stupid lol
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Sean@PSI,

Could use your assistance. As mentioned previously, I have 2013 BMW 335i xDrive and want to maintain the same OEM height. Another dealer selling BC Racing BR Coilovers indicated that even at a maximum height setting BR Coilovers would still lower the vehicle by 1 inch. Local BMW tuning shop indicated the same.

What's the best way to confirm prior to purchasing that the same OEM height can or cannot be maintained with BR Coilovers?

Appreciate your help.
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Sean@PSI,

Could use your assistance. As mentioned previously, I have 2013 BMW 335i xDrive and want to maintain the same OEM height. Another dealer selling BC Racing BR Coilovers indicated that even at a maximum height setting BR Coilovers would still lower the vehicle by 1 inch. Local BMW tuning shop indicated the same.

What's the best way to confirm prior to purchasing that the same OEM height can or cannot be maintained with BR Coilovers?

Appreciate your help.
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I accidentally left mine in at first but everything still fit.








Thanks for this, I couldn't find any of our installed shots for the rear...
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      02-27-2015, 08:42 AM   #97
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Unrelated question here guys but where are you putting your floor jack to lift the car? I assume you are using the recommended "slotted" positions for the jack stands? Or did you put the car on ramps?
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Unrelated question here guys but where are you putting your floor jack to lift the car? I assume you are using the recommended "slotted" positions for the jack stands? Or did you put the car on ramps?
It's more of an effort for people who are slammed. In my case I have to put the car on blocks by jacking from the sides first. My low pro jack skims just under the sides. Then I go back and jack under the diff for the rear. In the front you will see (pic shows looking forward) the access panel for the oil drain and a small hole in front of it. This hole indicates the front cross member. Jack here.




#2 shown here is almost the exact location where the jack is to be placed.
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Thank you! So to make sure I understand you, you have to first put your car on blocks to create enough clearance for your floor jack to be able to get under the rear diff?

Another dumb question...how stable is it jacking the car up under these center points? Does it make sense to put a wide piece of wood on the floor jack lift point to create more stability?
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I use my low pro jack and place it on the front edge right before the wheel well starts and jack it up, it raises the other side high enough to fit my regar jack under and then jack up the other side. I have jack stands with tips that fit in the BMW jack points, and I place wheel chocks behind the front tires.
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Ha! That explains everything. Now I feel stupid lol
Did you get er done???? Pics please!
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      02-27-2015, 06:02 PM   #102
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Did you get er done???? Pics please!
Lol too cold outside! I'll finish it up tomorrow after work or on Sunday
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More sets are in stock ready to roll!!
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Lol too cold outside! I'll finish it up tomorrow after work or on Sunday
Inquiry minds want to know....
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how much $$?
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1k all in or + shipping and taxes?
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1k all in or + shipping and taxes?
This is the advertised price. Depending on where you order from you may not have to pay taxes and get free shipping.
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It's more of an effort for people who are slammed.
lol.. tell me about it

I don't even consider myself slammed, but its still a royal PITA when i had to figure out how to jack the first time. I had to create a special 4-step ramp out of 2x12's to allow my lip to clear each next step before the wheels hit. At the top of the 4-step ramp, the car still only had barely enough space for me to slip a low-profile jack under the front. I only have a couple of inches of vertical jacking room when i first start to jack, so it takes me like 30 tiny pumps to start the car going up

When there's a will, theres a way...
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It's more of an effort for people who are slammed.
lol.. tell me about it

I don't even consider myself slammed, but its still a royal PITA when i had to figure out how to jack the first time. I had to create a special 4-step ramp out of 2x12's to allow my lip to clear each next step before the wheels hit. At the top of the 4-step ramp, it still only had barely enough space for me to slip a low-profile jack under the front. I only have a couple of inches of vertical jacking room when i first start to jack, so it takes me like 30 tiny pumps to start the car going up but when there's a will, theres a way...
I have the Varis style CF lip, and that just clears the ramp for wheel alignment. I'm not slammed, so dropping it any more would mean I'd have to find a different alignment shop.

For jacking I got an Aluminum low profile racing jack from Harbour Freight for like $80. Works a treat. I can get both sides on jack stands in no time.
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