Do I need to lower my ride?

freetime · 07-04-2009, 11:10 PM

Hi, everyone. I saw some good looking cars and wheels combination. But not sure if the cars have been lowered to get that kind of look.

I have a 2009 e92 AWD, thinking about getthing either a 19" or 20". I am not going to lower my ride, so any suggestions which size will look better? Will my car look taller on 20" than 19" since the wheel diameter is bigger?

Thanks in advance.

Craig@SupremePower · 07-04-2009, 11:13 PM

lower it for sure...

KkSc · 07-05-2009, 02:30 AM

yes, lower it will change the look way more!

Bimmer Nerd · 07-05-2009, 02:39 AM

lower is the way to go. do it.

freetime · 07-06-2009, 12:12 AM

Thanks for all your responses above. But the reality is I am in Canada and the winter is terrible here so not a good idea to lower the car. Too bad I should have chosen a warmer place to live on this planet.

isugoo · 07-06-2009, 02:37 AM

esp. AWD. I think RWD, lowering is an option but AWD sits like SUVs so I think it's really the must have item.

ohaywood · 07-06-2009, 02:51 AM

It'll look tall on 20". Get it lowered and go with 19".

wakeboarder109 · 07-06-2009, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ohaywood

It'll look tall on 20". Get it lowered and go with 19".

that's a winning combination

CV335 · 07-06-2009, 03:03 PM

Getting bigger wheels will not gain you any appreciable reduction in fender/wheel gap, you'll need lower springs or coilovers.

dlbrooks18 · 07-06-2009, 10:19 PM

yes, and I'd go with 19's

secono330ci · 07-07-2009, 02:00 AM

Going with 20's will not help either in the snow, 19's and a drop ftw

Victory Road · 07-07-2009, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by freetime

Thanks for all your responses above. But the reality is I am in Canada and the winter is terrible here so not a good idea to lower the car. Too bad I should have chosen a warmer place to live on this planet.

Get coilovers and raise it back up for the winter! Or you can get lowering springs and swap in your stock springs for winter.

Or in all reality a lowered stance does not make driving in the snow any more difficult (within reason). You have awd, you should be fine.

ellipsis212 · 07-07-2009, 01:31 PM

^^^^and if that's a problem then you should be driving your snowmobile and not your car

ak335 · 07-07-2009, 02:07 PM

lowered With 19's

Yvette · 07-07-2009, 04:12 PM

19" and lower it....

OwnAge · 07-07-2009, 05:15 PM

im in canada too and i plan to lower the shhh out of my car next season

Plus i have rwd and I do allot of snowboarding so i tend to visit places with more snow very often.

I say Go 19s+ Springs+coils

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Craig@SupremePower G.O.A.T.! 1000 Rep 74,998 Posts Drives: '18 GMC Yukon XL Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (14)	lower it for sure...
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KkSc Major General 173 Rep 6,223 Posts Drives: 13'FR-S/15' F80 M3 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North Vancouver, BC iTrader: (10)	yes, lower it will change the look way more! __________________ 2006 E90 Alpine White 330i - Retired 2015 F80 Alpine White M3
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Bimmer Nerd Major General 519 Rep 7,789 Posts Drives: 6MT F80 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Santa Monica, CA iTrader: (12)	lower is the way to go. do it.
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freetime New Member 0 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 328i XDrive Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Thanks for all your responses above. But the reality is I am in Canada and the winter is terrible here so not a good idea to lower the car. Too bad I should have chosen a warmer place to live on this planet.
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isugoo Major General 248 Rep 6,125 Posts Drives: 991.2 GTS Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (73)	esp. AWD. I think RWD, lowering is an option but AWD sits like SUVs so I think it's really the must have item. __________________ PAST: F80 M3 ZCP \| 911.1 C2S \| F10 M5 ZCP \| E70 X5M \| E90 M3 \| E46 M3 \| E36 M3
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ohaywood Major 75 Rep 1,009 Posts Drives: 2007 JB/Saddle E92 335i Join Date: May 2009 Location: Malibu, CA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2007 E92 335i [0.00]	It'll look tall on 20". Get it lowered and go with 19". __________________
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CV335 Major 62 Rep 1,211 Posts Drives: '06 MCS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: TX iTrader: (5)	Getting bigger wheels will not gain you any appreciable reduction in fender/wheel gap, you'll need lower springs or coilovers.
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dlbrooks18 Brigadier General 161 Rep 3,736 Posts Drives: e90 335i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (2)	yes, and I'd go with 19's
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secono330ci Private 4 Rep 76 Posts Drives: 04 330ci Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Space Coast, Florida iTrader: (0)	Going with 20's will not help either in the snow, 19's and a drop ftw
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ellipsis212 Colonel 1618 Rep 2,161 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: RVA iTrader: (5) Garage List 2018 BMW M3 [0.00]	^^^^and if that's a problem then you should be driving your snowmobile and not your car
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ak335 Lieutenant Colonel 117 Rep 1,564 Posts Drives: Cayman S Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northern Va iTrader: (3)	lowered With 19's
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OwnAge Gourik 187 Rep 4,302 Posts Drives: soon Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Innisfil Ontario. iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 328i [8.90]	im in canada too and i plan to lower the shhh out of my car next season Plus i have rwd and I do allot of snowboarding so i tend to visit places with more snow very often. I say Go 19s+ Springs+coils __________________
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