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      09-27-2017, 08:55 AM   #1
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Thoughts on stock ride height

The rear ride height on an E92 is pretty perfect from the factory, barely any room to stick a finger between the tire and fender. The front, however, is awful. Theres a huge gap, leading me to want to get lowering springs for the front only. Is this a safe thing to do? Has anyone done this to even out the ride height to look more like factory M3 ride height?
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It's not suggested to run miss matched springs... that being said I know many people that do it all the time. Just keep in mind you'll run the risk of upsetting handling if the spring rates are too different (think H&R Race VS stock springs).

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Another thing to consider is if you add 'rake' your front lip clearance is going to be noticeably worse than it would be with an even drop.
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Don't do it man. You will make the handling properties of the car seriously volatile. You want the same springs all around whenever you can manage it.

You might be sitting there thinking "well I don't care if it handles worse, I want it to look better" but trust me that it's not worth the sacrifice. You can literally make the car unsafe to drive on the street by having wildly different F/R spring rates (actually, L/R too, for that matter).
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