[jplatt83]

After lurking many threads and photos I finally decided to pull the trigger and drop my 2011 35d. Tirerack had the cheapest price + free shipping so I went with them.

My X5 doesn't have self leveling so I purchased 4 springs. I found a local mechanic that will install them plus do an alignment for $400. I spent a lot of time calling different shops and it seems like $500 is the labor fee for this job. That wasn't including an alignment. So when I got that quote I was pretty happy.

I went with 1.2 in the front and rear. Really excited to see the final results. I recently put 21' OEM 215's on so with the drop it should look awesome.

I read that with the bigger engines (V-8, diesel) the drop is actually 1.75in instead of the 1.25.

Anything else I need to know from people who have done this?