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      11-03-2016, 06:04 PM   #1
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Ordered H&R lowering springs 1.2inch

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?
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Nope you're good. I recently did this on my X5M and love it.

I prefer the ride on clean roads and turning quickly etc bumps are a little harsher tho.

Love the look which was the main reason why I did it.
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Nope you're good. I recently did this on my X5M and love it.

I prefer the ride on clean roads and turning quickly etc bumps are a little harsher tho.

Love the look which was the main reason why I did it.
Did you go with 1.2 or 2in? Can you post some pics?
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      11-04-2016, 11:22 PM   #4
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Arrived today! 1 day shipping since I live in Illinois and TireRack is located in Indiana.
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Nope you're good. I recently did this on my X5M and love it.

I prefer the ride on clean roads and turning quickly etc bumps are a little harsher tho.

Love the look which was the main reason why I did it.
Self leveling or no?
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Self leveling or no?

As far as I know all X5M's are self-levelling. So for my rears it came with lowering links and springs for just the front.
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Nope you're good. I recently did this on my X5M and love it.

I prefer the ride on clean roads and turning quickly etc bumps are a little harsher tho.

Love the look which was the main reason why I did it.
Did you go with 1.2 or 2in? Can you post some pics?
I went with 1.2". Just got it done a couple days ago so it may settle a bit more. I have OEM 20's on right now.
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      11-05-2016, 11:01 AM   #8
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Nope you're good. I recently did this on my X5M and love it.

I prefer the ride on clean roads and turning quickly etc bumps are a little harsher tho.

Love the look which was the main reason why I did it.
Did you go with 1.2 or 2in? Can you post some pics?
I went with 1.2". Just got it done a couple days ago so it may settle a bit more. I have OEM 20's on right now.
That looks really good. Yours will settle more I'm sure.
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That looks really good. Yours will settle more I'm sure.


The rears are set at what I set the lowering links at (67mm) but front definitely might settle more. I know the picture isn't great. I will try to take a couple without the shadow when I get a chance.
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Got some better pics. I think anyway lol.
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      11-05-2016, 01:55 PM   #11
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Got some better pics. I think anyway lol.
Looking good man. I'll be sure to post some pics of mine Monday after the install.
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Just got mine done as well. Trying to add pic
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Struggling to add pics of mine, but will add that ride is same as stock, if not better than stock as front end is lower and tighter.
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Threw on winter bologna skins too. Spacers next week
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      11-05-2016, 11:07 PM   #15
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Threw on winter bologna skins too. Spacers next week
Looks so much better. I never thought I would lower my X5 but after seeing pics of others doing it I had to join the crowd. Plus the wheel gap with 20 or 21" wheels is a bit much. Now the X5 looks much more aggressive and sleek. Not to mention improved ride quality over OEM springs.
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How much did shops ding you with labor/alignment ?
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      11-06-2016, 01:35 AM   #17
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Mine was pretty decent actually. I called around several shops and many quoted me close to $1000 Canadian.

Ended up at a shop who did it all in for $620. Which was substantially lower than other quotes and even his earlier quote of $800 plus so I was happy.
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Mine was pretty decent actually. I called around several shops and many quoted me close to $1000 Canadian.

Ended up at a shop who did it all in for $620. Which was substantially lower than other quotes and even his earlier quote of $800 plus so I was happy.
Most of the shops I called wanted over $500 for just labor alone. I knew I could find a cheaper quote so I called around and found one for $400 out the door with alignment.
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Ya that's decent for US funds. I saw the work being done and it's quite involved and time consuming. So that's why they quote so much.
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OP-Definitely upload pictures of how it turns out for sure, I've been contemplating on doing the drop but I'm leaning more towards doing so because I can't stand the wheel gap it shows now
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      11-07-2016, 04:28 PM   #21
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Here are some pics. Just got it done today. Mechanic said it came out to 2".
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      11-07-2016, 05:56 PM   #22
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Looks great.

Your front seems lower than mine. Did you go with the 2" kit and not the 1.2"?

How do you like/dislike the drive?
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