Thinking of 2006+ M45...

So I am thinking of getting back into the VIP scene...can anyone point me in the direction of coilovers that actually go low? Only restriction: no K-SPort or JIC.

Also for offsets on wheels, I hear 9/10 +20 is a fairly safe setup...nothing too crazy, but not conservative either. So if you have more info on that, I'd appreciate it.

Picture of my old Q just for the hell of it. 
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i run + 22 all around on my 20's and no rubbing at all!

nice pics of your old car... very clean!

There is nothing wrong with JIC.  Maybe the ones you had were blown or advertised with less miles on them then there actually was.

Anyway, glad to have a long time member back.  Your Y33 was nice

Pab, JICs are NICE, yours were blown to hell.  But I ran into a guy with Teins and 20's in Bellevue a while back when I had my y34 and his car was lower than your y33 was.

Thanks guys! Luckily it looks like my car still has more time on its warranty than I thought, so I can take my time and search for the right M. 

I checked out Teins coilovers and found it to be rather strange that up front they drop it down by 3" and in the back by only 1.5".

Also what is the rear suspension like on these cars? Is the spring located on the shock itself or separate from it off to the side?

YOU should try looking into some BC coilovers for the M."
I heard it slams pretty low and for the price you cant go wrong..
there's quite a few reviews on them if you search, I have found nothing but good feedbacks on them............. i'm in the process of ordering some for myself!!!!

M all the way .. they stop making Q for a reason they are Qrap if you got a lemon ..

[QUOTE=kingpin;297025]M all the way .. they stop making Q for a reason they are Qrap if you got a lemon ..[/QUOTE]

They stopped making the Q because it didnt sell not because it was crap.  Anyway, it is still for sale in Japan so get your facts straight.  It has beaten the Sclass, LS430, Jag XJ, Audi A8 as well as others in magazine reviews in the F50s early days.  :shrug:

Rear shock and spring are separated on y50 chassis

I say go with the JICs. I've nothing but good things about them for the Ms. 

Or you could go air. Happy with mine so far. :biggthumpup:


-Smitty

My JIC's were great until they finally blew...but I bought them cheap and used so I knew they would...

Welcome back to the boards and the new addiction the M once you pick it up