Suspension or wheels?

MM3 · 06-23-2014, 06:46 PM

New 335 owner here..... Opinions needed. First mod I'd like to do are wheels (vmr) and suspension (kw v1) but unfortunately I can only afford one or the other but eventually both! Should I lower first or buy wheels? Mine is an XI so am somewhat afraid that my car will look funny with 19"s... :-) What do you guys think. What would you guys do first?

Well technically it won't b my first mod; had the windows tinted and installed alum pedals...haha

J2S2M · 06-23-2014, 07:01 PM

Always suspension first!!!!

Jsoboti · 06-23-2014, 07:08 PM

Suspension first, will be way more fun to drive. Then get a JB4

and it will be 100x more fun to drive

nb335i · 06-23-2014, 07:09 PM

Welcome to the forum and congrats on the buy... I plan on doing my engine mods first, after that its gonna be suspension then last wheels.

MM3 · 06-23-2014, 07:14 PM

Thanks for input guys! Makes a lot of sense.... I'm just really dreading the stock 17" wheels.... Looking at the picture, they don't look that bad... :-)

trohde78 · 06-23-2014, 07:20 PM

Agreed. XI's must be lowered.

TokyoCarGuy · 06-23-2014, 08:36 PM

Suspension first. Aftermarket wheels look silly stock height.

You can drop it on H&R's if you are on a budget. Consider getting some spacers to offset your stock wheels until you get your VMR's

techietaichi · 06-23-2014, 09:34 PM

Hell, why not just save up until you can bang both of 'em out at once? You're halfway there already.

EMITTR · 06-23-2014, 09:55 PM

S U S P E N S I O N

OmidHariri · 06-23-2014, 10:07 PM

If you're on Xi I would lower first. You could sell shoes in that wheel well

Nicky92 · 06-23-2014, 10:09 PM

jb4 first duhhhh

StevenY. · 06-23-2014, 10:13 PM

Suspension first. If I had a RWD 335 then I would have went wheels and then suspension but since I have an XI as well I went with coilovers first.

06-23-2014, 06:46 PM	#1
MM3 Private 1 Rep 59 Posts Drives: m3, 135, 335 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Illinois iTrader: (1)	Suspension or wheels? New 335 owner here..... Opinions needed. First mod I'd like to do are wheels (vmr) and suspension (kw v1) but unfortunately I can only afford one or the other but eventually both! Should I lower first or buy wheels? Mine is an XI so am somewhat afraid that my car will look funny with 19"s... :-) What do you guys think. What would you guys do first? Well technically it won't b my first mod; had the windows tinted and installed alum pedals...haha Attached Images Last edited by MM3; 06-23-2014 at 06:57 PM..
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06-23-2014, 07:01 PM	#2
J2S2M First Lieutenant 10 Rep 300 Posts Drives: 2011 335i e90 m-sport Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: OC 714 iTrader: (5)	Always suspension first!!!! __________________ BMW Performance // Bilstein // Swift // ADVAN // COBB // Alpina // ER // AFE // Lux // P-Kics // Macht Schnell // Turner // Michelin // Wincos
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Jsoboti Lieutenant 28 Rep 583 Posts Drives: 2011 335i E92 M-Sport 6MT Join Date: May 2014 Location: Mississippi iTrader: (0)	Suspension first, will be way more fun to drive. Then get a JB4 and it will be 100x more fun to drive __________________ JB4 G5 ISO FF \| BMS Performance Intake \| BMS Wheel Spacers \| VRSF Catless DP \| Red CYBA Scoops \| Supreme Power Lowering Perches \| VRSF Charge Pipe \| VMR 810 19x8.5 ET35 19x9.5 ET33 \| Michelin PSS 235/265 \| BMS CDV \| BMS Clutch Stop \| 4'' Tips
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nb335i Private First Class 15 Rep 141 Posts Drives: 07' 335i Join Date: May 2014 Location: HI iTrader: (0)	Welcome to the forum and congrats on the buy... I plan on doing my engine mods first, after that its gonna be suspension then last wheels.
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06-23-2014, 07:14 PM	#5
MM3 Private 1 Rep 59 Posts Drives: m3, 135, 335 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Illinois iTrader: (1)	Thanks for input guys! Makes a lot of sense.... I'm just really dreading the stock 17" wheels.... Looking at the picture, they don't look that bad... :-)
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06-23-2014, 07:20 PM	#6
trohde78 Captain 74 Rep 718 Posts Drives: 2007 e92 335i 6MT Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Chicago Suburbs iTrader: (6)	Agreed. XI's must be lowered.
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06-23-2014, 08:36 PM	#7
TokyoCarGuy Captain 445 Rep 668 Posts Drives: 2011 AW E90 M3 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Tokyo, Japan iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 Sedan [1.00]	Suspension first. Aftermarket wheels look silly stock height. You can drop it on H&R's if you are on a budget. Consider getting some spacers to offset your stock wheels until you get your VMR's __________________ Please visit my automotive website based in Japan:
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06-23-2014, 09:34 PM	#8
techietaichi Major 294 Rep 1,311 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Pre-LCI & 2010 X3 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Massghanistan, USA iTrader: (1)	Hell, why not just save up until you can bang both of 'em out at once? You're halfway there already. __________________
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06-23-2014, 10:07 PM	#10
OmidHariri Second Lieutenant 27 Rep 278 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: San Fernando Valley iTrader: (0)	If you're on Xi I would lower first. You could sell shoes in that wheel well
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06-23-2014, 10:13 PM	#12
StevenY. ///M 227 Rep 2,248 Posts Drives: 10' SG e92 335i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NYC iTrader: (1)	Suspension first. If I had a RWD 335 then I would have went wheels and then suspension but since I have an XI as well I went with coilovers first. __________________
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