steering feel changing after lowering?

Dex401 · 08-26-2023, 08:41 AM

Yesterday I had Eibach springs and bimmec spacers installed on my 23 g42 (kit was purchased from autoID). Fitment was perfect and this truly is the way the car should have come from factory. It completely changed the look, if you guys are on the fence about throwing some springs on you should totally do it.

Anyway now on to my question, it could just be placebo but when I started driving home from the shop it felt like the steering in the car was much heavier than it was before (no complaints here, the light steering and basically 0 feedback you received through the wheel were my only complaints with the car in my 7 months of ownership). Does lowering a car/ putting wheel spacers on it change the weight of the steering? or is it just placebo?

PNTDG42 · 08-26-2023, 09:35 AM

Did you have it realigned yet? I think lowering it without alignment would add toe-in which on paper should make it feel a tiny bit heavier. Maybe.

Dex401 · 08-26-2023, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by PNTDG42

Did you have it realigned yet? I think lowering it without alignment would add toe-in which on paper should make it feel a tiny bit heavier. Maybe.

Good catch this could definitely be it, I didn't get it aligned yet because for 1 the shop couldn't do it, their machine couldn't calibrate to the 23 so I have to go to bmw directly for that, and 2 I wanted to let the springs settle for a week or two before I got it aligned. If this is the case I'm hoping the steering stays the way it is now after it is aligned hahahah

ap2x · 08-26-2023, 09:53 AM

The steering stiffened up for me a good amount after I got the car lowered, it improved the steering feel by a lot

pantdino · 08-26-2023, 10:13 PM

I suspect it was the spacers that changed things the most, as it changed the scrub radius of the wheel. I don't know much about it, but this guy does:

pantdino · 08-26-2023, 10:21 PM

Then this guy discusses more aspects of alignment.

jayritchie · 08-27-2023, 01:41 AM

Absolutely zero steering feel change for me with Eibach springs and spacers.

+1 for the alignment suggestion.

baron95 · 08-27-2023, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by pantdino

Then this guy discusses more aspects of alignment.

I'll send a beer to anyone who can lister to that guy till the end - no cheating

08-26-2023, 08:41 AM	#1
Dex401 New Member 5 Rep 25 Posts Drives: 2023 Bmw M240i Join Date: May 2023 Location: North America iTrader: (0)	steering feel changing after lowering? Yesterday I had Eibach springs and bimmec spacers installed on my 23 g42 (kit was purchased from autoID). Fitment was perfect and this truly is the way the car should have come from factory. It completely changed the look, if you guys are on the fence about throwing some springs on you should totally do it. Anyway now on to my question, it could just be placebo but when I started driving home from the shop it felt like the steering in the car was much heavier than it was before (no complaints here, the light steering and basically 0 feedback you received through the wheel were my only complaints with the car in my 7 months of ownership). Does lowering a car/ putting wheel spacers on it change the weight of the steering? or is it just placebo?
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08-26-2023, 09:35 AM	#2
PNTDG42 Lieutenant 469 Rep 407 Posts Drives: G42, F97 LCI, EBA R35, Z34 Join Date: Nov 2022 Location: Illinois iTrader: (0)	Did you have it realigned yet? I think lowering it without alignment would add toe-in which on paper should make it feel a tiny bit heavier. Maybe.
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ap2x Private 21 Rep 82 Posts Drives: '23 M240xi Join Date: Feb 2023 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	The steering stiffened up for me a good amount after I got the car lowered, it improved the steering feel by a lot
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pantdino Private First Class 40 Rep 107 Posts Drives: BMW E36 M3, 2024 M240i RWD Join Date: Jul 2023 Location: So Cal iTrader: (0)	I suspect it was the spacers that changed things the most, as it changed the scrub radius of the wheel. I don't know much about it, but this guy does:
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pantdino Private First Class 40 Rep 107 Posts Drives: BMW E36 M3, 2024 M240i RWD Join Date: Jul 2023 Location: So Cal iTrader: (0)	Then this guy discusses more aspects of alignment.
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08-27-2023, 01:41 AM	#7
jayritchie Private 71 Rep 93 Posts Drives: 2023 M240 Join Date: Jul 2023 Location: Melbourne iTrader: (0)	Absolutely zero steering feel change for me with Eibach springs and spacers. +1 for the alignment suggestion.
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