Z4M stock ride height

[HellfireZA]

I've currently got a 2006 e90 330i M Sport (with stock 17in M sport wheels) and looking at getting a Z4M in the near furture...

Now my hill up to my house is pretty steep from the road, going up is never a problem at all, but coming down... 90% of the time I dont scraperaise: maybe the plastic fin touches the ground but that other 10% kill my soul.

So I'm wondering how high a Z4M rides and does it have a shorter nose, the one I looked at 2 weeks ago looked like it had a much shorter nose than my 330i or are my eyes deceiving me. I've tried to look for side profile pictures comparing the two and technical data but haven't managed to find anything solid.

 

[MikeR]

shes low, but these specs should help.
http://www.bmwz4roadster.net/bmw_z4_specifications.htm

 

[HellfireZA]

Doesn't really show ride height though, problem with most of the links I found... could you measure yours please, that's if you're on stock wheels hehe.

 

[MikeR]

130mm front lip and body just behind the front wheels its just over 150mm


mines totally stock....and she might be for sale if I have to make a move to Uk for work. :thumbdo: work situation is bad here.

 

[Andy1GP]

I found the E90 Sport pack and E46 Sport pack have similar if not less ground clearance than the Z4M. I'm more comfortable going over bumps with the Z4M. Ground clearance and overhang is not that bad at all.

 

[Neven]

Agree. Mine is lowered on H&R and still clears everywhere I go. Quiet strange actually.

 

[Daaf Vader]

Yeah they are not bad, I would say downhill on a turn is what you must look out for. The front bumper is a lot lower on the sides.

 

[HellfireZA]

Cool thanks for the info guys

 

[Ashley_DBN]

The other thing to remember is that the front of the Z4 is way longer than you actually think it is... when you're behind the wheel lol.
It takes some getting used to at first. You assume the front of the car ends at point X, but its actually much longer than that. And since you can't see the front of it you have to be careful when turning into parking spaces in parking lots, or parking away from a wall or another vehicle in front of you :=):

 

[HellfireZA]

I've noticed haha, I think that will take some getting used to indeed.

The other thing to remember is that the front of the Z4 is way longer than you actually think it is... when you're behind the wheel lol.
It takes some getting used to at first. You assume the front of the car ends at point X, but its actually much longer than that. And since you can't see the front of it you have to be careful when turning into parking spaces in parking lots, or parking away from a wall or another vehicle in front of you :=):