Help lowering with the g37x coupe
 

Hi, i would like to lower my coupe 2009 g37x coupe.... but i dont want anything more than .3 to 1 inch lowered topsss... what can i do to get a subtle lowering.. the eibachs lower the car about 1.5 to 2 inches and thats too much..if someone could please help me find a site where i could get that .3 to 1 inch lowering owuld greatly appreciate.. thank you

do you have rims on it? or are you gonna get them after you lower it, I have the same car, I want to lower it and sh!t, rims and wider tires, but I get nervous because everyone says you have to be careful of lowering with rims, because you need a camber kit, and then like rubbing, so I'm curious also to what works the best with the X coupe everyone has the S and there fully customizable in every way the awd throws a twist on it you know

yeah not much too do with our cars and honestly i dont want to lwoer it too much or else the awd system can get messed up...plus its a lease... id lower it just like minimally so i can get it to handle a slight bit better.. no rims on it yet but i know we can easily put 19 inch sports on our cars because theyre staggered on the 37s. stinks. my old car an 01 cl type s was lowered 2 inchs.. it looked great but impossible to navigate in nyc with all the year round potholes so i would only minmially want i lowered .3 to 1 inch tops.

yepp that's another thing I'm a little sketchy about winter and snowplows kills the roads in central ny, I know we could definitely get away with 19's I was thinkin 20's but everyone says I'm crazy so i don't know, I'm still convinced that we can do as much as the G37s can do it just costs a lot more money you know

yupp i mean i LOVE the appearance of the S but the rims get stolen wayyyyyyyy too much around my hood and even 19s might be a hassle in nyc.. where in ny r u? prob not too far from me either way

lol syracuse, i know about zero people up here with G's I've seen three coupes up here that's it mainly old g35 i've seen more of those. what I really want to do is like convert mine to an S but keep the awd, i like awd so much better than rwd, i want like the aero packages the s bumper, lower it, brakes, wheels, so it has the appearance of the s but with more add-on performance the acceleration of awd. idk that's down the road though.

BUT this is getting of your subject I apologize

What can we do with X coupes to lower them less than an inch?

hmm ive heard cutting the spring.. which is cheap but in my opinion not worth it and supposedly eibach has a .5 inch drop which i have yet to find... nah i dont mind getting off topic.. any info u have u can share and i can share if i have any info.. o i was in syracuse in october driving back from canada.. nice place..ur prob like 350 miles west of me. i duno if u with me on this but the x models dont corner as good as the s. the acceleration is good but i like to be a tiny tiny bit lower to the ground.. the winters here in nyc have been brutal. u know what.. u can email me at bmwbusiness007@aol.com we can chat that way.. dont mind the email username lolol its from like 1999. a friend of mine cut out the resonators and went st8 pipe it sounded pretty good at WOT but the pipes do eventually rust so noth worth it.

i have an x coupe too, but i want to raise mine, maybe 1 or 2 inches. anyone know how to do that?

Do NOT cut the spring.

hmm raising it would look like a truck more than it is now... im def not cutting anything..

I hope your kidding

I just got an x coupe and just ordered 20's cant wait.
I am also interested in lowering it a little. the eibach kit lowers it to much for me.

i like the tien s tech but its almost like 2 inches i feel like that's way too much after i found out exactly what happens when you lower the car it pushes the wheels out and you have to use a camber kit to fix them back to straight, and the spacers and staggering that's involved really confuses the hell of me so i just dropped the rims and tire subject for awhile.

Just got an S coupe and had the eibach springs put on today. Looks great even without rims, but I do plan on throwing on the vossen 082's. Many people have that type setup with no issues. Cant comment on the x though.

same boat as you guys with the X. i got my 2010 g37x a couple months ago. i came from an acura tl and it seems like its not much lower at all, this was my first coupe and i thought i would be much lower to the ground :/ anyways, im also looking to lowering it, but how difficult is it to replace the springs? i found eibachs (i think thats the brand) who made the springs for our X type! woohoo! but ive never done suspension work. ive heard changing out springs takes a toll on struts too? people have told me to either change out both at the same time or just go for coilovers, but frankly i dont have the money for coilovers lol.
are new struts recommended when changing out springs? and how difficult is the install? like is it an in-home install like a cai or do you actually have to go to a shop to get it lifted and done professionally? then again, since its my first time, idk if i trust doing suspension work on a car that costs roughly 40grand.

^^ same thing, I have the same exact mentality, the three of us need some expert advice about the X compared to the S

I live in NYC and if I had the X, I'd prob spend a little more and go coilovers. I'm no expert, but heard coilovers allow you to customize the height. Low in the summer, then go higher in the winter. And swap out the rims in the winter too..

What exactly is the difference between coilovers and a spring kit, the eibach one for example...???
(for an x coupe)

as far as i know, coilovers are pretty much the whole package.. struts and springs together. you take out your oem shocks and springs and just replace them with the coilovers. spring kit is just the springs. you would have to either put them on your current struts or buy new struts for them. coilovers can also be adjustable, meaning you can change the height of them when you want. springs are just as-is. but thats why coilovers cost triple or quadruple the amount of just springs.
if you can afford coilovers, they are the better choice. they are adjustable and wont wear down your current struts. springs are the more affordable way to lower your car and but you may need to replace your struts quicker than if you were running stock springs.

Resurrecting an old thread here, but what did you eventually do to lower your car about 1"? Did you end up going with Eibach springs or (expensive) coilovers. I'll be purchasing an 2010 X coupe in the next few days and I'd like to get it lowered before summer. I plan on putting 19's and possibly 20's on. Any suggestions for springs? I read the whole thread and someone said you need to install a camber adjustment kit?! Why is that? I've lowered my previous car, it was RWD tho, and all I did is change the springs/shocks. It didn't need camber adjustment. Does it have something to do with the AWD?

The X coupes are higher then the S coupes with RWD. I think the eibach wouldn't be too bad considering how high the X's are. I live in queens and I don't come close to touching anything from a driveway to the parking garage blocks.

I'm debating if I want to do this only cause I have a short 2 year lease not to mention most places want a few hundred bucks for install.

Gian, I had Eibach prokits on my 2012 X coupe, Im in NYC alllll the time and I didnt scrape on a single thing. I actually took them off after two months because I wanted to put on coilovers lol. I still have the prokits if you wanna buy them, lemme know.

This was it with the eibachs

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That looks like perfect ride height and wheel gap to me. Did you need to do camber adjustments or anything as others in this thread have eluded to or was it a simple swap out of stock springs and install prokit? Did you install AM shocks too? Are those 19's?

I didn't do a single thing to adjust camber. It didnt need it at all. I have the car on coilovers right now and it's lowwww, and hasn't had camber arms on it yet either. I did buy a rear camber kit soon after I got the coils but I've had the kit for over 4 months and haven't installed it yet lol. The springs were just a simple swap. I kept stock shocks with the Eibachs, and yep they're 19s.

On a lease, I doubt you'd want to spend the $$$ for the coil-overs. I'm not sure that you'd really notice the handling difference that much by just lowering an x by a half inch, unless you did other suspension mods as well. I put the OEM splash guards on my x and it is surprising how much lower it looks. So now I roll faux-low! The splash guards may also prevent scratches which will cost you when you turn it in.

Splash guards alone arent going to make a car look lower, people look at wheel gap more so than how close the car is to the ground lol. If anything it'l make an X coupe look worse because of how high the front end of the X coupes are to begin with.

For kicks I did this the other day, the top photo is my car the day I bought it, the bottom is it now, obviously very different but look at the wheel gap between the two. the gap on X coupes is ridiculously stupid.

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I agree that wheel gap is the bigger factor, but the splash guards do help on the side view. A half inch drop isn't going to be noticeable anyway. Most people buy an x for snow use and need the ride height. Some buy it for seriously modified engines to get more power to the ground. Leasing in NY, I'm guessing he falls into the former group. I had the non-sports bumper and upgraded to an IPL, and yes it still looks high, but it looks way better than stock, and I need it high for mountainous snowy CO winters. Lowered cars here in the high country are useless in the winter, and they chip up worse in the summer. I didn't mount lower fogs as they would just bust anyway, as they use crushed rock on the snowy mountain roads. Our front ends and windshields all get pitted from it. At least they don't rust!

what is the name of those rims, and what size are they?

those are 2006-2007 M35/M45 sport 19" OEM wheels.


I had the Eibachs on stock struts on my G37x coupe rode like crap over the bumpy NYC roads. I'd stick with the BC Coils

Not sure if Swift makes springs for the coupe X but they do for the Sedan X and it's a mild drop, might want to look them up (I would but short on time).

I had the Eibachs on stock struts on my G37x coupe rode like crap over the bumpy NYC roads. I'd stick with the BC Coils[/QUOTE]


How reliable are the coilovers compaired to springs or stock struts. I've seen many poeple servicing them after a short time or replacing them quite often? Im looking into coilovers but reluctant because I cant find any valuable info. Most of everyhting i read and searched varies greatly but i guess, since you've had springs and then switched to coilovers you may have a better explanation.

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This is with swift springs

That's a xS coupe as well.

Ride is great.

Did not add anything else. That pic is swift springs and that's it.

Which Swift spring do you have installed on your car? Swift advertises springs for the coupe,the sedan and sedan X.

https://www.myg37.com/forums/wheels-...awd-coupe.html

posted my specs and photos here if anyone is interested.

I have a X coupe dropped in HR springs,

You can't lower and raise a car helter skelter any time you feel like it. That's not the purpose of adjustable coilovers. You set the height and dampening if your coilovers came with that and you leave it. Cause each time you change the height, you would have to get an alignment done! And like I said, that's not the purpose of coilovers.

Budiu...I have the same car in the same color! I was told by quite a few people that the BC coils are nice too however most people say that coils are too rigid and ride too harsh. Do you have problems going over speed bumps or high curbs like over drivers and such? Do you bottom out over bumps especially with 4 people in the car?

:O !!! you put 4 people in your car, Coupe man 2 people only LOL

Jumping on this thread because I have been wondering the exact same thing.. My biggest concern is whether or not the drop would mess up the AWD system though as well as tire wear??

I called Swift and they do not mfg springs for the G37xS coupe....If they did they stopped....My aftermarket shop called H&R and they now only have a part number and no real parts manufactured...I guess they're testing the market. I would like to know how the ride quality is with coilovers (BC) as I hear that coilovers are too harsh a ride and are mostly for people that want to do track.

Why not use the Eibach 6394.140?

Hi Jarvo,

I would love to...Had them on my 2005 Maxima...they were great. The roads are so bad here in Montreal that I had to replace the top plates a few times until they were done properly....The drop is too dramatic...almost 2" and Tein is worse at over 2"...I was looking for a drop around 1.3 to 1.5". Thanks for the part number though. :-)

Might look into Tananbe, they just listed the G37X coupe in their application page.
Tanabe USA Inc. - NF210 Normal Feeling Springs
And if you run into the back being to low here's a thread to address that too~
My 09 G37xS (AWD) Lowered on Tanabe - Droopy Bum fix too!(PICS) - G35Driver

Lowering an X with Eibach springs is not a problem , camber kit is not required. I live in Ottawa, you don't get much more snow than that. I have a new x on order, springs will be installed by the dealer under warranty. It will drop by 1.5 inches max, not a problem. I will post some pics as soon as it comes in. I hope this helps.

Very helpful thread, thanks.