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GregorFuk · 27-11-2017, 12:38 PM

These cars are designed to have as close to 50/50 - 50/50 weight distribution as possible. With the driver installed. That's why the battery is on the offside, to counter the driver weight. This means with the driver installed the car sits nice and level. The problem? This only applies to left hand drive cars (The majority of CSLs and all 3 Series for that matter). BMW never reengineered this balancing act for right hand drive cars. So when a RHD car is viewed on the flat it will always sit lower on the drivers side. This is exacerbated because over time the springs will sag a little on the drivers side due to all weight being on that side.

I tried to level mine up a little when I fitted my Bilstein Coilovers but as the spring rates are the same all round you can never correct the lean completely. The other option would be to carry a sack of potatoes in the passenger footwell.

27-11-2017, 12:38 PM	#6
GregorFuk S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 318 Casino cash: $11097	These cars are designed to have as close to 50/50 - 50/50 weight distribution as possible. With the driver installed. That's why the battery is on the offside, to counter the driver weight. This means with the driver installed the car sits nice and level. The problem? This only applies to left hand drive cars (The majority of CSLs and all 3 Series for that matter). BMW never reengineered this balancing act for right hand drive cars. So when a RHD car is viewed on the flat it will always sit lower on the drivers side. This is exacerbated because over time the springs will sag a little on the drivers side due to all weight being on that side. I tried to level mine up a little when I fitted my Bilstein Coilovers but as the spring rates are the same all round you can never correct the lean completely. The other option would be to carry a sack of potatoes in the passenger footwell. Last edited by GregorFuk; 27-11-2017 at 12:41 PM.