BMW Shocks

Take your car springs up a notch with a sport-level suspension upgrade from Eibach Springs, the industry's leading aftermarket suspension product manufacturer.

The Pro-System Kit, pictured at left, brings together Eibach's most popular suspension products: Pro-Kit Sport Springs and Pro Damper Sport Shocks. It will lower your vehicle about 1-1/2", improving turn-in quality and reducing understeer. You'll also notice additional ride control (but not a loss of ride quality, which is nice).

A number of our Tire Rack Consumer Reviews can confirm this:

"I drive all over Colorado mountain passes and through cities as well and the Pro-System package is perfect. It kept the car very driveable in the city even with speed bumps and potholes everywhere, and in the mountains I can hit high speed turns with virtually no body roll or traction loss. When I purchase my next vehicle this will be the first upgrade I make to it." — Tire Rack Consumer Review, BMW 318i, CO

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Pretty cars need pretty wheels. Or, to take it from another perspective—high performance vehicles benefit from aftermarket wheels to enhance tire performance and handling. But still, they do make a car look really good. The 2009 135i Coupe below features 18" O.Z. Racing Allegerita HLT wheels in an anthracite finish. The following BMW wheels will look just as good:

• ASA GT1 (Bright Silver Paint)
• Breyton Race GTS-R (Black with Red Stripe)
• moda MD7 (Machined with Anthracite Accent)

Now, search by vehicle in our Upgrade Garage to get a visual representation of what different BMW rims might look like on your vehicle. You'll also get the opportunity to see matching BMW tires.

And you might not want to stop there. The Upgrade Garage helps you search our entire inventory of suitable products, like BMW brake pads and BMW suspension upgrades. Are your BMW shock absorbers absorbing enough bounce? Feeling every bump in the road? New BMW shocks might be just what the doctor...or, mechanic...ordered.

I get alot of calls from people doing some research on tires prior to buying a new (or used) car, and I can't say it's a bad idea in the least! You'd be surprised how many people damage a tire on their "brand new baby" and are SHOCKED to find out that the fancy 19" wheel and tire option they added now has cost them an extra $50 to $75 more per tire than the stock 18" wheels! (BMW is probably most notorious for this). The OE tires are designed with what the engineers wanted to see from the tire (be it a focus on low rolling resistance, high-speed handling or just an inexpensive tire overall), and may not exactly match up with your priorities (quiet /comfortable ride, long life, etc).

Tire Rack's consumer survey results are an excellent resource to help get an idea as to what others have experienced with most OE tires to help give some insight into what you should expect upon taking delivery and living with the car on a daily basis. 

Bottom line? Do a little homework to see if that upgraded wheel and tire package is all that its cracked up to be, or if the run-flat tires the car comes with for "safety" eliminate the possibility of having a spare wheel and tire in the trunk instead.  The more questions you can ask before buying the car may lead to less disappointment down the road!