F10 Msport ride height

[bmwmike]

Hi

I'm second owner on a f10 msport which as far as I know and can tell is original. It left the factory with msport suspension, not deleted.

I've always felt the front is a bit under damped and floaty but thought it was the bargeness than something wrong.

However I measured the ride height on front and it is SE heigh rather than "low slung" spec.

It's a 2012. I've read somewhere that BMW fitted SE suspension to msport models during 2012. Anyone know if this is the case, or indeed could something be wrong causing ride height to go out of spec?

Reason I ask is a KDS a year ago was done to low slung spec but they noted it was 17mm higher than tolerance but didn't tell me at the time. Am noticing scrubbing etc. I think ride height affects the alignment parameters and would have thought BMW would know that.

Thanks
Mike

[helix402]

Put your chassis no into an online vin decoder to get your suspension type.

[bmwmike]

Already did. It's 704 or whatever the msport suspension is called. It does not have VDC. I even have the build sheet which shows msport suspension.

There are no signs of a spring change and it all looks original. I got car at 34k miles. Prior to that it was a lease.

Guess I could just put some eibach springs on but I'm reluctant to "modify". If I can swing the mondial warranty to get it back into spec all the better.