z4mc vs. z4c3.0si

v3.0si · 12-12-2010, 09:39 PM

this may be covered in another thread somewhere, but i wasn't able to find it... (mods, this thread may be better served in another thread catagory? please move it if need be.)

so i'm looking through my old sales brochures, and low and behold i notice that the vehicle hights are different between the z4mc and the z4c3.0si. the kicker is...

z4mc = 50.7 inches
z4c3.0si = 49.9 inches

obviously, many things are way different. name any part of the suspension... or tires... we all know the m's have a taller sidewall by ~15/16", but that only accounts for ~1/2" (half the difference in overall diameter)...

why is the z4c3.0si lower at all though? also, the brochure for the non-m does not say whether the spec is for standard or m-sport suspension. is it possible that the 15mm lower m-sport non-m car is ~1.4" lower than a z4mc? what the hell is going on here?

Thisisdudewhoru · 12-12-2010, 10:38 PM

Does it matter?

txz4 · 12-12-2010, 10:55 PM

saw the same thing. very interesting i think

epbrown · 12-13-2010, 12:53 AM

The Z4M's suspension sits higher than the non-M.

dazed^ · 12-13-2010, 03:07 PM

I heard the lowest factory Z4s are the pre-facelift ones with the M-sport suspension...

Z4-VILLA · 12-14-2010, 04:26 AM

+1

onebluemcm · 12-14-2010, 07:52 AM

^WHS
This is true, personally confirmed.

12-12-2010, 09:39 PM	#1
v3.0si Lieutenant 17 Rep 409 Posts Drives: '08 Z4C 3.0si Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: midwest iTrader: (2)	z4mc vs. z4c3.0si this may be covered in another thread somewhere, but i wasn't able to find it... (mods, this thread may be better served in another thread catagory? please move it if need be.) so i'm looking through my old sales brochures, and low and behold i notice that the vehicle hights are different between the z4mc and the z4c3.0si. the kicker is... z4mc = 50.7 inches z4c3.0si = 49.9 inches obviously, many things are way different. name any part of the suspension... or tires... we all know the m's have a taller sidewall by ~15/16", but that only accounts for ~1/2" (half the difference in overall diameter)... why is the z4c3.0si lower at all though? also, the brochure for the non-m does not say whether the spec is for standard or m-sport suspension. is it possible that the 15mm lower m-sport non-m car is ~1.4" lower than a z4mc? what the hell is going on here? __________________ \| v3.0si \| \| '08 Z4Coupe 3.0si \| BMW Aero \| BMW Performance \| Last edited by v3.0si; 12-12-2010 at 09:49 PM..
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12-12-2010, 10:55 PM	#3
txz4 Major 59 Rep 1,097 Posts Drives: 2006 M coupe Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: san antonio, texas iTrader: (3)	saw the same thing. very interesting i think
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12-13-2010, 12:53 AM	#4
epbrown Colonel 60 Rep 2,128 Posts Drives: BMW M Coupe, Porsche Boxster S Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	The Z4M's suspension sits higher than the non-M.
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dazed^ Private First Class 4 Rep 174 Posts Drives: '07 Z4 M Roadster Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Netherlands iTrader: (0)	I heard the lowest factory Z4s are the pre-facelift ones with the M-sport suspension...
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