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Old 12-14-2007, 02:52 AM
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Originally Posted by watrob
Also as the ground clearence of the X5 is not all that great the Adaptive Drive which keeps the X5 level is a must as this actually keeps the X5 more upright when a wheel drops into a deep track of a previous vehicle, the wheel actually drops down into the hole but the chassis stays up giving more ground clearence so the X5 does not bottom out so much.
Yep, that's called axle travel, and it's a must on all off-road-focused vehicles (RR, Wrangler, etc.). I'm surprised the X5 even has it.
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