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Originally Posted by X5SND
Did you drive 400 miles on egg shells? You would certainly be hitting the bump stops up front. At this height, the rolling edges of your rear bags are going to be nicely mashing into the top face of the wheel carrier in which the bag sits.
For those who want to lower thier X safely: once you go beyond the factory "access" height, start seriously considering removing the ping tanks (aka accumulators). This will limit the amount of compressible volume for each corner, making the bag react faster (eliminating the bouncy/mushy ride often associated with extreme drops), but still maintain a comfortable ride for everyday driving.
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The car rode like absolute ass like this and definitely wasn't safe for the lively hood of the suspension. I had no choice because I was running around like a mad man (in NY) Sunday morning and had to go to Manhattan for hotel check out at 12. By the time I got back on the road to go home my friend had left his shop so I rode it out. I didn't drive it today to avoid damage and raised it at a different friends shop right after work. The front doesn't seem to really be an issue but the rear is a visual 2 inches higher then in that picture and the car now drives great. Most of my experience with lowered cars comes from trial and error and this one is no different. I drive on shit roads in Boston everyday and the bit i've driven today (after raising the car) hasn't bottomed out anything.
Removing the accumulators doesn't seem that difficult. Is there much to it? Pros and cons? I was admiring your build earlier. Seems like you've done alot of cool stuff.