Home Forums Articles How To's FAQ Register
Go Back   Xoutpost.com > BMW SAV Forums > X5 (E53) Forum
Fluid Motor Union
User Name
Password
Member List Premier Membership Today's Posts New Posts

Xoutpost server transfer and maintenance is occurring....
Xoutpost is currently undergoing a planned server migration.... stay tuned for new developments.... sincerely, the management


 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #11  
Old 06-14-2020, 01:02 PM
crystalworks's Avatar
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: SA, TX
Posts: 6,474
crystalworks is on a distinguished road
Went for about a 200 mile drive yesterday through the south Texas hill country to get her impressions of the ride. Her thoughts were positive. Stiffer than air but more planted and sporty feeling. She approved. I snapped these when we went to look a property outside of town. It was a little too far out of town, but still worth the drive.

Name:  Coilovers Settled 1.jpg
Views: 2494
Size:  918.2 KB

Name:  Coilovers Settled 2.jpg
Views: 1800
Size:  820.1 KB

We did run into one problem though. Entering the highway on an on ramp it bottomed out HARD. Now, this was mostly the construction crew's lack of caring, but still. They left the on ramp at normal road height and scraped off the tarmac entering the highway and left a huge difference in height with no slope to transition. Must have been a 6inch drop. Truck felt like it got airborne and came down hard. Got light rubbing on the fenders/tires and heavy rubbing on the rear fenders/tires.

So, I'm going to remove the rear 15mm spacers and that should cure that. I also bumped the stiffness up 1 notch in the front and 2 in the rear. I might raise the truck up a half inch all around. But damn does it look so nice at its current height. What do you guys think? It's not a daily, so I'm leaning towards leaving it low...
__________________
2005 X5 4.4i Build 04/05 Maintenance/Build Log
Nav, Pano, Sport (Purchased 06/14 w/ 109,000 miles) (Sold 8/15 w/121,000 miles)


2006 X5 4.8is Build 11/05 Maintenance/Build Log
Nav, DSP, Pano, Running Boards, OEM Tow Hitch, Cold Weather Pckg (Purchased 08/15 w/ 90,500 miles)

2010 X5 35d Build 02/10
Nav, HiFi, 6 DVD, Sports Pckg, Cold Weather Pckg, HUD, CAS, Running Boards, Leather Dash, PDC, Pano (Purchased 03/17 w/ 136,120 miles)
Reply With Quote
 

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On





All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:56 AM.
vBulletin, Copyright 2026, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0
© 2017 Xoutpost.com. All rights reserved. Xoutpost.com is a private enthusiast site not associated with BMW AG.
The BMW name, marks, M stripe logo, and Roundel logo as well as X3, X5 and X6 designations used in the pages of this Web Site are the property of BMW AG.
This web site is not sponsored or affiliated in any way with BMW AG or any of its subsidiaries.