Can I make a 2004 e53 3.0d have more off road capability?

[ba82]

Originally Posted by lo_jack

OHHH I get it. You thread jacked the OP. My bad. I read it twice and thought you got confused halfway through.

All that aside, if you change the springs, you will need to change the dampeners and the anti roll linkages all at the same time, or it will ride like crap. I am guessing your rebound is already horrible, unless you have some really serious shocks on the car now, given all that extra weight you added at the ends of the axles and the decreased travel from riding the tires so close to the fenders. I would suggest switching to coil-overs and moving the perches. Whatever you do, you will probably have to correct your camber, if it doesn't already need that with 285s.

The "LOL" should have made my tone more clear....obviously it did not and now someone did get snippy.....sorry to have offended you, honestly.... I am not in to getting in to useless arguments on forums. That is not what they are intended for.

I am not clear on where I changed my mind, nor am I clear why you think I may be confused. From my first post to my last my goal has been clear and consistent. Because I wanted a different looking X5, I have installed larger tires. I also want to add taller springs with a firmer spring rate. I do suggest that you re-read before posting so aggressively (and incorrectly). You stand corrected.

Thanks for the suggestion, I have considered coil overs..... but they are expensive. Also, depending on the coil over, the highest setting may still lower the car, so I am trying to see if there is another option.

[lo_jack]

Originally Posted by ba82

The "LOL" should have made my tone more clear....obviously it did not and now someone did get snippy.....sorry to have offended you, honestly.... I am not in to getting in to useless arguments on forums. That is not what they are intended for.

I am not clear on where I changed my mind, nor am I clear why you think I may be confused. From my first post to my last my goal has been clear and consistent. Because I wanted a different looking X5, I have installed larger tires. I also want to add taller springs with a firmer spring rate. I do suggest that you re-read before posting so aggressively (and incorrectly). You stand corrected.

Thanks for the suggestion, I have considered coil overs..... but they are expensive. Also, depending on the coil over, the highest setting may still lower the car, so I am trying to see if there is another option.

If you want to hijack people's threads and get opinions on vaguely related subjects, don't be surprised if you get less useful comments than you had hoped. This thread was about modding an X5 for offroad, and you decided midway though to make it about your 285s not for offroad. Hopefully you can see where that lead me. Finally, lifting and aggressive handling are always at odds, and I stand by my original statement: your goals are in conflict.



Had you considered different A arms and/or spindles for the front then? You could probably use conventional springs/struts but the arms might be just as much as coilovers. Air springs for the rear would probably work better than trying to change springs to bigger ones, match a dampener to it and then do the corresponding anti sway bars.