Lowering the x5

shooter · #1 04-28-2009, 01:04 AM

I want to drop my truck but I am confused at what the kits mean by with or without air suspension. i don't have the up and down air suspension, but I do have the auto level in the rear. i can hear it when it comes down off the jack. I was looking at the S2 by BG or the HR's. Which are better and do I need the with or with out kit. I have an 02' 4.4i with 30mm spacers in the rear if that makes a diff.

mrbmwx5 · #2 04-28-2009, 09:13 AM

Go with the S2 by BG front and lowered the rear by the dealer by reprograming the level ( if you have rear air supension)

RichiRich · #3 04-28-2009, 10:40 AM

Shooter - I did the KW Coilovers..I did not have air susp. Justin is doing kw's with rear air......he is just doing the coilovers in front....

Rich

Where are you located in CT....I am down the New Haven way......a few of us on here are from CT.....

shooter · #4 04-28-2009, 11:50 AM

so i have to reprogram the rear even if the air suspension is the one that doesn't have the button to go up and down. I think mine is jus tthe self leveling. Sorry for all the ?'s I just got mine X5 two weeks ago.

I live 5 min north of Torrington. At the end of Rte. 8, but I work in Shelton.

I read in the forums that someone did S2's in the front and shorter links in the rear????

RichiRich · #5 04-28-2009, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by shooter

so i have to reprogram the rear even if the air suspension is the one that doesn't have the button to go up and down. I think mine is jus tthe self leveling. Sorry for all the ?'s I just got mine X5 two weeks ago.

I live 5 min north of Torrington. At the end of Rte. 8, but I work in Shelton.

I read in the forums that someone did S2's in the front and shorter links in the rear????

Cool! yeah... I was in shelton just recently..went to habachi grill forgot the name....right by all the stores /corporate park etc...

are you going to go to the meet in Stamford on June 6th????

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...-6-2009-a.html

K.I.M.POSSIBLE · #6 04-28-2009, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by shooter

so i have to reprogram the rear even if the air suspension is the one that doesn't have the button to go up and down. I think mine is jus tthe self leveling. Sorry for all the ?'s I just got mine X5 two weeks ago.

I live 5 min north of Torrington. At the end of Rte. 8, but I work in Shelton.

I read in the forums that someone did S2's in the front and shorter links in the rear????

My 2005 4.4 has air suspension in the rear. It doesn;t matter if you have the up and down button if its a 2005 4.4 or newer, it has rear air standard.

I am waiting for my eibach kit to show up. I will chime in and ket you know if it has to be programmed for the rear. I'm thinking it will just auto adjust but I 'm not 100%. The H&R kit comes with links that replace the OEM links in the rear.