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Old 03-30-2010, 04:20 PM
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Hmm interesting, iv not got any play at all really, I wouldn't mind having a drive of a lowered x5 to see the difference though...does the steering feel sharper?
Actually...a bad choice of word on my part....I should not have said too much "play".....let me say it this way.....once lowered the drive is firm and super reactive to how you control/steer the car....bumps are quick and firm. Maybe once Tom and justin reead this they could give input as well..

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Donone69, come take a ride in my X! hehehe youll "feel" the difference.
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After driving it more and more I am really not liking the feel. It is not nearly as planted as before and just not 'right'

I think I'll head back to the shop tomorrow and see if they can set it back to normal. I was going to wait through the weekend but it is really an unsettled feeling to drive it as is.

I have noticed a lot of heads turning though - had an e60 M5 revving at me and a couple of different FX35 drivers doing double-takes. Never really thought I'd get that from driving a black X5
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How does it feel at the lowest setting when it was normal? do you mind taking measurements of that setting? rim to fender wise. I must say your X was riding pretty low I liked it.
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Old 03-31-2010, 12:01 AM
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I haven't really run it at the lowest setting, there is barely any gap to the inner fenders.

The ride would be a similar feel to letting a lot of air out of the tires. Not sure how else to describe it. At parking lot speeds the lower setting feels fine, and that's why I figured it would work to adjust it this way. But once you get on the freeway or on some twisty roads it shows it's downsides pretty quickly.

I'll plan on measuring everything before resetting it.
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Brian we can try tomorrow but we have been really busy at the shop Call first as we are backed up. To many BMW's and Mercedes to fix and not enough time
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Hey Seth - cool to see you found the site.

I'll give you a call to set it up, if not tomorrow no biggie.
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Once u are happy with the height please post from bottom of rim to fender.
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Do you plan to tow with the X? I talked a local BMW tech who tows with his X and he advised me not to lower my 4.8 for this reason. Just a thought...


Otherwise, I was very tempted as well but gave up on the thought...
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