"Slammed" the X5 - Page 4

525iT_Feen · #31 02-04-2013, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by blktoptrvl

So, all you want to hear is how great your car looks and any other opinions are invalid. Sorry, this is a public forum where you post your pics and you take you chances.

As for me, I don't care what you do to your car or how it looks. My only concern would be whether or not it is still safe on the streets.

Not exactly sure how lowering the vehicle would make it unsafe for anyone. The ride comfort argument isn't even an argument you definitely give up some comfort but I wouldn't go as far as questioning whether its safe or not haha.

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blktoptrvl · #32 02-04-2013, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by 525iT_Feen

Not exactly sure how lowering the vehicle would make it unsafe for anyone. The ride comfort argument isn't even an argument you definitely give up some comfort but I wouldn't go as far as questioning whether its safe or not haha.

Depends how it is done. I would imagine that like most things there are cheap ways and more expensive ways. The cheap ways will have cheap parts that may or may not be up to the task. Any chance that a lowered car can cut the tires?

I had a friend who lowered his (older car) and left a shackle bolt extended too far. First time he went hard around a corner the bolt ripped into the tire and he spun out on a two lane sweeper.

Could this kind of thing happen on an X5? I have no clue.

525iT_Feen · #33 02-04-2013, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by blktoptrvl

Depends how it is done. I would imagine that like most things there are cheap ways and more expensive ways. The cheap ways will have cheap parts that may or may not be up to the task. Any chance that a lowered car can cut the tires?

I had a friend who lowered his (older car) and left a shackle bolt extended too far. First time he went hard around a corner the bolt ripped into the tire and he spun out on a two lane sweeper.

Could this kind of thing happen on an X5? I have no clue.

That reasoning makes sense if your talking about lowering a car with a coil-over shock setup not something with air. With the x5 its doesn't matter if you use the computer, links, the intrax module, or pull an airline and let it air itself out all your doing is changing the amount of air in the system/spring rate. If I had a module (which im considering) and lowered my car to the same height it wouldn't mean its done better - it would give the EXACT same result.

With that said I grew up spending all my Summers in Poland/eastern Europe as a kid and got REALLY into modifying cars living over there. I have put together numerous vehicles that were very low on stretched tires and crazy looking to the average person. I have never had not even as much as a flat tire with one of them and have always used $1000 plus suspension setups which were engineered and built in Germany. Maybe your friend took the cheap route?

blktoptrvl · #34 02-04-2013, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 525iT_Feen

That reasoning makes sense if your talking about lowering a car with a coil-over shock setup not something with air. With the x5 its doesn't matter if you use the computer, links, the intrax module, or pull an airline and let it air itself out all your doing is changing the amount of air in the system/spring rate. If I had a module (which im considering) and lowered my car to the same height it wouldn't mean its done better - it would give the EXACT same result.

You are specifying a air suspension. My comment was of suspensions and lowering in general.

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Originally Posted by 525iT_Feen

With that said I grew up spending all my Summers in Poland/eastern Europe as a kid and got REALLY into modifying cars living over there. I have put together numerous vehicles that were very low on stretched tires and crazy looking to the average person. I have never had not even as much as a flat tire with one of them and have always used $1000 plus suspension setups which were engineered and built in Germany. Maybe your friend took the cheap route?

I think you know that I was not speaking of YOU and YOUR experience. You may be the king of suspensions for all I know. I am talking about the average owner who may buy a cheap kit and put it on and the consequences thereof.

As for my friend, at the time he was a professional and seasoned mechanical engineer and also a car mechanic. I think the fact that he could mis-judge how much the tire would flex in hard corning is my point. If he could make such a mistake can't the average owner - especially one who is not trained?

Ricky Bobby · #35 02-04-2013, 11:52 AM

I enjoy the fact that the air suspension allows for lowering and raising, but I'm not big on lowering this vehicle for every day driving below the "access" height.

If I were going to lower my vehicle with INPA, I would specify my middle/normal driving height to be what the current access height is now, and if I wanted to lower it more for photoshoots, parking, etc, it would go lower.

Anything more just looks out of place to me, EXCEPT for the 2 guys on here, 1 who is dumped with a white X5 in Florida but he has the stance with the offset and tire width to pull it off, and the other helpful member (xsx405 or something) who has the black facelifted X with X5M wheels and has custom air suspension with controllers and different bags on all 4 corners.

525iT_Feen · #36 02-04-2013, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

I enjoy the fact that the air suspension allows for lowering and raising, but I'm not big on lowering this vehicle for every day driving below the "access" height.

If I were going to lower my vehicle with INPA, I would specify my middle/normal driving height to be what the current access height is now, and if I wanted to lower it more for photoshoots, parking, etc, it would go lower.

Anything more just looks out of place to me, EXCEPT for the 2 guys on here, 1 who is dumped with a white X5 in Florida but he has the stance with the offset and tire width to pull it off, and the other helpful member (xsx405 or something) who has the black facelifted X with X5M wheels and has custom air suspension with controllers and different bags on all 4 corners.

I'd love links to both those cars. I'm pretty well versed in aftermarket air and will most likely switch over to it when $ permits.

I agree with you that its not really ideal for daily driving but its a silly obsession.

TerminatorX5 · #37 02-04-2013, 12:04 PM

if i were going to do something silly, i'd probably install some rocket launchers, the sharp stars in little droppable bags in the rear... lol... plasti dipped the car in weird color, and then peel it off during high speed chase... lol...

ake53 · #38 02-04-2013, 12:05 PM

Would changing the value work on my model. 2002 X5 june built. This being said I do not have the buttons to adjust the suspension. However it still is air suspension as it makes the kusshh sound when i pull out the key...

OP post some pictures of how you actually did it in inpa? which version? would be easier to do in inpa than SSS.