2007 x5 very harsh ride

[andrewwynn]

Have you driven somebody else's? With no control it's difficult to figure out if it's a problem with your car. my suspicion is your suspension refresh is largely at fault as most suspension upgrades are to improve handling and that means faster shocks that won't allow the springs to absorb the road bumps and holes.

Difficult to do for the front but you can test that theory by removing the rear shocks and going for a test drive. It'll for sure be "bouncy" but you'll know immediately if the shocks were causing the rough ride (very often the case).

You can get much softer shocks.

The truck weighs close to 6000# laws of physics are on your side to smooth things out.

I noticed on my e53 is says to use 32 psi all corners but 39 in back of loaded. The e70 only says 41 back no low load and I suspect because of the 3rd row.

If you don't usually use 3rd row, you can likely use less pressure in the back to get a softer ride.

Then there is the queasy back seater situation: that often has more to do with iPhone use than bumpy rides.