I think it's more because some of us are tinkerers and can't leave anything alone. There is a better suspension system available for a vehicle we own so why not make our lives more complicated by removing stuff and replacing it with better stuff. It sounds silly put like that but i believe that where this is a will, there's a way to improve something. I friend of mine's father bought an Enzo and then had it shipped to Germany where they replaced the perfectly good engine it came with, re-routed the exhaust, intake, rear air defuser and a tons of other bits and pieces just to be able to say that he now has the worlds fastest ferrari. It was the feature car at Race The Base where it went head to head in a drag race against an F-18 fighter jet as a fund raiser to raise money for breast cancer and a couple of other good causes. Had he just left it alone, in this particular case, he wouldn't have had the drive to put together a fund raiser. Who knows, maybe I'll enter into a Cannonball Rally with my suped up X5 and blows the doors off of some of the competition because I couldn't keep my X5 stock.

I kind of went off a little there but the modding bug is in my blood and the excitement created when faced with logistical challenges keeps my hunger for cars alive. We all need a project car/SUV and I'm glad I have one for the summer and one for the winter.

I understand the mod bud thing. I'm guilty of it also.

But lowering an SUV just doesn't make sense. If anything, you LIFT an X5, not lower it, put a center diff, fatter tires, etc.

And your friend's story is interesting but unless you had the same amount of cash and time as he does, then it's a different story.

Lowering an X5 makes perfect sense. It is an on-road performance SAV and it has the reputation it has because of its awesome handling - lowering it accentuates it's qualities.

Unless you are on some really rough trails there is plenty of ground clearance, and raising it up with a center diff (lol) would be completely ridiculous because there are a ton of other vehicles that are much better suited to off-road duty.

In either case, it doesn't make sense, does it? Use the X5 for towing, etc... and get a "real handling car" for handling, and tow it to the track.

Oh and lowering does NOT necessarily mean better handling. Most people lower for bling...this thread is a perfect example of it.

Your sig is a perfect example of bling, not my thread.

Since the 'lifted X5' thread went over the very limited options of raising your X5, lowering your X5 for handling purposes does make a little more sense. If this was just a standard SUV, they wouldn't have fitted the 4.6is with the same size rims and tires as are on the back of a Lamborghini Diablo, not kidding, my buddy has one. And put 'W' rated tires on it for towing purposes, not to mention it having the capabiliity to do 155mph. This is simply not a towing SUV only, though it probably does it well also.

YouTube - Bmw X5 le mans V12 LMR engine 700 hp by Hans Joachim Stuck
He's a video clip of our vehicles with upgraded suspension, slightly modified by a modder. LOL

I don't disagree. My two cars are bling and I'm not hiding it. My M3 and 996 weren't. Your point?

A lowered SUV = bling.

Yeah, modded by the factory BMW race team. Think about it.

You don't know what bling means. :thumbup:

I guess so. You obviously do as you're lowering your X5 and making it useless... bling. :rofl:

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