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Originally Posted by andrewwynn (Post 1185069)

I suppose it's cheating using air springs but its a given for my "relative ease" to apply you need a spring compressor

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There's not much room for one. Only about 4" of spring is free and clear. The rest is up in the cavity that the air spring normally resides.

I'm gonna have to look for a skinny spring compressor that may fit.

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What did you do to / for your E53 today??

People on xo have made there own

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I'll just leave this here:

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Looks Stunning CW!

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Originally Posted by jopecasa (Post 1185084)

Looks Stunning CW!

:thumbup:

Thanks. You scared the air out of me with your story. LoL. I can not believe the system was designed to be able to allow the truck to sit on the tires in a failure event.

I still need to raise it a tad on all 4 corners. But for a budget coilover setup I am impressed with the ride quality. Not bouncy or harsh like I was expecting. It sure feels more planted than the air setup as well. So far I am very happy. Removing all the air lines an stuff was a huge pain. If it weren't for that you could install these in 3 hours easily.

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Originally Posted by crystalworks (Post 1185109)

Looks wicked good man. I like the height you have now. Mine will be here Tuesday. I'm still trying to figure out how to take on the rear coil spring without dropping the subframe. Seriously considering just cutting it.

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Originally Posted by crystalworks (Post 1185082)

I'll just leave this here:

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Wow!

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Originally Posted by snik (Post 1185110)

Thanks. It looks really good but I want a little more tire/fender clearance. I had one slight rub on a big dip in the rear, but the dampers were on the softest setting. So I raised the dampening to mid setting and will raise it a smidge all the way around. I don't want to ever rub and I plan to put a lot of weight in the rear of I ever get back to my stereo.

What type of springs are they? Cutting is an option but I'd be worried when the tension let's go. Not sure how much tension is left at fill droop but still.

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Originally Posted by Happy (Post 1185116)

Wow!

Thanks Happy. So far, so good. Well worth the $1000. :thumbup: Found out all my air stuff was good too, just needs calibration so hopefully I can throw that on Ebay or craigslist and make back some of the cash outlay.

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Originally Posted by crystalworks (Post 1185082)

I'll just leave this here:

Attachment 78077

Looks amazing! BC Coilovers? You have the 4.8 with 2 axle air suspension? How does it ride compared to the air?

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Originally Posted by crystalworks (Post 1185119)

Thanks. It looks really good but I want a little more tire/fender clearance. I had one slight rub on a big dip in the rear, but the dampers were on the softest setting. So I used the dampening to miss setting and will raise it a smidge all the way around. I don't want to ever rub and I plan to put a lot of weight in the rear of I ever get back to my stereo.

What type of springs are they? Cutting is an option but I'd be worried when the tension let's go. Not sure how much tension is left at fill droop but still.

Thanks Happy. So far, so good. Well worth the $1000. [emoji106] Found out all my air stuff was good too, just needs calibration so hopefully I can throw that on Ebay or craigslist and make back some of the cash outlay.

H&R sport springs. I tried to remove the springs when doing the suspension. They were kicking my ass when I did the arms, ball joint and integral link and all that. Couldn't get my compressor on them, and couldn't move them. I didn't think about that unloaded tension iffi cut it. Hmmmm. Looking more and more like dropping the subframe is the best way to so it.

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