Thanks Dave. I got your response on my phone and responded back, for some reason your amended message didn't show up. I'll look into it, will probably look into it this summer

Hold on to you X...once done on mods or refresh or maintenance you'll love her more....last year was brutal for me for the X..thought i purchase a clunker since problems haven't stop from one to another about 10k of repairs last year..but this year I see 95% built ...and home free...lol..once more part is Drivetrain refresh and thats it for me, last year i was ready to pull the trigger on new/used X5M...but the 4.8is just exceeded my expectation every time i fix a problem so I'm keeping her for now



http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...re-she-21.html

FYI- I have used the coil spring compressor from Autozone several times without a problem.

Spray it down with blaster white lithium grease. And if you can get the needle attachment rand a grease gun and pump it into the boot and between. Seal it with rtv. Nice little cheap/semi permanent fix

With rear air springs and a little knowledge of how things work, real easy job. I give it a 2 out of 10 with the right tool. Something I will consider replacing every 20k miles because I don't know what my wife will hit or run over. My second go around should take about 2 hours max including taking the tire off and use of air tools.


With rear coil springs, no idea. Sounds like changing an air spring with a rear slide loading tray. PITA.