Question - Sports suspension
 

Recently received my 3.0D with M-pack. Given the 20" rims and runflats I feared minimal ride comfort so I opted to leave out the sport suspension.
(option nr. 225)

Driving the car I have to say the handling is very good but ride comfort is terrible. Each and every little bump in the road is sent straight up your spine (despite comfort seats) and especially given the general (lousy) condition of the belgian roads the overall driving experience is quite tiring.

When I chose for the BMW over the Merc/Audi I fully realised that I was chosing for handling over comfort but I never expected such a rough ride. (originally test drove standard X5 with 19"rims and that was fine).

One of the things I would like to check out is if BMW possibly did deliver the car with sport suspension. Will ask my dealer but wanted to know if there is any way that I can see if the Sport suspension is installed or not ?

tks

Sam

Sam, the runflats are 75% of the ride (dis)comfort. I will ditch mine this summer. They are really harsh!

Went from 19" sport runflats to 20" non-runflats and the difference is very noticeable. It got MUCH softer switching out of runflats. Sport suspension or not, it's still softer than when I had the 19s.

Let me know what you switch to please. As per RH71 post it seems thatz the way to go. Also if you go for spare or repair set ?

For the rest REALLY love the car but every time I commute to work I need to get the fillings in my teeth re-inserted :rofl:

Hi Hans

Even with the Adaptive Drive and 21’’ 128 rims, the ride remains harsh? Do you know of any other tyre company that offers non run flat tyres for the 21’’ rims?

Kind Regards
ekelly

get a set of coilovers and adjust the softness yourself

I have a spare tire in the trunk, so no issues there. Within a couple of weeks I will replace them. And by the way, I have a good address where I can have a nice deduction on my tires. I will let you know :)

The suspension is not the issue, it's the tires. I tried almost every pressure setting on the tires, and they offer a constant discomfort. And when going over bumpy roads, I feel the car absorbing these bumps very smoothly, but when going over straight (flat) roads with rough concrete surfaces, I feel every wrinkle, so the tires are the culprit.

Dunlop makes exactly the same tires as I have now (oem ones), but without the runflat 'additions'. They are cheaper too and weigh less !

M pack as far as I know automatically comes with sports suspension. I have it although I took adaptive drive which I think helps. It is firm though.

+1 on the RFTs. My parents have a 325i sport, and the suspension/ride is just fine when it runs on winter tires. But put on the OEM RFT summer tires, and I have to brace myself for impact. Plus, they make so much noise that a friend asked why BMW would allow such a thing.