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I hear you! Luckily I can adjust if I do bottom out but I'm hoping to take the time to dial it in just right. And regarding comfort, fortunately my back doesn't hate me yet and my fiancé doesn't really mind lol.
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I LOVE the BCR's on my E53 X5. I did have to raise it up a tiny bit and stiffen it up to avoid bottoming out on VERY hard drops. There was an offramp under construction that had the top layer (or two) of material scraped off so it was like a 3 or 4" drop that caused the issue. Raised the truck back up 0.25" and stiffened it up a tad. No problems since. |
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I hear ya. The ride isn't that harsh, but I do bottom out from time to time. I loaded the X5 down and drove the family to the beach a week ago, and to my surprise I didn't bottom out at all. I believe the OP opted for swift springs or stiffer spring rates so I'm curious to see his results once dialed in. In your case you could go w/ KW V3's and prob never bottom out. There's only one con to those and that's the $$$.
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Hello, great looking car )
I have same color, 19" rims (as you previous) ) and "offroad" look )) How is Chrome Delete with Gloss Black Vinyl going after some time? Is it worth it? Which material you've been using? |
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did an altitude adjustment today. BC Racing with 14k/12k linear Swift springs to hopefully prevent some shock travel even with damping set on full soft. We'll see if my theory pans out. Rides just like factory so far.
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Looks great, what are the current measurements?. So it definitely still rides like factory?. Are they a true coilover in the rear or just a height adjustable spring?.
I'm still in the "considering it" phase. I just recently got rid of runflats and I am on 20's so enjoying the ride as it is. But it needs to be lower. The only reason I haven't bought Eibachs yet is because I am hesitant to add new lower springs to well used shocks. Just my luck the shocks will die shortly after I go through all the work installing springs. |
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As for comfort, with more seat time today it's definitely stiffer. I took my normal downtown city roads route around KC for errands and it's noticeable. If you're looking for comfort, Eibach and Bilstein B6's for sure is the way to go. I'd equate it to an H&R Race spring setup which I've had on a couple cars.
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At any rate, looks great. Excellent mod for any X5. Definite improvement in handling and looks. |
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If max comfort means possibly bottoming then that's concerning. I don't think I would even want it as low as some others I have seen, maybe 31" all around with no rake?.
I would probably be OK as I rarely ever have passengers (back seat only ever been used once) and S FL roads are pretty good, but there is always that construction zone with torn up roads and uneven surfaces. |
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Here's what mine was like at the initial low setting on the coils. |
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Not a whole lot of exciting updates. M-Style Mirror Caps, and the Blue headlight/Yellow fog light Lamin-X kit went on today. Coby Wheel still in production. She goes under the knife tomorrow morning for Gearbox fluid/filter service, front/rear diff fluid change, Motul oil change and cleaning the air filter on the AFE airbox at 41,7xx miles. Flares and possibly a downpipe will be winter projects. Color match the flares?
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Dude straight up thought I was going to break something taking the mirror caps off. But we goodie. Still on RaceChip RS and XHP TCU Tune. The dudes who had my car during my wedding couldn't get it bench unlocked in time for some reason. So heart was broken again. XHP I'm sure is similar to your BM3 one with the harder and faster shifts.
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