530i soft and sloppy suspension - opinions?
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Originally Posted by slickrick' post='577039' date='May 9 2008, 02:55 AM
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Reseting your tranny.
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Look in this forums classifieds and pick yourself some rims + tires ,there are a bunch of stock 18's up for sale! Also most of the slop of the steering will go away with a strut upgrade (Tire Rack.com has a whole write up on Koni's). Only do lowering springs if you're going to do struts too. Oh and once you go past a 40 series tire you'll feel most imperfections of the roads.
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Originally Posted by orlee008' post='576929' date='May 8 2008, 08:00 PM
unfortunately upgrading the suspension on these cars is very expensive.. as in not worth it (unless u got money to burn)
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Originally Posted by GT Premi' post='577141' date='May 9 2008, 06:46 AM
I don't know about that. The non-Sport 5's handling is so awful (in comparison to the Sport) that it probably is worth it. A non-Sport 5's handling is pretty much on par (or worse than) the competition; any competition.
"The 545i is a sublime machine with a suspension tuned to be perhaps the perfect compromise between ride and handling, an engine that speaks like Miles Davis's trumpet, and a chassis that feels more solid than the USS Ronald Reagan's keel."
Bottom line is that BMW really doesn't make a bad handling car - they all leave the factory with different degrees of good. Sport pack equipped E60's are great handling machines, but the non-sport isn't too bad.
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+1 on the 25s reset
And if u want better response, u wont go wrong with the SB. BUY IT NOW. This is something that will last and is A MUST ON UR 530i.
As u also noticed by reading the other threads, Sprint Booster will give u a NEW CAR.
TRUST ME ITS A MUST. And ull get the response THAT U EXPECTED. After u installed it, Come and tell me which one feels better, ur X5 or ur 530i.
ENJOY UR NEW RIDE AND WELCOME TO THE FORUM
And if u want better response, u wont go wrong with the SB. BUY IT NOW. This is something that will last and is A MUST ON UR 530i.
As u also noticed by reading the other threads, Sprint Booster will give u a NEW CAR.
TRUST ME ITS A MUST. And ull get the response THAT U EXPECTED. After u installed it, Come and tell me which one feels better, ur X5 or ur 530i.
ENJOY UR NEW RIDE AND WELCOME TO THE FORUM
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Originally Posted by swajames' post='577155' date='May 9 2008, 10:15 AM
You know, that's really not accurate. As an example, Motor Trend ran a test a couple of years back pitching a non-sport 545 against the E500, the M45 and the STS. The 545 won, with a lot of praise for its ride and handling. Here's their summary:
"The 545i is a sublime machine with a suspension tuned to be perhaps the perfect compromise between ride and handling, an engine that speaks like Miles Davis's trumpet, and a chassis that feels more solid than the USS Ronald Reagan's keel."
Bottom line is that BMW really doesn't make a bad handling car - they all leave the factory with different degrees of good. Sport pack equipped E60's are great handling machines, but the non-sport isn't too bad.
"The 545i is a sublime machine with a suspension tuned to be perhaps the perfect compromise between ride and handling, an engine that speaks like Miles Davis's trumpet, and a chassis that feels more solid than the USS Ronald Reagan's keel."
Bottom line is that BMW really doesn't make a bad handling car - they all leave the factory with different degrees of good. Sport pack equipped E60's are great handling machines, but the non-sport isn't too bad.
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There are many levels of mods available, if you're complain is basically excessive body roll and don't want to sacrifice too much, convert to m-sport suspension with m-sport anti roll bars aka sway bars That should do the trick. If for some reason, like many of us here, that's not enough. Then lets talk!!! 
That should do the trick. If for some reason, like many of us here, that's not enough. Then lets talk!!!
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