problem with suspension
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My Ride: 2006 550i sport pak. all the other goodies..
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hey everyone
i do not know how long it has been like this, just now noticed. But as you can see below the rear right rim is measured right at 4" but on the other side its almost a inch lower!!
how often does the sport suspension go out. I have about 53k on the car.. never hit pot holes or anything like that.
Is it just time to be replaced? whats the deallio??
i do not know how long it has been like this, just now noticed. But as you can see below the rear right rim is measured right at 4" but on the other side its almost a inch lower!!
how often does the sport suspension go out. I have about 53k on the car.. never hit pot holes or anything like that.
Is it just time to be replaced? whats the deallio??
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From: San Antonio, TX
My Ride: 2006 550i sport pak. all the other goodies..
MODS: M5 front, sides, aFe throttle body spacer, RPI Red scoop, amber angle eyes, powder coated sport rims, tinted tail lights. smoked side blinkers, color of car and rims roundels, real carbon fiber roof spoiler, 550i number flat black, LED license plate lights, MTX 12' sub, dyno mat, tinted Windows, flat black grill, flat black exhaust tips, light smoke headlight tint, foged out eyelash, velocity booster.
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Have your indy (or dealer if you are CPO) check your shock mounts. I have 60k on mine and blow out a rear shock mount that caused other issues. I never measured but the shock assembly was actually hitting the rear deck when compressing, so it can definitely cause your ride to sit lower. It's about $100 in parts and 2-3 hours labor.
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From: San Antonio, TX
My Ride: 2006 550i sport pak. all the other goodies..
MODS: M5 front, sides, aFe throttle body spacer, RPI Red scoop, amber angle eyes, powder coated sport rims, tinted tail lights. smoked side blinkers, color of car and rims roundels, real carbon fiber roof spoiler, 550i number flat black, LED license plate lights, MTX 12' sub, dyno mat, tinted Windows, flat black grill, flat black exhaust tips, light smoke headlight tint, foged out eyelash, velocity booster.
Have your indy (or dealer if you are CPO) check your shock mounts. I have 60k on mine and blow out a rear shock mount that caused other issues. I never measured but the shock assembly was actually hitting the rear deck when compressing, so it can definitely cause your ride to sit lower. It's about $100 in parts and 2-3 hours labor.
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My Ride: 2004 530isport packagepremium packageactive steeringxenon hids20mm H&R spacers in the rear6 spd51kpurchase price , 32k back in 2006
Model Year: 2004 530i
I had the dealer check mine out because I had the same complaint , these cars just sit like that...
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My Ride: 2004 530isport packagepremium packageactive steeringxenon hids20mm H&R spacers in the rear6 spd51kpurchase price , 32k back in 2006
Model Year: 2004 530i
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