Compatibility of Coilovers with Sports Package
12-29-2005, 08:46 AM
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Hi All,
Would any of you know if aftermarket coilovers are direct replacements for the shock/springs set up on a 545 with Sports Package? I had thought they were but I talked to a rep at Dinan yesterday and he thought that cars with Sports Pkg have electronic shocks so changing them to coilovers would require some cutting and modifications. I wasn't sure what he meant by electronic shocks...maybe it means that when you're in Sports mode that a module triggers the shocks to stiffen up??
Anyway, I have a set of KW Var 2 coilovers waiting to be installed. I bought them new from a private party and not directly from KW or a tuner so I only know that they fit the e60. KW's site has a note that says "Not for vehicles with automatic level control". I didn't think that applied to my Sports Pkg 545 but I just emailed them for info.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Would any of you know if aftermarket coilovers are direct replacements for the shock/springs set up on a 545 with Sports Package? I had thought they were but I talked to a rep at Dinan yesterday and he thought that cars with Sports Pkg have electronic shocks so changing them to coilovers would require some cutting and modifications. I wasn't sure what he meant by electronic shocks...maybe it means that when you're in Sports mode that a module triggers the shocks to stiffen up??
Anyway, I have a set of KW Var 2 coilovers waiting to be installed. I bought them new from a private party and not directly from KW or a tuner so I only know that they fit the e60. KW's site has a note that says "Not for vehicles with automatic level control". I didn't think that applied to my Sports Pkg 545 but I just emailed them for info.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='216849' date='Dec 29 2005, 09:46 AM
Hi All,
Would any of you know if aftermarket coilovers are direct replacements for the shock/springs set up on a 545 with Sports Package? I had thought they were but I talked to a rep at Dinan yesterday and he thought that cars with Sports Pkg have electronic shocks so changing them to coilovers would require some cutting and modifications. I wasn't sure what he meant by electronic shocks...maybe it means that when you're in Sports mode that a module triggers the shocks to stiffen up??
Anyway, I have a set of KW Var 2 coilovers waiting to be installed. I bought them new from a private party and not directly from KW or a tuner so I only know that they fit the e60. KW's site has a note that says "Not for vehicles with automatic level control". I didn't think that applied to my Sports Pkg 545 but I just emailed them for info.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Would any of you know if aftermarket coilovers are direct replacements for the shock/springs set up on a 545 with Sports Package? I had thought they were but I talked to a rep at Dinan yesterday and he thought that cars with Sports Pkg have electronic shocks so changing them to coilovers would require some cutting and modifications. I wasn't sure what he meant by electronic shocks...maybe it means that when you're in Sports mode that a module triggers the shocks to stiffen up??
Anyway, I have a set of KW Var 2 coilovers waiting to be installed. I bought them new from a private party and not directly from KW or a tuner so I only know that they fit the e60. KW's site has a note that says "Not for vehicles with automatic level control". I didn't think that applied to my Sports Pkg 545 but I just emailed them for info.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Should be a straight swap.
What Dinan may have been referring to when it said "cutting and modifications" is to the installation of the shocks/struts -- depending on what type of system and setup they are using, e.g. bump stops, etc.
What Dinan may have been referring to when it said "cutting and modifications" is to the installation of the shocks/struts -- depending on what type of system and setup they are using, e.g. bump stops, etc.
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