I see a plethora of adjustable rear level sensors for the e61, but most of them are labeled for "lowering". I just replaced the front struts, rear air Springs and rear shocks in my car, and it has a tilt towards the back now, so I want to raise the rear suspension a bit. The front shocks have had plenty of time to settle, and I still have a rake going on. If the level sensors I'm seeing are adjustable, I'm hoping I can use them to raise the rear a bit. Anyone here tried these things?

 

When you replaced the front struts did that include upper strut mounts (I'm assuming so)? New struts should have absolutely no effect on ride height unless your old springs were tired and had collapsed a bit over time, same for the strut mount. I've heard others say that with INPA you can change the rear ride height. While I've not looked into that I do know I've used ISTA to trigger the pump to make the car go up and down, but only on a temporary basis.

Try this thread: https://5series.net/forums/e61-touri...a-inpa-152015/

 

I did replace the front strut mounts, the only thing I didn't replace was the rear bump stops since I couldn't find any in time, but I do have a pair coming in the mail. I can also command the air springs to inflate/deflate with protool, but like you say it's temporary since the ride height arm decides the height when the car is on the ground.

 

Why not calibrate it at as a lower height since you want it higher. That will solve the issue permanently no matter what the sensor is seeing. The question is was the ride height calibrated after the work? This may be your whole issue to begin with.

 

Software is the way to go. If you want to avoid that though, there's these. They're just parts out of the McMaster catalog (or similar), and you would probably want to modify the design slightly for raising over lowering. You'll have plenty of leftovers, and might be able to assemble some lowering kits of your own to defray the cost.

 

these are the things I was wondering about, I just wonder if they can get longer I guess. Or maybe you make them shorter to raise the height?

 

As I recall (it's been a while since I looked at them, and I decided to go the software route assuming I ever get around to it), the limitation is on the lowering side with the length of the joint barrels. To make them longer, you just adjust them out or use a longer piece of all thread.

 

The seller on ebay said no problem for raising the height. these things look easy enough to make, but at about $50 for a pair, sounds reasonable enough for me.
EDIT: it's more like $75 with the $-lb conversion, but I'll still take it.

 

UPDATE: finally got around to getting these things installed- had the shop do it when they did my alignment. I didn't feel like doing any more work after replacing my front upper/lower control arms/ball joints, sway bar links, and rear guide links. All of which was after replacing the front struts, rear shocks and air springs.

But they work! I was happy to let the shop do it at the same time as the alignment so they could calibrate the height correctly. The squat in the rear is gone, and to my eyes the car looks way better now. Pretty cheap part for anyone who's interested.