E61 Touring Discussion The touring is also known as the wagon version of the 5 series.

Lowering e61 with air suspension???

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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 12:24 PM
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Hello

I have a 525 e61

I wonder if anyone have lowerd a Bmw e61 with air suspension in the back? How do you doo it? Can they lowering in the computer on Bmw dealers?
In front im going too have coilovers but i dont know how too doo it in the back.

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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 01:47 AM
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Hej Patrik

they'll use computer to slam the rear. I'm having it done next monday by BMW V?ster?s. They quoted roughly 1000 SEK for the job and another 3500 to swap the springs in the front and since they are quotes I expect it to be the maximum. Seems a little expensive but I guess it's more work than just replacing the entire shock/spring assembly. Money well spent anyway to get rid of the current X5 look
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Hilden' post='635804' date='Jul 30 2008, 05:47 AM
Hej Patrik

they'll use computer to slam the rear. I'm having it done next monday by BMW V?ster?s. They quoted roughly 1000 SEK for the job and another 3500 to swap the springs in the front and since they are quotes I expect it to be the maximum. Seems a little expensive but I guess it's more work than just replacing the entire shock/spring assembly. Money well spent anyway to get rid of the current X5 look
Ok. I have talked to them. Iam going to mount coilovers in front first on my. Then im going to lowering in the back eiter in Falun or V?ster?s. I want it very low.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 01:01 PM
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Two ways to do it:

-slam it down with the computer
-rotate the bearings that the suspension has. One each side.

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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 08:47 PM
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What do you mean by "rotate the bearings that the suspension has. One each side." Thx.
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 07:46 AM
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Yes i wonder too? Do you mean that strange bolt that hold the air suspension?
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 09:52 AM
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I maked the bearings that give the signal to the car what heigt the car has shorter. so now the car is lower but not enough to me. About two centimetres and the car is about 5cm lower now.
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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I hope Tiago does not mind about me using a picture of his car!

Well it is somewhere around there:


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