E70 4.8 EDC Shock Absorber

[anthonyt87]

Hey Guys, Im looking to replace the shock absorber for my E70 4.8. It has EDC and Self Leveling suspension. I was just wondering, will an EDC shock that is meant for cars without self leveling be installed ? They look exactly the same as the ones installed with self leveling suspension. The price difference are huge.

Any thoughts ?

For cars without self leveling
https://www.mybimmerparts.com/oem-pa...ut-37126794542

For cars with self leveling
https://www.mybimmerparts.com/oem-pa...ut-37126794543

[Thecastle]

The drawings are innacruate, they generic in the links.

No, they are not the same. VDC damper with self leveling is https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...ft-37126794543

Non-EDC dampers https://www.pacificmotors.com/auto-p...-bmw-x5-07-13/

They are not at all the same. You'll throw a code if you swap a regular damper in for a VDC (or EDC as some folks call them)

However, you can remove all (fronts included) VDC dampers, and code out VDC. To my knowledge there are no aftermarket replacements for the VDC dampers, you have to buy a BMW or OEM damper to maintain the system.

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/par...W-X5_48i&mg=33

[Skers 05]

Originally Posted by anthonyt87

Hey Guys, Im looking to replace the shock absorber for my E70 4.8. It has EDC and Self Leveling suspension. I was just wondering, will an EDC shock that is meant for cars without self leveling be installed ? They look exactly the same as the ones installed with self leveling suspension. The price difference are huge.

Any thoughts ?

For cars without self leveling
https://www.mybimmerparts.com/oem-pa...ut-37126794542

For cars with self leveling
https://www.mybimmerparts.com/oem-pa...ut-37126794543

At a minimum, I can confirm there is a difference internal to the dampers you listed above by looking at the labels. The internal difference is due to the fact that one was tuned with an air spring and one was tuned with a coil spring. The two springs have difference stiffness' and thus require different internal valving in the damper. You may find that the "self-leveling" damper and "non self-leveling" dampers will mechanically swap (i.e bolt up), however due to the valving differences, you will most likely feel a ride degradation if you use the wrong damper.

I would suggest purchasing the correct P/N for your car, or converting to a full passive (non EDC) setup and coding out the EDC function. Swapping to a passive setup will most likely require changing the air springs to coil springs as well.

Hope this helps!