Springs installed. Ride is not harsh but very jumpy!

wukur · 05-02-2010, 08:27 AM

Hi all

I have installed my H&R springs it came just the front springs without two rear linkages like on bluedynos X6M.

The ride is good but very very jumpy that it is now really uncomfortable to drive. What should i do??????

Maybe it is because I did not have the rear linkages???

The car is soo great looking with those springs that i cant take them off, but when I am in the car driving it it is way too jumpy. Roads in my city are not smooth, thay are wave like.

pls suggest what to do guys!!!

Rayvkt · 05-02-2010, 09:53 AM

H&R springs have two types for X6 that have self levelling (2 springs) and for X6 without self levelling (4 springs) suspension.
Are you sure you've put on the right type for your car? I'm also ordering H&R Spring for my X6 without selflevelling.

REInvestor · 05-02-2010, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by wukur

Hi all

I have installed my H&R springs it came just the front springs without two rear linkages like on bluedynos X6M.

The ride is good but very very jumpy that it is now really uncomfortable to drive. What should i do??????

Maybe it is because I did not have the rear linkages???

The car is soo great looking with those springs that i cant take them off, but when I am in the car driving it it is way too jumpy. Roads in my city are not smooth, thay are wave like.

pls suggest what to do guys!!!

Did you get the 1" or 2" drop?

wukur · 05-03-2010, 03:37 AM

My car has self leveling suspension. I bought springs 1.2 inch drop for self leveling suspension.

Anyone can help?????

Oxymoron · 05-03-2010, 06:07 AM

My car has the same set-up as yours and it is fine. Rides really well in my opinion.

wukur · 05-04-2010, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Oxymoron

My car has the same set-up as yours and it is fine. Rides really well in my opinion.

The roads in your city?? Smooth? Did you lower your rear end with springs or with DIS?

Oxymoron · 05-07-2010, 06:07 PM

rear lowered with DIS. roads are pretty average around here. I am used to driving a number of lowered cars with heavy springs though so maybe i just find the X6 comfy compared to them

Rayvkt · 07-18-2010, 11:29 AM

I got H&R springs for my X6 without self levelling (4 springs) installed last week, everything went well the car looks really nice, I drove slowy in the city and it was comfy and smooth feels softer than stock, today I went out to test the springs on higher speed - average speed was 100-140Km/hr the ride was REALLY BAD!

IT IS JUMPY as wukur said I can feel that the car has lost it's handling capabilities compared to the stock springs, I use to drive up to 240km/hr with the stock springs, but now I don't have that confident anymore.

My mom's '08VW Touareg on sports mode susp. was much more comfy than my X6 with H&R springs on, I compared it through the same road the other day.

LANDLORD · 07-18-2010, 02:31 PM

When you change ANY component in the suspension, you upset the finely tuned factory computer settings. All the components have mass and physical forces that are tuned by the factory engineers into the computer that is adjusting the shocks and swaybars. Part of what you are paying for with these cars is the handling package. I read somewhere that the shocks are adjusting 400 times a second.

With any modern performance car you must remember that it takes computers and countless hours of engineering to make the performance so good. You must respect that effort and realize that if you change a component, without the ability to readjust the computer settings, the performance will probably suffer.

archwerks · 07-18-2010, 03:15 PM

http://www.bmw.com/com/en/insights/t...ticle=flex_ray
Yes indeed.

Rayvkt · 07-20-2010, 03:13 AM

I guess I'll have to cope with that, until our gov. have money to fix the roads.

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wukur Private 11 Rep 52 Posts Drives: X6 50i Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tashkent, Uzbekistan iTrader: (0)	Springs installed. Ride is not harsh but very jumpy! Hi all I have installed my H&R springs it came just the front springs without two rear linkages like on bluedynos X6M. The ride is good but very very jumpy that it is now really uncomfortable to drive. What should i do?????? Maybe it is because I did not have the rear linkages??? The car is soo great looking with those springs that i cant take them off, but when I am in the car driving it it is way too jumpy. Roads in my city are not smooth, thay are wave like. pls suggest what to do guys!!!
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Rayvkt Private 4 Rep 61 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW X6 xdrive35i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: VTE iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 Toyota Hilux F ... [0.00] 2009 Toyota Landcru ... [0.00] 2008 VW Touareg R5 ... [0.00] 2009 Nissan Navara ... [0.00] 2008 Ford Ranger 3. ... [0.00] 2009 X6 xDrive35i [0.00]	H&R springs have two types for X6 that have self levelling (2 springs) and for X6 without self levelling (4 springs) suspension. Are you sure you've put on the right type for your car? I'm also ordering H&R Spring for my X6 without selflevelling.
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wukur Private 11 Rep 52 Posts Drives: X6 50i Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tashkent, Uzbekistan iTrader: (0)	My car has self leveling suspension. I bought springs 1.2 inch drop for self leveling suspension. Anyone can help?????
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Oxymoron Private First Class 88 Rep 196 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 LCI MGM Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia iTrader: (0)	My car has the same set-up as yours and it is fine. Rides really well in my opinion.
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Oxymoron Private First Class 88 Rep 196 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 LCI MGM Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia iTrader: (0)	rear lowered with DIS. roads are pretty average around here. I am used to driving a number of lowered cars with heavy springs though so maybe i just find the X6 comfy compared to them
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07-18-2010, 11:29 AM	#8
Rayvkt Private 4 Rep 61 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW X6 xdrive35i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: VTE iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 Toyota Hilux F ... [0.00] 2009 Toyota Landcru ... [0.00] 2008 VW Touareg R5 ... [0.00] 2009 Nissan Navara ... [0.00] 2008 Ford Ranger 3. ... [0.00] 2009 X6 xDrive35i [0.00]	I got H&R springs for my X6 without self levelling (4 springs) installed last week, everything went well the car looks really nice, I drove slowy in the city and it was comfy and smooth feels softer than stock, today I went out to test the springs on higher speed - average speed was 100-140Km/hr the ride was REALLY BAD! IT IS JUMPY as wukur said I can feel that the car has lost it's handling capabilities compared to the stock springs, I use to drive up to 240km/hr with the stock springs, but now I don't have that confident anymore. My mom's '08VW Touareg on sports mode susp. was much more comfy than my X6 with H&R springs on, I compared it through the same road the other day.
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LANDLORD Turbo Engines are Fun 24 Rep 252 Posts Drives: 2010 X6M Monte Carlo Blue Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles Coast iTrader: (0)	When you change ANY component in the suspension, you upset the finely tuned factory computer settings. All the components have mass and physical forces that are tuned by the factory engineers into the computer that is adjusting the shocks and swaybars. Part of what you are paying for with these cars is the handling package. I read somewhere that the shocks are adjusting 400 times a second. With any modern performance car you must remember that it takes computers and countless hours of engineering to make the performance so good. You must respect that effort and realize that if you change a component, without the ability to readjust the computer settings, the performance will probably suffer.
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Rayvkt Private 4 Rep 61 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW X6 xdrive35i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: VTE iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 Toyota Hilux F ... [0.00] 2009 Toyota Landcru ... [0.00] 2008 VW Touareg R5 ... [0.00] 2009 Nissan Navara ... [0.00] 2008 Ford Ranger 3. ... [0.00] 2009 X6 xDrive35i [0.00]	I guess I'll have to cope with that, until our gov. have money to fix the roads.
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