07-18-2019, 05:12 PM | #67 |
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My airbags went out in the rear, lol. so, looks like from this discussion h&R 2" is the way to go? Easy to DIY? Or, go the route of a shop? The stealership quoted $1600 just to replace one airbag. So, could I avoid replacing the bags, and just get the H&R kit installed? when I park it for like an hour, the air has leaked out, and the right rear, and sometimes left are like all the way down, looks cool, at least on the rear.
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07-19-2019, 11:01 AM | #70 |
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It's been well documented that a stiff ride in this is due to lowering the rear too much, which I made the mistake of doing. Raise it up until the truck has just a hair of forward rake and it'll ride better than stock. The only downside is it can show a lot of rebound going fast over speedbumps but people shouldn't be doing that anyways...that's what mom's in minivans do. Unless the buyers X5 is spending every weekend at the track, a stance bro to slam it, or they're looking to prove they're willing to throw away money; the KW is stupid money for daily use.
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07-19-2019, 01:13 PM | #71 | |
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I think the springs would be a tad difficult to install, tho right? I mean you would have to compress them to take them out or so I've heard. The rear is just the links, so doesn't seem that bad. |
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07-19-2019, 01:25 PM | #72 |
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Fairly straight foreward...rent a spring compressor, swap springs, reinstall. Rear you just swap the links and then keep adjusting until it has a slight forward rake. Don't mind the driveway pic, that's WAY too much rake due to the angle of the driveway.
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OK. Cool. looks great! It also says 2" lower in front and one in rear, and wondering what that would look like!
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07-19-2019, 01:45 PM | #74 |
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You'll see you've already got some rake if you measure from the ground to the fender, so you'll just wanna maintain at least some of that rake. If it gets too bouncy, raise the back up as needed until it goes away. I'd say my fender gaps are pretty damn even.
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