e39 touring

[E38 Karl]

I can get me rear to sit like this. This is on its bump stops. I just don't fancy fitting coilovers on the front would rather do air. But just trying to save a bit cash and incorporating the standard equipment?

[Alex@BagRiders]

You will be able to go this low with the oem rear setup. Both of the following cars have SLS issues and are aired out.

[Stupid Kid]

cant you bend the little links in the back of a bmw with sls and make it sit low?

I dunno i would ditch the factory setup in the rear they are a pain and it wont get you as low as you want i dont think

[Stephen]

Guess the only other thing would be checking the condition of the factory bags, since theyre prone to cracking even under normal duty.

Good luck!

[E38 Karl]

So is it as easy as running lines and fitting bags or would I need management etc. Thanks for your help

[Alex@BagRiders]

You can just run the rear air lines to a new manifold. Then the car won't be able to try to level. I am sure it will throw some sort of code but that's not really a big deal. You just need to convert the rear air lines from metric to standard but we can get fittings for that!

[Stephen]

There are ways to lower SLS (via software) and keep the functionality, however it will still be working to maintain a "static" point depending on load. You wont necessarily be able to raise or lower the rear of the car on demand (at least with hacks that i've seen)


So essentially you'd have a car that's only bagged in the front, and "static" in the rear, but can compensate for additional load in the wagon.


Hope this helps, there are threads on SLS all over bf.c with more in-depth info.

[E38 Karl]

Question for you lot.

I have a 2001 530i sport touring with sls I was wondering if there was some way of replacing the front suspension with bags and the using the standard equipment the car comes with to work these as well as the rear. Is this possible

Any advice would be great thanks