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In Reply to: Self-Leveling: Why not keep original system? posted by ///Slider on May 19, 2002 at 08:02:42:
For street duty the self-leveling (LAD) is the way to go, IMHO, and cost is the only reason people do not do this.
For track duty, and if you do not carry large loads in the rear often, the elimination of the LAD can be beneficial in that it allows you run higher spring and damping rates than stock.
Neil Deshpande
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Gents,
I've scoured the archives here and elsewhere, and have seen a LOT of great dialogue concerning the self-leveling system, and ways of getting around the expense of replacing the stock factory setup.
I guess the one question that has remained with me is this: why wouldn't it be worth the effort and expense to just repair/replace the original setup? Obviously, costs seem to be a major factor here (if not THE major factor), but given that BMW went to the trouble of designing a system specifically for the E34 M5, wouldn't this still be the preferred setup? Is there a perception afield that the system has never really performed "as advertised"?
What am I missing? Will Bilsteins, et al. deliver superior performance -- or just comparable performance for a fraction of the price? Just how expensive IS it to replace the original system, anyway? (I'm a U.S. soldier in Germany working on a U.S. spec M5 which is currently at the "small leak" stage.) Lots of questions, I'm afraid, but this is one of those situations where a misstep would really compromise the car. TIA for any assistance.
///Slider
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