With that said, I do think the self-leveling is a nice compromise for daily driving. I just couldn't bring myself to spend that kind of money for shock replacement, knowing that the pump can also fail. I also track my car and the stock suspension just doesn't cut it. In fact, even with Dinan springs the car doesn't have enough spring. I do think the stock suspension is best for high speed driving and the car was way less twitchy in stock form. However, turn in was just a fraction of what it is know in tighter corners.

Kevin
'91 M5 Dinan Stage III (except I have RD swaybars)

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