Can RWD coilovers fit my AWD with a little help??

Sticky4l · 12-30-2014, 02:32 PM

So I'm tired of waiting to see if they will ever come out with a kit for my awd. Considering buying the rwd set up and trying to make it fit. I'm will to try a little cut and paste to make it work.

Anyone ever played with it or know if it will work? Would maybe the rear only fit?

Any insight would be helpful.

Sticky4l · 03-08-2015, 09:31 AM

Well since I have no help here I pulled the trgger and bought a used set of Megan coilovers...

I know a good shop that has a machine shop as well. Let's see what we can do here. I should be installing in the next month... Stay tuned.

lsturbointeg · 03-08-2015, 06:34 PM

Awesome! Hope it works as there are other people in the same boat

SonicEndeavor · 03-08-2015, 08:58 PM

I'd be very careful. Several companies attempted coilovers for the xDrives and gave up, namely KW. If it was as easy as repackaging their rwd coilovers, they certainly would have done it.

sanyomats · 03-09-2015, 08:55 PM

tuned in...

NewM3driver · 03-11-2015, 07:22 PM

I suspect the Xdrive has a lot to do with ruining the handling of the 5. It adds a lot of weight and I just feel a very numb dynamic. I can't wait to ditch my 535d xdrive and get into the 535i rwd. The diesel lacks all the refinement i've become accustomed to with the BMW straight sixes. I get out of my diesel and jump into my E93 328 and it is just so smooth, the steering so perfectly weighted. Hopefully the new 5 with the gas six will exhume the refinement of old.

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Sticky4l Private First Class 38 Rep 139 Posts Drives: Harley Davidson Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: MTL iTrader: (1)	Can RWD coilovers fit my AWD with a little help?? So I'm tired of waiting to see if they will ever come out with a kit for my awd. Considering buying the rwd set up and trying to make it fit. I'm will to try a little cut and paste to make it work. Anyone ever played with it or know if it will work? Would maybe the rear only fit? Any insight would be helpful.
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Sticky4l Private First Class 38 Rep 139 Posts Drives: Harley Davidson Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: MTL iTrader: (1)	Well since I have no help here I pulled the trgger and bought a used set of Megan coilovers... I know a good shop that has a machine shop as well. Let's see what we can do here. I should be installing in the next month... Stay tuned.
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lsturbointeg Lieutenant General 9154 Rep 14,522 Posts Drives: 2011 535i Jet Black Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Asian lost in OH iTrader: (0)	Awesome! Hope it works as there are other people in the same boat
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SonicEndeavor Lieutenant 48 Rep 494 Posts Drives: 2014 535i MSport Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I'd be very careful. Several companies attempted coilovers for the xDrives and gave up, namely KW. If it was as easy as repackaging their rwd coilovers, they certainly would have done it. __________________ 2014 LCI 535i /// M-Sport - SAT, Premium package, HK Audio, Drivers Assistance, Top/Side/Rear cameras, multi-contour seats. Mods: V2 coilovers, Michelin PS4S, Opticoat Pro, Quad black chrome exhaust tips.
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NewM3driver Colonel 1110 Rep 2,007 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 ZCP Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	I suspect the Xdrive has a lot to do with ruining the handling of the 5. It adds a lot of weight and I just feel a very numb dynamic. I can't wait to ditch my 535d xdrive and get into the 535i rwd. The diesel lacks all the refinement i've become accustomed to with the BMW straight sixes. I get out of my diesel and jump into my E93 328 and it is just so smooth, the steering so perfectly weighted. Hopefully the new 5 with the gas six will exhume the refinement of old.
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