[rsgl]

During the (all too) many trips down fantasy lane building my dream F31 328i/d Xdrive wagon, I've noticed that the when selecting/de-selecting adaptive suspension, the ride height lowers/raises slightly. I had thought that Xdrive ride heights were the same with and without the adaptive suspension.

Can anyone confirm that with adaptive suspension, the Xdrive F31 ride height is lower?

[rsgl]

Bumping this, anyone?

[Wombat]

No, the ride height stays the same (Non x drive) The adaptive suspension only stiffen ups the ride and steering

[spuntyb]

Originally Posted by rsgl

During the (all too) many trips down fantasy lane building my dream F31 328i/d Xdrive wagon, I've noticed that the when selecting/de-selecting adaptive suspension, the ride height lowers/raises slightly. I had thought that Xdrive ride heights were the same with and without the adaptive suspension.

Can anyone confirm that with adaptive suspension, the Xdrive F31 ride height is lower?

Some folks claim to have found technical documents suggesting the ride height is lowered, but that's the closest I've seen to a confirmation. As far as I'm concerned, the height does not change with xdrive cars, no matter the suspension. I have an F31 m-sport with the m adaptive suspension, and there's no way it's lower than stock. I could be wrong, but it looks exactly the same.

[KneeDragr]

Originally Posted by rsgl

During the (all too) many trips down fantasy lane building my dream F31 328i/d Xdrive wagon, I've noticed that the when selecting/de-selecting adaptive suspension, the ride height lowers/raises slightly. I had thought that Xdrive ride heights were the same with and without the adaptive suspension.

Can anyone confirm that with adaptive suspension, the Xdrive F31 ride height is lower?

Sorry, but what are you using to see the ride heights? Are you just eye-balling the picture or something, or is there a way to compare their specs?

[KneeDragr]

Ok, I just did a build and saved the images it produces, compared them with an image editor. The ride height definitely lowers when selecting the adaptive suspension in the picture.

[snowghost]

Ride height not lowered in XDrive cars. Lowers 10mm in RWD--same as Passive Sport suspension.

[Thumper333]

Originally Posted by KneeDragr

Ok, I just did a build and saved the images it produces, compared them with an image editor. The ride height definitely lowers when selecting the adaptive suspension in the picture.

Images are CGI, can't really put much stock in that.

However, I was planning on doing lowering springs on mine as the first mod but found that it doesn't actually ride that high to where it's annoying. Although it does appear to have some reverse rake going on. I will lower it eventually, upgrade the sways, but for now it's fine.

[rsgl]

.....if you toggle back and forth between DHP and no DHP, you clearly see the car body move up and down, while the wheels stay in place. Given that you can see the color of the interior change through the exterior windows, and all the other careful faithful detail in the build process, this seems strange----and enticing.

[....,,,,..,,..]

Originally Posted by rsgl

.....if you toggle back and forth between DHP and no DHP, you clearly see the car body move up and down, while the wheels stay in place. Given that you can see the color of the interior change through the exterior windows, and all the other careful faithful detail in the build process, this seems strange----and enticing.

But totally wrong.

[KP991]

I recently traded my 2012 328i with stock suspension with a 2014 335i xdrive with adaptive suspension, the two cars parked side by side in the dealership and I measured the wheel gap between the two and the 335i xdrive with adaptive suspension is definitely having smaller wheel gap (about 10 cm less) than the 328i with stock suspension. I am not sure if the car is actually lowered though.

[KneeDragr]

Wow 10cm, that's huge. Are you sure that wasn't 10mm, lol.

Thanks for the measurement, very interesting.

[rsgl]

.....and has read this thread.

A trip yesterday to the 328i wagon Build page revealed that wagon ride height no longer changes upon selecting and de-selecting DHP-----they've fixed the error in correspondence between specification and product visualization.

It has always seemed that this forum is BMW-managed, and is a professionally run public relations "leak-feed" mechanism---e.g. the beautifully composed series of 'spy shots' of incoming models.

Here's evidence of the degree of scrutiny they apply----they must be reading all posts fairly carefully.

[ronanz]

Originally Posted by rsgl

.....and has read this thread.

A trip yesterday to the 328i wagon Build page revealed that wagon ride height no longer changes upon selecting and de-selecting DHP-----they've fixed the error in correspondence between specification and product visualization.

It has always seemed that this forum is BMW-managed, and is a professionally run public relations "leak-feed" mechanism---e.g. the beautifully composed series of 'spy shots' of incoming models.

Here's evidence of the degree of scrutiny they apply----they must be reading all posts fairly carefully.

Probably NSA, shot them a text to pull their shit together...

[rsgl]

....no doubt.