In this article we are going to look at a issue that may prove to be unsafe. If you notice any handling or grip problems on your BMW X5 , it is essential that you drive carefully and manage it fairly quickly. Our team has written and published this content page to help you solve them. First, we’ll fairly quickly look at the main elements that assure good road handling, then we’ll look at why your BMW X5 doesn’t hold the road any more, and finally we’ll look at how to solve your grip problems.

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What are the main components that assure good road holding and handling on a BMW X5?

We commence this content page by fairly quickly describing the main elements that will assure good road holding for your BMW X5. It’s essential to know that a vehicle’s grip is a science in itself. It will as a result depend on many elements, we will describe down below the main ones that can be influenced:

  • Shock absorbers: The main elements of your road handling, they perpetually assure the contact between the wheels and the road. They absorb all shocks and holes on the road.
  • Tyres: They are the ones that will assure the grip of your BMW X5 on the road, the softer they are, the more grip you have, but the faster they get broken, the harder they are, the less grip you have, but the more resistant they are. Temperature impacts their wear. Their size will also play on grip, the wider they are the more contact with the ground will be important.
  • The center of gravity: The higher your car is going to be, the more it will lean in the corners and therefore lose handling, that’s why low profile sports cars grip better than very high 4×4’s
  • Wheel Alignment: This adjustment allows you to manage the vertical angle of your car’s wheels, it is therefore important for the grip of your car and the wear of your tires. This adjustment is very particular and must be conducted by professionals.

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There are many other elements to consider such as wheelbase, ground clearance, chassis rigidity, weight and aerodynamics…

Why is my BMW X5 having problems with my car’s handling or grip?

We will now move on to the component that concerns you the most, why my BMW X5 has handling problems? As we mentioned earlier, there are a lot of components to consider for your car to have a good grip, however there are few that can evolve over time, most of them are intrinsic to the construction of the automobile, we will discover right away those that can bother your handling and road, and, why:

  • As we outlined earlier, the rubber of the tyres has a fundamental purpose in the good road holding of your car, if your tyres are dead, you might have problems of road holding on wet road at first and when you reach the “cord” even on dry road.
  • Dead shock absorbers: If your shock absorbers are dead, your car will no longer be able to absorb the irregularities of the road effectively and it will often “float”, which will end result in a bad distribution of the masses on the vehicle and shift the centre of gravity of the vehicle. You risk slipping in the bends.
  • The risk with a misalignment is that your ground contact area is reduced because of a too open or too closed wheel angle, you will have grip problems.
  • A steering issue: Last but not least, the last important part for good road handling is that all the components of your steering must be in good state. The most traditional circumstance is that your stabilizer bar or the silent blocks of your steering triangles are dead. The consequence will be a delay in your changes of direction.

How do you solve the handling problems?

We now move on to the different solutions to solve your road holding problems on your BMW X5 .

  • Tyres: Nothing could be simpler, just change your tyres, remember to check them carefully and change them when you get to the visual indicator in the grooves of your tyres. It is generally necessary to count between 100 and 200 euros for a pair of tires.
  • Shock absorbers: Ditto, dead shock absorbers have to be changed, if you want to know when to change the shock absorbers of a BMW X5, please have a look at our content page on this subject. The price can vary a lot, but you will have to count at least 400€
  • Wheel alignment: You will have to go to your mechanic to have it corrected, it will cost you less than 100€?
  • Steering: If you have problems with the handling on BMW X5 because of your steering, there may be some components involved, in this case you will have to make a whole check-up of these components, the best is to call a professional.

If you have any additional questions about the BMW X5, do not hesitate to consult our BMW X5 category.