2006 BMW 750 - Can I change the type of shocks?

Maintenance/Repairs
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Can you switch out the air ride rear shocks for regular shocks or gas shocks? vin# WBAHN83536DT59352

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I really don’t see why you couldn’t.

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BMW engineers designed & tested car’s suspension system so the handles safely; if design is changed by replacing a part with something other than original, car may never have been tested it in that configuration, so could be unsafe. May be ok, but suggest for safety-sake to check with BMW specialist first.

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Replacing the air ride shocks with standard shocks has been done many times , all it takes is a competent shop .

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That BMW is at an auction, current bid is $2500.
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While you can probably do it, I couldn’t find a conversion for that particular model. You might try asking on a couple of the BMW forums. The coil over kits I found specifically exclude cars with the active ride system.

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https://www.suncoreindustries.com/product/17603/rear-self-leveling-air-to-coil-spring-strut-conversion-kit-bmw-7-series-e65-e66

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Good looking car imo. BMW designers do a good job on car styling.