Hello 

The rear suspension on my 5series has dropped again. I'm looking to replace the air suspension with springs. Has anyone else had experience with doing this? Does it affect the handling? This is going to be the second set of these I'll have had to replace and I've had the compressor trip out and blow fuses. So it seems like a no brainer to do away with the air suspension and not have the issues again. 

Morning Kirk

Welcome to the Forum

First the air suspension is a very simple system (compressor, pipework, airsprings and height sensors) the only issue I have seen is when cheap airspring replacements have been used or there is a leak at a joint ride height sensors need checking.

Still that isn't your question, the answer is yes a straight forward job there are many kits available the job is just like changing the air springs. However you will need to remove the compressor and pipe work, plus code out the air suspension or the car will be looking for signal from the sensors. I would expect a good kit to cost around £200

Good Luck

Dave