Hey guys I was wondering, since the 98-04 generation of Sevilles remains the same body style, if it was possible to replace my suspension with the F55 Magneride. Could I get some feedback?
------------------------ok guys i think if anyone is going to do this and put the cash out on this project and anyone is crazy enough to do this and dump this kind of money in
don't you think i should be first in line ?
lmao
hell no i wouldn't do it myself i'd take it to the shop with all the parts from the donor vehicle and pay them to do it------------------------
ACTUALLY - the first name that went through my mind was N*Caddy -
BUT now that you mention it - :hmm:
and you are going to do it yourself -:bonkers:
and have it done by Sunday afternoon - right? - :histeric:
------------------------------is possible, but requires replacing the F45 module with the F55 one, at least all the connectors at both ends of the harnesses. Not sure if the height sensors are the same, and probably you need the EBTCM controller replaced too.
You will need to set active suspension installed in the IPC (for your year you need a TECHII, don't have the overrides anymore). Yeah is possible and very expensive comparing with selling the SLS and getting a F55 STS. But that's not what I would do.
----------------------------I've also been considering the same swap for my 02 STS. If it's as straight forward as swapping over the sensors, harnesses, suspension components and programming the IPC then it should only be mildly challenging. I'm thinking with everything disassembled from the donor car it could be done in a weekend at a shop.
------------------------Sub, there are software differences in the modules, I mean the whole hardware is different. But bottom line you have either 2 wires going to a solenoid, or 2 wires going to a coil. I mean that solenoid is a coil too (with some mechanics).
But yeah, is not something to be done over a weekend on a driveway (for the first time), is not just struts and modules, connectors, you have to re-pin all the connectors and such.
Overall the F45 and F55 are not so different is basically the same setup minus the business end, same amount of wires in the harness and so on, but there are many details to deal with, will require a person very skillful and dedicated, this is not adding a chrome stick on along the bottom of the headlamps.
------------------------When Compnine showed how many vehicles on their database had the same option, there were 16,951 2000 SLS on the database and 16,431 of them had F45. I wouldn't be surprised if the OP's SLS has F45. Mine has it. Haven't seen a 2000 SLS without F45 yet.
It must be a 98-00 thing - other years I look up usually don't have F45. But so far, all the 98-00's I've looked up had F45.------------------------
WOW - if that is true - ALL 2000 SLS model Sevilles except 520 units -
had the same ACTIVE suspension as the STS?
I just checked the 2003 SLS -
there were 12,061 units made -
12,058 had the FE1 - soft suspension - 3 has the FE3 suspension -
12,058 had the standard 225/60R/16 tires - 3 had 235/60/ZR16
but no mention of F45 or F55 active suspension -
strange -