Bmw 5 SERIES E60 M5 (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2005-2010 — Coilovers

The E60 M5’s S85 V10 sits high and heavy over the front axle, and the factory EDC struts were never built to control that mass once you start chasing apexes rather than motorway miles. This XYZ Racing coilover system for the BMW 5 Series E60 M5 replaces the electronic dampers outright and ships with the cancellation kit that keeps the dash quiet once they are gone.

Without that bypass, deleting EDC throws warning lights and drops the car into a fault state. With it, you get a clean mechanical coilover platform under a 500bhp super-saloon – ride height, and on the adjustable specs damping, set by you instead of a control module.

What this coilover does for your 2005-2010 BMW 5 Series E60 M5

Drop the ride height and the M5’s centre of gravity falls with it, sharpening turn-in on a chassis that always felt like it was working hard to settle its own weight. Manual spring and damping control – depending on the spec you pick – firms up the body movement the OEM EDC could only soften, so the nose stops diving under heavy braking from three-figure speeds. Cornering load is carried more flatly, the rear stays planted when the V10 lights up out of slow corners, and the arch gaps that mark out a standard car tighten right up. Every adjustment is mechanical and repeatable, which counts for a lot on a car this quick.

About the coilover range

XYZ Racing builds this as a full coilover replacement rather than a lowering spring bolted to a factory strut, which is exactly why the EDC cancellation kit is part of the package – the electronic dampers have to come out for the system to function. The range spans nine specifications for the E60 M5, from Street Advanced and Super Sport for fast-road use, through Top Sport and Circuit Master for track days, to Racing Spec, Drift Spec and the Tarmac Rally, Gravel Rally and Pro Rally builds for dedicated motorsport. Ride height is adjustable across the whole range, with separate damping adjustment added on the higher specs so spring preload and rebound can be set independently. Construction targets the loads a heavy V10 super-saloon generates under sustained hard use, and the cancellation kit means none of it trips the M5’s electronic fault logic.

Fitment for the BMW 5 Series E60 M5 (2005-2010)

This kit is specific to the E60 M5 – chassis code BM42-C – across the full 2005 to 2010 production run. It covers the EDC-equipped variant, which is why the electronic damping cancellation kit is included rather than sold separately. Confirm your build year and that your car carries factory Electronic Damping Control before ordering.

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Pick the spec that matches how you actually use your E60 M5 – fast road, circuit or rally – and configure yours below.