Haven’t had time to post the progress on the bimmer’s suspension overhaul!
I had fun last weekend ripping out this fancy 80’s technology below:
And replacing it with this more modern and simple box of piecesparts:
Really this was just a shock/spring replacement, so it was pretty easy with one exception. The bolts that attached the top of the strut assembly to the body were buried in a finger-bending location in the TRUNK. They were a pita to get to, but otherwise this would have been a two-hour job but:
I attempted to figure out how to replace the rear subframe bushings at the same time, and failed utterly. Without the uber-expensive special tool, these puppies aren’t going anywhere. So that’s another job, but should be pretty quick once I arrange for the tool. The bushings are like so much cracked and de-vulcanized mush… so they need it badly.
Despite this, the replacement of the other bits went swimmingly, and WHAT a difference. I can’t wait to do the last bushings, as I understand they are mostly responsible for body-roll, which I’m still not terribly happy with. But the suspension handles the bumps well, and is a hell of a lot better. One last bit left, and it’ll be good-as-new.
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