Need help with suspension

pj911 · 08-19-2009, 02:15 PM

My front suspension makes a pounding noise even over small potholes.
Do you think i need to change the springs, the struts or both?
Please help I drive 2006 330xi with stock suspension.

Tallest · 08-19-2009, 05:04 PM

how many miles the car has done..

cn555ic · 08-19-2009, 05:15 PM

The front suspension if there is a bang would probably be a blown strut and there would be no reason to change the spring, but changing the strut you would see if the spring is damaged, but probably not!

pj911 · 08-20-2009, 09:33 AM

Yea it is a bang everytime i hit even a small pothole or anything uneven on the road.
Also I saw yesterday my driver side is lower than the passanger side, it has to be the strut blown.
Do you think that I need to do an aligment after i change the struts?

Kevin@AKMotorwerk · 08-20-2009, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by pj911

Yea it is a bang everytime i hit even a small pothole or anything uneven on the road.
Also I saw yesterday my driver side is lower than the passanger side, it has to be the strut blown.
Do you think that I need to do an aligment after i change the struts?

could be a worn out upper strut mount, they have bearings in them that wear out and create a banging noise when hitting bumps.

ucdbiendog · 08-20-2009, 10:10 PM

From reading in the all-wheel drive forum (and my own experience), this is a normal "feature" of the xi suspension. If it's that bad, change your suspension to an aftermarket solution.

pj911 · 08-21-2009, 07:39 AM

thanks guys, and by the way if somebody has the front suspension please let me know.

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pj911 Enlisted Member 0 Rep 47 Posts Drives: 2013 bmw 328I XDrive Join Date: May 2009 Location: new jersey iTrader: (0)	Need help with suspension My front suspension makes a pounding noise even over small potholes. Do you think i need to change the springs, the struts or both? Please help I drive 2006 330xi with stock suspension.
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cn555ic 441 Rep 18,331 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US iTrader: (6)	The front suspension if there is a bang would probably be a blown strut and there would be no reason to change the spring, but changing the strut you would see if the spring is damaged, but probably not!
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pj911 Enlisted Member 0 Rep 47 Posts Drives: 2013 bmw 328I XDrive Join Date: May 2009 Location: new jersey iTrader: (0)	Yea it is a bang everytime i hit even a small pothole or anything uneven on the road. Also I saw yesterday my driver side is lower than the passanger side, it has to be the strut blown. Do you think that I need to do an aligment after i change the struts?
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ucdbiendog Captain 89 Rep 610 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi E90 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Reno, NV iTrader: (0)	From reading in the all-wheel drive forum (and my own experience), this is a normal "feature" of the xi suspension. If it's that bad, change your suspension to an aftermarket solution.
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pj911 Enlisted Member 0 Rep 47 Posts Drives: 2013 bmw 328I XDrive Join Date: May 2009 Location: new jersey iTrader: (0)	thanks guys, and by the way if somebody has the front suspension please let me know.
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