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11-11-2015, 02:03 PM | #67 | |
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Are you still happy with the way the struts feel? Would you say the ride is more firm then OEM? My concern is that they may be too firm however I have a set of Bilsteins on my truck that I love and I'm hoping these have close to the same feel.
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11-14-2015, 02:17 PM | #70 | |
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Anyway I think I screwed up and should have installed new OE springs at the same time I had the Bilsteins installed. Maybe that's where the bounciness is coming from which did not improve much after the Bilstein HD's. I also found excess play in the rear sway bar end-links, so I think those are bad. I am thinking of ordering the Meyle end links. Anyone have experience with those or have read anything bad about them? Glad your Bilsteins are still holding up and you like the car/handling Craig. I have hit some major pot holes so I am still in the phase or replacing stuff and trying to figure out what's causing the crappy handling and bounciness. So far besides the Bilsteins I have replaced the front lower control arms and the front end-links, but nothing has changed I need to address the free play and clicking in the steering first I think, and the end links, and then go from there if things don't improve considerably. Thanks, Harry
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11-16-2015, 11:52 AM | #72 |
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Springs do lose their rebound and elasticity properties over time and depending on the roads you drive on. If you do mostly highway and have decent roads where you live, they might be OK. 130k mi. without major problems is amazing for a 335i. What issues have you had with the car or repairs have you done if I may ask?
BTW, I cannot find the rear springs on ECS or Turner or Bimmerparts. Only the front springs on ECS and they have 2 part#'s for them. Not sure which one is the right one for xDrive. Anyone have the part# for the front & rear springs or know who I can get them from for a decent price? Thanks, Harry
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Major repairs/maintenance I've had done:
The only item on this list that I had to do was the clutch. My transfer case seemed to be making noise a few years ago, so I had my indy replace the fluid two Decembers in a row. Definitely quieted down and I consider it inexpensive insurance since I was quoted $2,700 to have it replaced!
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ah sorry about that. Yep I see you have a 328. That might be the same squeaking I am hearing at low speeds coming from the drive shaft. They already replaced the lower shaft U-joint, so who knows? and I am getting the clicking sound again in the steering wheel. Something is going on with the shaft.
I have 35k mi. on the car. When should I be changing the transfer case fluid? The car is almost 5yrs old so any other fluids I should be flushing, like diff. fluid? As far as I know it only had a break fluid change a year ago, and that's it besides fresh motor oil. Even though it has 35k mi. some of the 5yr old fluids should be breaking down I would think just about now. Harry
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So I just installed the Bilstein HD struts(w/ stock springs) this weekend and I'm enjoying the ride so far. It corners and handles bumps in the road much better now. My Stock struts had 70k miles and felt like they were on their way out. I'm planning to get an alignment but I wanted to ask if anyone felt a difference in their car before and after the alignment post install of these struts?
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That's what I figured. I'm going make an appointment for sometime this coming week
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It's been a week since I finished the job and my wife loves how the car rides now. I'm glad I stuck with the stock springs because I think if I changed them out, the ride may have been too stiff. The car handles like my f10 535 m sport now. Very happy with these struts.
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Anyone else with a 335 xdrive have Bilstein HD and want to share their experience with them? I'm looking to improve the rides comfort maybe even handling without lowering the car even more. (i have an OE msport).
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Go for it.. The ride and handing improvement is night and day in comparison to to the oem shocks. The oem shocks are garbage.
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01-21-2016, 08:01 AM | #82 |
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Yea I'm still leaning towards Bilstein HDs. Does the ride height increase slightly or does it settle back to normal?
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Anyone compared Bilstein HD vs. Koni FSD? The FSD sounds nice, but seems like there are durability concerns. The roads in the Boston area are terrible!
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01-28-2016, 09:29 PM | #87 |
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That's pretty much exactly where I'm at. Bilstein HDs have been labeled as too stiff in the past, at least that's what I remember from the e36 community. That's my only hesitation. With the potholes around here, I'm more interested in the ride improvement than anything. Tired of pothole explosions!
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