 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  03-29-2005, 10:12 PM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Springfield, Va Posts: 164 |  Replacing shocks and springs
My car has 130k miles on it, and i was wondering how much it would cost to replace both the shocks and springs as my ride is starting to feel a bit bouncy. I will have about 400-500 dollars and am trying to decide on whether I want new rims/tires or new suspension. If 500 or so seems unreasonable for a whole new system, please let me know  |  |  | | 03-30-2005, 04:52 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tampa Posts: 465 |
get Bilstein Sports. nothing better!. About $500 | | | | | 03-30-2005, 05:19 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,595 |
You can have my stock springs and shocks for about $100 | | | | | 03-30-2005, 05:27 AM | #4 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
as long as your current tires are in decent shape, i would second maurolin's suggestion of bilstein sports. for that price, you would need to do the work yourself.
new springs will be at least $200 and might be able to be combined with new tires, but i do NOT recommend that. springs are most likely fine, shocks/struts will generally wear before the springs.
if you were going to do coilovers or something later, maybe new rims/tires (which would allow you to do larger brakes and such later too). __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 03-30-2005, 05:04 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tampa Posts: 465 |
or you can get NON sports for about $350 but that's garbage.
Konis are great but Bilstein will outlast konis. | | | | | 03-30-2005, 07:27 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Springfield, Va Posts: 164 |
I just want to stiffen my ride a bit, lower it, and i don't quite know about the rims/tires yet. You all said that bilstein sport would be good, I could probably do that work myself (with a bunch of my friends in the garage) but if not, i'll save up a bit more and get it done professionally.
Bilstein sport = shocks AND springs? | | | | | 04-02-2005, 07:19 AM | #7 | | Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 37 |
Any1 a word about OBX Coilovers ??? eBay $100 | | | | | 04-03-2005, 04:52 AM | #8 | | islander on the mainland Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 286 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by sKunkman Bilstein sport = shocks AND springs? | Bilstein Sports are just the shocks. The Bilstein PSS System is a spring/shock coilover system. And putting them in yourself isn't that difficult. The rear ones are tougher than the front, but can all be done in a few hours. __________________
moku
1996 318ti Cali Top w/ Downing/Atlanta Supercharger
2003 M3 w/ CSL trunk, splitters, & diffuser | | | | | 04-03-2005, 12:12 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Port St. Johns, Florida Posts: 2,242 |
I got the Bilstein HDs for 300 awhile back
Should have gotten sports, I got the car at 90k miles, added them then
now at 145k miles(1 year 4 mn later) I am going to do the Sports with my Vogtland springs.
BTW, Eibach Prokits for our cars are out of production. So any shop that says they can get them beware. I got robbed a few times on this. | | | | |
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