Suspension Refresh Kit

mediapimp · 12-01-2015, 06:37 PM

I'm going to be ordering some new coilovers and also wanted to freshen up the supporting parts.

Looking at these 2 kits:

https://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E92-33...its/ES2622813/

https://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E92-33...its/ES2586384/

Is there any advantage/reason to go with the more expensive, genuine BMW parts kit?

mweisdorfer · 12-01-2015, 07:15 PM

Lemforder is generally speaking the oem supplier.

I just redid my suspension from stock/ standard suspension to a bilstein b12 pro kit. I only needed new strut bearings, upper-upper shock mounts, upper-lower shock mounts, and lower shock mounts. My car has 120k.

You don't need all the extra bolts etc. I live in Michigan and we use salt on the roads. Corrosion on the bolts and the bolts being frozen as a result was a key concern of mine. A little kroil penetrating oil over night with an air gun did the trick. Bolts were still in very good after 8 years of Michigan winters.

mediapimp · 12-01-2015, 11:11 PM

Thanks for the info!

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mediapimp Private First Class 24 Rep 160 Posts Drives: 2012 335is Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Texas iTrader: (4)	Suspension Refresh Kit I'm going to be ordering some new coilovers and also wanted to freshen up the supporting parts. Looking at these 2 kits: https://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E92-33...its/ES2622813/ https://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E92-33...its/ES2586384/ Is there any advantage/reason to go with the more expensive, genuine BMW parts kit?
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mweisdorfer Major General 1934 Rep 6,965 Posts Drives: 2007 Black/Black 335i e90 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Holly, MI iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 BMW E90 335i [0.00] 2008 bmw x5 [0.00]	Lemforder is generally speaking the oem supplier. I just redid my suspension from stock/ standard suspension to a bilstein b12 pro kit. I only needed new strut bearings, upper-upper shock mounts, upper-lower shock mounts, and lower shock mounts. My car has 120k. You don't need all the extra bolts etc. I live in Michigan and we use salt on the roads. Corrosion on the bolts and the bolts being frozen as a result was a key concern of mine. A little kroil penetrating oil over night with an air gun did the trick. Bolts were still in very good after 8 years of Michigan winters.
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mediapimp Private First Class 24 Rep 160 Posts Drives: 2012 335is Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Texas iTrader: (4)	Thanks for the info!
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