[Bobh59]

Originally Posted by mweisdorfer

The only way you would get a better feel would be to install m3 control arms for the front & move up to a B6 or B8.

If you have an xi, then you can't get m3 control arms.

Well, I'm not sure that's accurate. Here's a link to the OE TRW arms for my '08 xi - https://www.ecstuning.com/b-trw-part...3322283547kt4/. You can buy the genuine BMW ones too.

Pic attached also.

[For3]

Originally Posted by mweisdorfer

The only way you would get a better feel would be to install m3 control arms for the front & move up to a B6 or B8.

If you have an xi, then you can't get m3 control arms.

When upgrading to the M3 arms, does that include both the control arm (tension strut) and the wishbone?

Originally Posted by Bobh59

Well, I'm not sure that's accurate. Here's a link to the OE TRW arms for my '08 xi - https://www.ecstuning.com/b-trw-part...3322283547kt4/. You can buy the genuine BMW ones too.

Pic attached also.

If you have an xi, you cannot get M3 control arms FOR THE FRONT!!

[mweisdorfer]

Originally Posted by For3

When upgrading to the M3 arms, does that include both the control arm (tension strut) and the wishbone?

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...rade-bmwmcakit

[Atx328]

Thankfully I live in a warm state so it's rear wheel drive all the way.

I have only purchased one non-rwd car since I moved here 14 years ago and that was just because I was poor and needed a back seat. My girlfriend has two kids and she expected me to actually take them with us.

[HerrGruyere]

I just wanted to pop in and say that I replaced just the rear shocks and mounts on my 328xi wagon, and there was a noticeable difference. I even went from blown Koni Yellows to Bilstein B4s. I have 146K miles on the car, and it's like night and day. It made so much of a difference that I want to do the front now.

[dleccord]

Originally Posted by thakid22

In my experience, BMW shocks wear more quickly than those on other cars. This is especially true of BMW's equipped worth runflats from the factory. The stiff tires make the shocks and shock mounts work harder.

I see you have fitted Continental DW to your car. These ride smoother and more quietly, but the direct tradeoff is that they will make the car less responsive and solid. This is doubly true of the DWS and DWS06, but also applies to the DW.
To find out if then lack of solidity you are experiencing is due to the soft tires, pump the pressures front and rear by about 4 psi temporarily. Is this better?


Last but not least, the E9x (Non M) chassis is simply not as well damped as some previous BMW. Here, there is a sense of too much vertical suspension movement. The back end of an E9x can hop/pogo/bounce in such a manner that would have you questioning your shocks effectiveness. A set of Dinan rear strut mounts made the rear of my car bounce free and rock solid vertically. They cost $99. That is the best $100 I've spent on any car I have ever touched. They made that big of a difference! People say the Monroe rear strut mount does the same thing for about 20 bucks. So keep that in mind too. But my experience was with the Dinans.


You say the car isn't planted, but that doesn't tell us much. Does it lazily follow steering inputs? Is it bouncing? Wiggling? Front? Rear? When you do what? Leaning too much? Be more descriptive of what is happening and when. We can give better advice then...

does Dinan still produce E90 rear strut mounts??

Originally Posted by dleccord

does Dinan still produce E90 rear strut mounts??

Did you check their website?