|
|
|
|
 |
 
|
 |
BMW Garage | BMW Meets | Register | Today's Posts | Search |
 |
|
BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum
>
Wife hates the wooden ride...why more can I do?
|
 |
| 08-25-2016, 10:45 AM | #1 |
|
Captain
 
194
Rep 684
Posts
Drives: 09 328i Sport 6MT
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Baltimore, MD
|
2009 e90, 328i Sport package, 80k miles.
I've done the following: Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 NON- RFT all around Bilstein B6 mated to original sport springs New OEM shock/strut mounts all around Still rides like a wooden platform on shitty roads, crashes and hoppy in back. Live in NYC, and the ride is harsh and crashy still, especially in the rear. Pregnant wife hates the ride... What more can I do? Considering an Audi....they just ride better. |
| 08-25-2016, 10:47 AM | #2 |
|
Banned
7489
Rep 10,119
Posts |
Tell wife to get her own car and stop bitching.. She can always take the bus, or subway..
 Consider new wife who is less demanding. Or drop her of in Somalia or Iraq for a few months.. |
|
Appreciate
2
Underground6t9317.50 Black widow34.50 |
| 08-25-2016, 10:48 AM | #3 |
|
Captain
194
Rep 684
Posts
Drives: 09 328i Sport 6MT
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Baltimore, MD
|
Beautiful car, nice lines, but only nice to drive on smooth roads....shame
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
| 08-25-2016, 10:49 AM | #4 | |
|
Captain
194
Rep 684
Posts
Drives: 09 328i Sport 6MT
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Baltimore, MD
|
Quote:
 Two cars in Brooklyn is impossible, and I can only have one car at a time. |
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
| 08-25-2016, 10:50 AM | #6 | |
|
Captain
194
Rep 684
Posts
Drives: 09 328i Sport 6MT
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Baltimore, MD
|
Quote:
|
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
| 08-25-2016, 10:51 AM | #8 | |
|
Banned
7489
Rep 10,119
Posts |
Quote:
|
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
| 08-25-2016, 10:57 AM | #9 | |
|
Captain
194
Rep 684
Posts
Drives: 09 328i Sport 6MT
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Baltimore, MD
|
Quote:
|
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
| 08-25-2016, 10:59 AM | #10 | ||
|
Captain
194
Rep 684
Posts
Drives: 09 328i Sport 6MT
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Baltimore, MD
|
Quote:
Love wife. Love car. Love wife more... Car is paid for, and nice to drive, especially since it's a 6-speed, but the ride is a bit of a cringing pain, even for me at times. I feel like my interior will fall apart the roads are so bad here... Won't be in NYC forever either... |
||
|
Appreciate
0
|
| 08-25-2016, 11:23 AM | #11 |
|
Major General
 
3989
Rep 7,212
Posts |
The roads must be insanely bad. my 330i sport suspension is pretty forgiving, and some of the roads by my house are practically unpaved. But maybe I just got used to my E30's suspension, which actually hurts my wife to ride in. lol.
how about trying the Koni FSDs? |
|
Appreciate
0
|
| 08-25-2016, 01:08 PM | #12 |
|
Colonel
 
301
Rep 2,215
Posts |
I'm not sure what much could be done with the E9x Suspension to make it softer. Generally it is pretty stiff all around. Add NYC Brooklyn roads to the mix and it gets pretty unforgiving.
If this is something that just started happening (wife complaining) Then a refresh of the Suspension is in order. Especially Bushings/ mounts etc.
__________________
Retrofits: 322, 609, 6FL, 6NR, 6VC, 2TB..
Upgrades: Bilstein B8 Eibach Spring kit |
|
Appreciate
0
|
| 08-25-2016, 01:31 PM | #13 | |||
|
Major General
4307
Rep 9,230
Posts |
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
In fact it might back fire as you will throw money at the issue and in her eyes the improvement would be negligible, which would actually be very true. |
|||
|
Appreciate
2
Taskmaster2494.00 VTECaddict488.00 |
| 08-25-2016, 02:02 PM | #14 |
|
Cometh
1306
Rep 1,445
Posts
Drives: Boy's Soul
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Boy's Hole
|
Use B4s instead. The B6s are too stiff for poor road conditions IMO.
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
| 08-25-2016, 02:11 PM | #15 |
|
Major
 
698
Rep 1,302
Posts |
Switch to 17's with more tire to soften the ride.
__________________
My build thread.
It's a wagon with stuff on it. |
|
Appreciate
0
|
| 08-25-2016, 02:29 PM | #16 | |
|
Major General
4307
Rep 9,230
Posts |
Quote:
 It's on 17" already, so 16" or 15" perhaps to come in rescue! |
|
|
Appreciate
2
Taskmaster2494.00 |
| 08-25-2016, 02:30 PM | #17 |
|
Colonel
1051
Rep 2,731
Posts
Drives: e92 + f15
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Cambridge, MA
|
Won't get much better in NYC, short of buying an SUV.
As aggressive as I am with avoiding potholes, the last time I drove the 335 there was the reason I had to buy new suspension. Now, the only vehicle that sees NYC is the MDX. |
| 08-25-2016, 02:37 PM | #18 | |
|
Brigadier General
645
Rep 3,227
Posts
Drives: E92 325i MSport Coupe
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: UK South East
|
Quote:
If you can stretch to Ohlins Road and Track (set to max soft) you'll be amazed at the ride quality... http://www.roadandtrackbyohlins.com/
__________________
E92 pre-LCI 325i - Ohlins R&T; H&R spacers; M3 strut brace; Swift thrust sheets; 3 x chassis braces; diff brace; N53 V-brace; 034 subframe inserts; BMS clutch stop; BMS CDV; RE g/box mounts; Delrin shift bushes; Saikoumichi OCC; Cyba scoops; BMW Perf Exhaust; HEL s/steel brake hoses; M3 rear spoiler; Recaro Sportster CSs; M3 white dash LEDs; LED Angels; LED side repeaters; BMW Perf black grille; CSL reps; SSDD carbon diffuser; Monster Wrap black roof/clear front
|
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
| 08-25-2016, 04:12 PM | #19 |
|
Colonel
455
Rep 2,972
Posts |
The B6 is the wrong shock for a car with short springs.
The B6 is the regular sized shock and with lowering springs (sport package) the shock becomes preloaded and compressed. The correct shock for a sport package car is the B8. It's shorter with the same valving as the B6. I think your problem is with the shock choice. I do not have that issue wth sport package springs on my 335 and B8 shocks. YMMV but Bilstein thinks the B8 is the correct shock for a sport packaged car.
__________________
Arctic Metallic\CF Splitters, Spoiler, Mirror Covers\LED Tails\LSD\Tinted\Coded\Apex Square SM10-19"\LED Angel Eyes\Gloss Black Grill\Integrated V1 & Galaxy Tab\M-Performance Brakes\Cobb Tuned\xHP Flash\Resonator Removed and ->
 is your friend. |
|
Appreciate
0
|
| 08-25-2016, 05:38 PM | #21 | |
|
Captain
194
Rep 684
Posts
Drives: 09 328i Sport 6MT
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Baltimore, MD
|
Quote:
|
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
| 08-26-2016, 12:39 AM | #22 |
|
T667YM86
74
Rep 244
Posts |
Switch to non sport springs
|
|
Appreciate
4
|
 |
| Bookmarks |
|
|
