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Post by Zedebee » Wed Feb 22, 2023 8:13 pm

Surely a Z4 has passed this way 🤣
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Post by Paulc67 » Tue May 09, 2023 10:10 am

Both rear replaced as MOT failure 2022 on 2.5Si, 2007, 37k miles

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Post by Rldee007 » Tue May 09, 2023 10:35 am

Front near side spring broke after coming back from a two week holiday. It ate the tyre but now awaiting for parts as I am replacing everything apart from the 37mm washer!

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Post by MikeyH » Tue May 09, 2023 7:58 pm

2004 E85 2.2 Just had both rears replaced, mot failure on drivers side. Last done 2009 judging by the mot history. More potholes than tarmac around here :headbang:
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Post by Z4Mariner » Wed May 17, 2023 10:49 pm

Sorry if just a bit off-topic. I've only had my Z4 for 11 months, and was concerned enough that I replaced all four springs with Lesjofors.

What I found when I did the replacement confirmed my choice. I found that both rear springs had worn through the powder coat in the 'pig tail' and were beginning to rust - on my previous 325xi that meant breakage was coming soon. In the front, on the side where one front strut had been replaced, I found that the tech indexed the spring improperly on the strut's lower seat - the spring had been binding and worn off the powder coating. Now I'm just enjoying the drive and hoping those Lesjofors springs outlast the originals.

PS - Lesjofors sells both Sport and non-Sport springs. The rears are 'barreled', but the ends are not tapered.
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Post by SqerrNipz » Tue Jun 13, 2023 9:50 pm

Health check at RBM identified a broken rear coil spring… add me to the list :D
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Post by Bing » Tue Jun 13, 2023 11:27 pm

Drivers side spring gone, both rears being replaced Thursday. 105k miles, 16 years old. Not bad tbh.
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Post by cjs82 » Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:24 pm

Yep, both rears at some point between 105 and 110k. Quite simple to swap out.

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Post by zriha » Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:02 pm

Hello there, 215.000 km, broken. :D
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Post by wiganz4 » Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:59 pm

Not quite made the Broken Springs Club but...... corrosion advisory on MOT so getting them done. On the Suplex catalogue it lists rears as 'with options'. Am I right in thinking this is sport suspension?

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