E89 suspension

[enuff_zed]

[ref]A-minor[/ref], the bushes and suspicion mounts might be worn.

Are you sure or do you just have a sneaking suspension? :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

If you have not had the shock absorbers replaced than at 115k miles they will be unbelievably shot...
So I suggest you need new shocks at a minimum...ideally you would do the springs and shocks as a matched exercise..

I might whip a wheel off at the weekend to see if there are any markings on the springs, but either way I think I am leaning towards the suggestion of doings shocks/springs as a set, it just makes sense at this mileage.

The wheels/tyres are 18" staggered as per stock specification, except for the tyres are non-RFT.

WELL IMHO, that’s a good approach, 18 rims with most non rft tyres in themselves should offer a reasonable ride...as other posters mentioned at that mileage the various linkages of which there are many may have perished rubbers..up on a ramp it becomes more obvious..

I’m impressed with the bilsteins but there are others..they do a kit with a German spring supplier..

 

[flybobbie]

I have Bilsteins, B6 i think, the ride is great and they are manufactured to a much better quality than what came off. My standard shocks looked cheap and worn at 45k. Liked them so much also changed the front. After replacing the RFT, probably the best mod.