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Did the same swap, Brett at BMW World sorted me out for a manual front half. 

If you go private check the front coupling size - the getrags are smaller, ZFs larger.

needed to read this 6 months ago. Have just installed B6 + H&R spings (~30mm drop) on my 1984 635 and dont recommend - nice height but the B6s are too long. The rear springs are in the middle setting and have a smidge of useful travel but the fronts are pretty much on the bumpstops.   Definitely saving for B8s now, but also going to do a LOT more homework first. 

On 5/6/2019 at 8:25 PM, Eagle said:

You can run B6 with lowering spring but its not optimal so more risk of running them out of their range, though 30mm may possibly be doable. I ran 40mm H&R with B6's in my old E30 before switching to B8's and having them re-valved at the same time, ride quality and both and rebound control were noticeably better after that. 

Another option could be to try H&R OE sport springs with B6's to try and recreate a stock sport package. Ive always felt BMW sports setups were good for the average street car with decent rubber and didn't ruin ride quality.

I like them but they are expensive and a pita if you want to change rear settings.

Boge\Sachs sport dampeners, not sure they would make them for E24 given its quite old.

@Eagle  Your thoughts on standard B8 stiffness/ where did you get them revalved and to what sort of setting?? Agree on aiming for a sport package - I was shooting for ballpark to my old M-Sport E36 ride with the B6's, but they feel somewhere in between that and standard (to me . 

Hi - keen. Give me a bell/text on 021 22 00096 - Cheers, Shane

Brilliant - thanks Allan. I'd completely failed to find the bodge options in my search online. As a proud bodger this shames me greatly.

Hi - Does anyone have an E39 Touring subframe-bush removal tool I can rent for cash/beers? My 1997 E39 rear subframe bushes are shot and the nice BMW man suggests it'll be around $1500 bucks to sort. I'm comfy with the DIY and from what I can make out the interweb can supply Lemforder replacements for a lot less than the $275+ per corner quoted.

Also - looks like a simple job (like all eventual 8 week repair odyssey's) - has anyone done this & are there any gotcha's? Cheers, Shane

PS- - first time posting - found then lost a tools thread. Please move this post/put me straight as necessary!