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Thanks for the replies. I guess there is no real strong case objectively in owning an E34 whether for the road or the track to be fair. Having said that, I love it to bits, enough to keep spending money on it in any case. It's the same rational argument whether I should install an LSD. .. Whilst it is out an all. I don't think I will do that one! but the ability to adjust the rear alignment even if it costs ( everything costs owning one of these anyway one way or the other) still appeals. Replacing 265/35-18 rear wheels before their time adds to that appeal too I guess. I would like to think I might own this one for quite some time. I guess the question now is who would be happy to do the work? Cheers.

Hi, I am thinking about buying one of those kits so that I can adjust the alignment of my E34. Anyone on here do it? It looks like it is for your more experienced and better resourced d.i.y'ers than myself. I don't fancy pulling the whole rear subframe out etc. However I would like to have some thoughtful opinions on the matter in any case. Who does this sort of work anyway?

Sold. Thank you bimmersport.

Hi Brent, as above "E34 1993 530i manual" therefore it's a V8. But I believe a V8 powered E39 should do the trick too. As I cant really tell the wear on such an item, I would be inclined to go for the pump with the less amount of miles and from the most modern car? Cheers

If someone has a decent one out of a car that hasn't been to the moon and back and is under $100.00 within Auckland, I will be keen. I think my car has a very worn one, doesn't like to self centre so much as lean over. It's stuffing up the alignment. I wanna have a go comparing it and replacing it to see if that makes a change. I am guessing later, and less mileage the better? Apparently they are all the same part number from what I have googled. I could be wrong. For what its worth I have a E34 1993 530i manual, I don't think it should. My car has done nearly 197k miles, and I have a feeling its the steering pump. Please text me 0211503550. I live out West Auckland closer the better obviously. Ray if you have a good one though I don't mind driving out there so much to look at the other goodies you have out Silverdale Cheers

Sorry, 800.00.

Listing # 672274177 I am now going to let them go from 850.00 till the end this weekend then mothball them if there are no takers. I don't know how other people can have stuff on trademe for months, relisting stuff all the time. I know I cant be stuffed. Good luck. And by all means text/ call me with a silly offer for W.H.Y. you never know. Cheers 0211503550 Lionel

Whether you are on the right or the left, motorway or B-road, it wanders slightly to the left, you need a little bit of pressure on the right hand side of the steering wheel so that it doesn't ultimately leave the road in much the same way a 10-15psi flatter tyre would react. It's not what you would expect with the set-up I have and have it this way before AND after a wheel alignment. For a cheap fix, I might swap the brake calliper lines over to see if that changes anything? The only thing I can think of is that if the steering wheel is not dead straight with the wheels when the alignment is done would you get this wandering to the left or right? Cheers

I wish I could scan the thing anywho it goes like this: Total toe: +0.10 Left; +0.10 Right; +0.00 Set-back: +0.10 Camber: -0.65 -0.60 Caster: +6.65 +6.80 King-pin: +12.60 +12.55 Incl angle: +11.95 11.95 Rear axle: Total toe; +2.90 left; +0.40 Right; +2.50 Camber: -1.75 -2.00 Thrust angle; -0.15 He said he cant do the rear. I always thought you could do toe? I have to sort the subframe mount bolt he sheared then go back anyway, so what should I be looking for? I had a look at my tyres, tyre pressures, rotors and pads tonight and cant find anything untowards. It feels like the powersteering unit is ''falling over' like its looking to centre itself, but finding it well to the left? Still drives the same, let the wheel go at low speed and it will wander to the left, dab the brakes and it's like the steering box wants to turn you in the nearest driveway, it doesn't do this to the right, just the left. Cheers

So I got an alignment done this morning from Tyreworx. Initial was: Total toe: +2.80 Left; +2.90 Right; -0.10 After adjustment: Total toe: +0.10 Left; +0.10 Right; 0.00 So I guess the toe was well out. They also snapped a subframe bolt whilst making some adjustments, so I have to sort that out too. He was told by his boss that these work better with no toe at all.mmm dunno. Problem is, whilst it does steer slightly better, when you are doing say 40km/hr and you take your hand off the steering wheel and the road is true and straight, it will slightly veer to the left, then when you gently push the brakes it will veer harder to the left. So that part is still there!!!!! I want to take it to someone who can think outside the square a bit? Google indicates to me it could be anything from tie rack ends, worn worms in the powersteering unit?,inefficient brake hoses, you name it, it's in there. I think I am going to call a mechanic. Thanks everyone for your input.

Actually, without coming off as sounding like a complete prick. My partner does drive the beast on the odd occasion without supervision, and it was my first minor alarm bell to go off. I guessed she may have hit something harder than normal and thought nothing more or something like that. Alignment goes out slowly, or bushes and the like slowly collapse, so that was my first guess. Having said that, it could be other things, but that's just how I may have got in the pickle, I still need a way out. I have just replaced the seals on the calipers and cleaned everything up, so I could have a brake problem, but I think I will let a 'real mechanic' have a gander once I have done the wheel alignment. These bump steer correction plates, sounds good in theory, but then your bump steer geometry would have had to have been in an optimum range of operation to begin with. Lowering your vehicle would have taken you out of this optimum range and you would then be merely correcting it. On the other hand, lowering your vehicle and altering the way your vehicle steers may be to your liking? Go to the AKG motorsport website and find them there (I don't know why I cant copy and paste stuff?)

Thanks for all the replies guys. I did all the suspension work BEFORE I took it to is it Dave? from Centreline, and he did work the car like a pro. The front toe was adjusted to 0.16 left and 0.15 right, total of 0.31. Everything else looks within spec. Should I get more total toe? Should I considering the lowered height? It's only 30mm front drop and 20ish rear, nice and level, to me anyway. What about putting on bump steer correction plates? I will take it back there, cause I think he really knows what he is doing. I will take advice from him all day. Then I will take it to a mechanic, because I think the steering could be tightened up. Who apart from Glen, (I live out in Western heights) would you guys recommend? Cheers

Hi I have a 1993 530i manual. I have had the following suspension done by myself and me bro. Front: Lowered front on king springs. New strut mounts, New billies HD, 540i calipers and rotors. New steering rack middle and ends. New upper and lower spherical bushes. Rear: Lowered on Jamex springs. New reaqr strut mounts, new billies HD, 20mm rear sway, poly rear mounts...umm big ones at the back pain in the rear to get out. Anyway, recently my car has been weird. It likes to follow small imperfections, tramlining I guess. It likes to steer to the left, even though it had a wheel alignment in March. It could be out but it's still weird. I corrected the tyre pressures so it's not that. It's still weird. I also re bushed? the front calipers because the car would lock up on one side at slow speeds? It has only done it once since and you can tell it still has a tendency to do this, just not so often, you can feel it through the pedal. Anyway, My car drives like the steering wants to 'lean over'? like it doesn't want to stay straight ahead? If I brake it gets worse, if I let the car 'free-wheel'forward the steering wheel will slowly veer to the left, then if I slightly hit the brakes, it will really get it moving to the left. I thought of 4 options. 1. get the wheel alignment done first and get them to check that everything under there is as it should be, especially the tightness of the nuts and bolts 2. take it to a mechanic, get him to give it a decent drive and then sort it all out 3. do option 1 followed by option 2 in quick succession. 4. Listen to you guys which may be one of the options above I wish the steering had a bit more feel, especially in terms of self centering? Any ideas? I am a bit stuck, and my car feels like all three systems (brakes, steering, suspension) are somehow working together in creating this weirdness. oh, my tires and wheels are fine 18's 235/40 and 255/35. Seem to have evenish wear to me. Cheers

mmm, thanks for the replies guys, but if it was the heater control valve, wouldn't it just give me hot everywhere? I didn't think it would differentiate between certain areas inside the car? I might pull the heater control valve out over the weekend and hope it looks better than the one I had in my 328i which had perished rubber everywhere.

Hi, My 530i 1993, cools well, actually its hopeless compared to Mum's 15 year old primera that will freeze you to the bone in 5 minutes, but it can actually cool you. I had the AC gassed up last year. I cant remember any hot air coming out of the side vents that come up by the dash speakers, it's actually quite hot. Nothing at all on the feet. I am guessing something is unplugged or the fascia is not working properly, or the lever is not connected properly, or something to do with the heater control valve. I have googled this and I am more confused now than before. I cant see why if I want cold I cant get it coming out wherever I want it to? Please help, or if you suggest I go somewhere to get it fixed. Cheers

Got these back on trademe, someone make my xmas come a little earlier. Cheers

All good, Would be happier to sell to a fellow bimmersporter. Give me a text guys if you wanna have a look. I got them on TM now for 1100.00. Always up for offers and what have you's as well as long as they are not in lala land.

I have dropped the price to 900.00 But if anyone on here can take these off me for 800.00 and no-one has hit the buy now they are yours. I will put them back up again after the weekend, cause they will sell eventually.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/wheels-tyres/alloy-wheels/auction-657811383.htm I will do a better deal on here if someone doesn't hit the buy now. I think that's ok by trademe, not sure actually but there you go. Would like a grand, but you never know the kind of things that a stored away in the bimmerport members garages these days if mine is any indication. Cheers 0211503550 Lionel

Go to George Stocks. I spoke to a guy at speedshow on the Stocks stand, and he said he would get them in...at a cost of course, they did have some on show for various vehicles. They have some guys in there that live and breathe springs. I have Kings on the front of mine, and I guess they are fine, perfect for a daily driver as they are only 30-35mm drop. I got those from Stocks too $200.00 just for the front, and I have HD billies, and it works for me, but my other E34 is much smoother on std shocks to be fair. Don't know if its the springs or the shocks but shes pretty rigid up front, bloody great though when you start pushing it. Money no object I may have gone with Vogt's, from what I have heard, but for me, the king low's are perfect. It's your money, and you can go nuts on an E34. my 2c

I wouldn't even bother to continue to wonder why people don't want to work on your car. Sure, they could work on 10 corolla's in the time it takes to replace your rear bushes, and that's up to them. Bmw's aint the easiest car for an average mechanic, and they wont want to work on it. But why would you want an average mechanic? Have a look at some of the insane stuff Ray manages to complete in his... (place doesn't quite hit the spot) and why would you go anywhere else? I would rather take my car to a place where modifications are the rule not the exception, because any standard job on an E38 must be bliss in comparison. Just my 2c, but I would rather take my car to a place where they actually enjoy looking at ways of finding 'fixes' for the car rather than working out the psychology of the driver.

Ray is the man. I only go to people who have a modicum of personality and a "can do" attitude. Even though Ray is miles from me, I know it's always a pleasure, and he does go the extra mile to find a solution to your problem. Not only that, the creations he has up the driveway continue to inspire. Compared to some who visit Ray my car is a p.o.s. but I love it, and he gets that better than most.

I will be having my other E34 up for sale soon. 1994 525i M50Btu, manual, NZ New, black. Full grey leather interior. @3k would be nice. Daily driver all day.

I am guessing, you will have a hard time coaxing anyone out of a whole set that isn't already on their own car. Like anything else, everything has a price. I for example managed to get a set off here...for a price, and a set sold on here refurbished no less a few months back, but chances are unless you are really really patient...well, they really don't turn up that often. If someone like myself wanted to sell...I would have to replace them with...well there isnt a whole lot of other oem cool looking rims for E34's, and most E34 alloys best of forums have M-Pars near the top of the most wanted lists. In short, I am saying that sets do exist, but what would the replacements be for those who are selling? Unless someone actually wanted to downgrade, go back to originals or something. Good luck in any case, maybe those who have them can chime in and maybe you can negotiate? I think all the time about having a change...but the problem is still the same, I would probably replace them with something even rarer...harder to get and vastly more expensive which isn't really an option for me at least.

Hey man, I got 2 E34's, both with tow-bars, that are slightly different. I don't like either, but I am selling the 525i manual at some stage and that has one, or if you like the one on the 530i that is coming off at some stage so you can have a look at that one too. text me on 0211503550 I am out west, Henderson. Lionel