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    2 hours ago, M3AN said:

    I wasn't aware the rear shock mounts were an issue, what's the lowdown on them?

    Koni's will be fine, you'll need to dump the OEM springs and bumpstops though or you'll still pogo down the road. My preference is Bilstein + Eibach because the two companies work so closely together and their B12 kit's aren't just mix and match, they're made for the specific vehicle they're intended for. Not sure on price but if I ever need to replace my suspension it's likely to be with the B12 kit (I don't need coilovers).

    They’re not necessarily an issue per se, more of an incremental improvement one can make. The oem rear shock mounts are tall, soft (to reduce NVH) and deteriorate over time. Dinan rear shock mounts are made from a stiffer material which still has acceptable NVH properties but also allows the shock to operate efficiently. The biggest benefit is their reduced height. You can essentially run your stock progressive bump stops and have an additional 10mm of shock travel before the bumstops are engaged. This results in increased comfort, reduced pogoing effect and still maintains the sporty feel of the e87 (assuming the shocks are in good order).

    Whilst I like the B12 kit- especially at the price point, I’m not a huge fan of lowering the car any further; I reckon it’s low enough as is to be honest.

    If the Konis + rsm don't sort out the suspension I'll have to consider other options i.e. coilovers; but I'm reasonably confident (having had Konis on previous vehicles with good results). 

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    31 minutes ago, M3AN said:

    They're from a bespoke JDM workshop called "Orange Wolf" - hard to find much info on them but they seem well made. Exhaust is from the same place as is well made.

    They're brilliant really, even if they're well worn. I found the stock motorsport suspension (on other 130's I tried) to be downright awful, even dangerous at speed. Upon further reading I understand BMW absolutely cheaped out on the suspension and use linear springs with struts that ride on the bumpstops which is such terrible engineering I'm embarrassed for them.

    If you don't need coilovers (most don't) then the Birds B1 or Bilstein B12 kits are the go.

    Interesting. I guess to some extent anything is better than the OEM suspension. It’s not terrible on smooth roads to be fair, but does get pretty dodgy on some backroads. I’d love a set of Ohlins or TC Kline coilovers but I can’t justify the expense at this point in time.

    I’m looking at koni yellow (sport) shocks and dinan rsm as a relatively inexpensive solutiuon to provide additional travel in the rear and tame the ‘pogoing’ effect. I’ve read that rear subframe inserts go a far way in taming the rear end too- something else to consider I guess…

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    2 minutes ago, M3AN said:

    FWIW not all LCI's have electric steering... mine's hydraulic. I don't know what years/markets/options etc got the electric setup.

    Really? AFAIK all black tops (i.e. LCI models) come with electric power steering as well as other measures to help with fuel economy. 

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    On 12/29/2019 at 9:51 PM, NZ_InFerno said:

    Cars an 06, pre-lci so different to what I've had before. Interior is still nice, not much difference there. Gruntier engine too! 

    How do you find the hydraulic steering vs the lci's electric? Lovely car btw, Ohlins coilovers must feel special!

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    On 1/25/2019 at 4:57 PM, BurntSoup said:

    Just thought I'd post an update for those interested. BM workshop were happy to do the work and they seem like they are pretty reputable (indication was ~3.8k+GST which I felt was pretty reasonable). They are however only willing to use genuine BMW parts and have policy about not using customer supplied parts -concerns over warranty etc which I can kind of understand if customers were supplying parts they had no experience with and expecting to hold them to account.

    I had planned to go a head with BM workshop and use the BE bearings for the exact reason Andrew mentioned above, luckily I had not pressed the order button yet. So now I've got to decide if I want to put the standard BMW ones in (which won't show up any wear in oil analysis) or go to someone else trustworthy enough to do the job. I feel putting the new BMW bearings in there is just inviting the same issue again down the track somewhere (with no easy way to tell if it's happening), but I can't say I like the idea of someone doing an average job there and having excessive wear developing after only a short distance due to over/under tightening or something. I think I'd be wondering every 10k if I should be looking at them again..hah

    Anyway, I've not had much spare time this week to follow up and I'm out of town next. Will ponder this some more and decide who to talk to next or if I should just get new BMW parts.

    Anyone else have good experience with Bavarian Motors?

    Cheers

     

     

    What did you end up doing?

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    Thanks for the detailed response- clears up a lot of things for me! Out of interest, with the LSD, is throttle initiated oversteer easier or are the grip levels higher thus oversteer tendencies tamed? Secondly, apart from good tyres, if you were to do it all over again would you opt for suspension first or go LSD straight away?

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    Awesome project Jacko! I love the attention to detail and parts used. What’s your updated thoughts on the UUC front carrier and TMS rear shifter bushing? I’m thinking of going down this route myself. Have you noticed and increase in NVH- particularly gear whine? Also, has the shift effort increased? I like the idea of having a more defined shifter that effortlessly clicks into place

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