BilbeJ 11 Report post Posted April 7, 2020 Howdy, After owning many makes and models over the years I’ve found myself in my second BMW - a 535i and am really enjoying it... Found it on FB marketplace and always had a soft spot for this chassis so I snapped it up and bonus that it’s a 535. Right now I’m needing to replace the front shocks-any recommendations for suppliers here? Im also toying with the idea of doing a manual conversion. Any leads on parts appreciated..cheers! 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1286 Report post Posted April 8, 2020 very nice , i think i know that car , last few owners etc , we also had a green one just like it many many years ago manual swap parts hard to come by now. and to be honest i probably wouldnt bother now with doing a swap on one of these shocks , try fcp etc , bilstein etc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BilbeJ 11 Report post Posted April 8, 2020 5 hours ago, BM WORLD said: very nice , i think i know that car , last few owners etc , we also had a green one just like it many many years ago manual swap parts hard to come by now. and to be honest i probably wouldnt bother now with doing a swap on one of these shocks , try fcp etc , bilstein etc There was an m30 (e34?) engine/gearbox on TM just recently that I should have jumped on. I’m wanting something fun to drive that after brakes etc have been gone through I can take on the track, so for me seems like a good option 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TermiPeteNZ 1319 Report post Posted April 8, 2020 Welcome and congrats Jordan - nice photos too! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1286 Report post Posted April 8, 2020 12 hours ago, BilbeJ said: There was an m30 (e34?) engine/gearbox on TM just recently that I should have jumped on. I’m wanting something fun to drive that after brakes etc have been gone through I can take on the track, so for me seems like a good option ok, yea used to track my old one , and after years and years of mods and upgrades to make it better moved on to other models Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beemwr 46 Report post Posted April 9, 2020 Great choice. While brake technology has moved on the e28 brakes were used on the e30 M3 , I believe too. Did I mention you will get to know/make many new friends when you stop on your trips. Take care out there. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
