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| E36 General discussion and technical help for (E36) 1992-1999 3 series cars. 318, 323, 325, 328. |
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07-19-2006, 06:33 PM
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Blew a strut.... options?
I blew a strut coming home from Fenway park. Man... 95 north is CRAP!!!  So, what are my options? I could go OEM, but what fun is that? Any aftermarket performance upgrades come to mind? I dont want to spend a million bucks... 1996 328i Sedan
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---Bailey "In the road of life there are Bimmers and there are Bimmers" Mods: Full JDM lighting, APC bulbs, ///M rims, Four wheel Brembo rotors, Bilstein Touring suspension. 
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07-19-2006, 06:40 PM
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Bilstein Sports - (ask Mullethunter & check out her DIYs) |
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07-19-2006, 06:40 PM
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Well if a DIY works, here's a great one: http://www.unitedbimmer.com/forums/t...tml#post116173 |
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07-19-2006, 06:44 PM
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Bilstiens or Konis |
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07-19-2006, 07:07 PM
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I know how to do it myself, and I already have the spring compression tool (had to buy one for a presious car) It's looking like even some ghetto Monroe Sensa-Trac's are about $225 a set. how do Koni's or Billsteins compare? Can anyone give me a model or part number for them?
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---Bailey "In the road of life there are Bimmers and there are Bimmers" Mods: Full JDM lighting, APC bulbs, ///M rims, Four wheel Brembo rotors, Bilstein Touring suspension.
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07-19-2006, 07:07 PM
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im getting bilstien tourings. they are cheaper than OEM struts, and they are 15% stiffer than OEM. ..
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07-19-2006, 07:13 PM
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Okay so Bilstein is over $500.00 for two. I need something a lil cheaper. Maybe $350.00 - $400.00 MAX.....
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---Bailey "In the road of life there are Bimmers and there are Bimmers" Mods: Full JDM lighting, APC bulbs, ///M rims, Four wheel Brembo rotors, Bilstein Touring suspension.
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07-19-2006, 07:16 PM
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Found the Koni 1130-1201 kit, but there's no price on their site......
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---Bailey "In the road of life there are Bimmers and there are Bimmers" Mods: Full JDM lighting, APC bulbs, ///M rims, Four wheel Brembo rotors, Bilstein Touring suspension.
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07-19-2006, 07:19 PM
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HAHAHA, yeah... the Koni's are almost a grand. Looks like I'm getting ghetto Monroe Sensa-Trac's. Thanks all!!! Later.
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---Bailey "In the road of life there are Bimmers and there are Bimmers" Mods: Full JDM lighting, APC bulbs, ///M rims, Four wheel Brembo rotors, Bilstein Touring suspension.
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07-19-2006, 07:24 PM
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bilstein touring struts are $85 for the fronts and $65 for the rears. . . $165/$85 for bilstien sports. maybe your looking at entire suspension kits? a lot of those have springs as well, and may even be the ones where the height is adjustable on the fly. i just looked at bavauto.com. when i was looking for struts, they had the best prices, even among pelican and autohaus.
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07-19-2006, 07:25 PM
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celsdogg, where? What model? Thanks in advance....
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---Bailey "In the road of life there are Bimmers and there are Bimmers" Mods: Full JDM lighting, APC bulbs, ///M rims, Four wheel Brembo rotors, Bilstein Touring suspension.
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07-19-2006, 07:27 PM
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i went to bavauto.com, looked up a 1996 328i, and looked under suspension. you can also just search for strut.
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07-19-2006, 07:34 PM
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Wow... $ 184.85 shipped.... for the pair..... Celsdogg is my new hero. Thanks a lot man!!! I guess it's better than ghetto Monroe's huh?
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---Bailey "In the road of life there are Bimmers and there are Bimmers" Mods: Full JDM lighting, APC bulbs, ///M rims, Four wheel Brembo rotors, Bilstein Touring suspension.
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07-19-2006, 07:37 PM
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Hey, do I really need that kit they sell too? The "now that you're replacing your struts, you might want to also replace some blah blah blah" kit?
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---Bailey "In the road of life there are Bimmers and there are Bimmers" Mods: Full JDM lighting, APC bulbs, ///M rims, Four wheel Brembo rotors, Bilstein Touring suspension.
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07-19-2006, 07:38 PM
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i thought monroe's were for american cars mostly!  gl with ure install. there are tons of great, new DIY's, courtesy of mullethunter  edit: not sure if you want that or not. maybe someone else could shed more light on it. however, i am probably going to get it (altho $50 seems kinda steep) because my car is 16 years old and they are probably rotting away.
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