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[Barney Paull-Edwards]

Just swapped worn out billy`s for Eibach springs and boge shocks.Shocks seem to be unable to control springs keep bottoming out,any body suggest alternatives or is it back to bilstein? Anybody got persoal experience of best combo with Eibach springs lowered 30mm?

[bmwrp8]

Just swapped worn out billy`s for Eibach springs and boge shocks.Shocks seem to be unable to control springs keep bottoming out,any body suggest alternatives or is it back to bilstein? Anybody got persoal experience of best combo with Eibach springs lowered 30mm?

nope but from my experience Ive manage to have blown my boge and sachs oem in my e36 for less than 3months but when i installed bilstien 2years till ok:D had H&R springs

[Ferret]

Just swapped worn out billy`s for Eibach springs and boge shocks.Shocks seem to be unable to control springs keep bottoming out,any body suggest alternatives or is it back to bilstein? Anybody got persoal experience of best combo with Eibach springs lowered 30mm?

Yikes... is this on your diesel?

[Tiger]

Problem with Boge shocks are that it is not designed for lowering spring... so your shocks rods are too LONG... which is the bottoming you hear and feel. I would change out the sway bar links before you take anything apart... do all 4 corners.

[Barney Paull-Edwards]

Yes, on the TDS, sway bar links new as are the bump stops, just feels like shocks cannot stop springs on rebound and let car/springs bottom out too easily.Whats wrong with wanting TDS to handle ferret??!! Its now practically an M5 with TDS engine so it should handle, just got the shocks wrong I think.

[Ferret]

Yes, on the TDS, sway bar links new as are the bump stops, just feels like shocks cannot stop springs on rebound and let car/springs bottom out too easily.Whats wrong with wanting TDS to handle ferret??!! Its now practically an M5 with TDS engine so it should handle, just got the shocks wrong I think.

I aint saying there's anything wrong with a well handling TDS :p - in fact I think well handling diesels much better to drive than anything else. I was merely asking which vehicle it was on XD

[ILoveMPower]

Yes, on the TDS, sway bar links new as are the bump stops, just feels like shocks cannot stop springs on rebound and let car/springs bottom out too easily.Whats wrong with wanting TDS to handle ferret??!! Its now practically an M5 with TDS engine so it should handle, just got the shocks wrong I think.

Blasphemy!

[Jehu]

Wait a minute, this is blowing my plans to swap bogies in soon out of the water.. What shocks came stock with the lowered 540 weren't they exactly what i'd end up with if i bought a set of Sachs struts and shocks from BAV Auto? Why would they not function without bottoming out? I can't tell because since i've had the car its probably needed them so i have no concept of what it was like new. Will i find myself fooked and be bottoming out right and left if i do what i planned and should i just get the Billie Sports and go from there? Seems every day some new angle opens up.. wow.