Reply With Quotewhere can u get them? how much etc?
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e34 3mm front spring pads
A lot of people asked about the 3mm spring pads that I used on my car. Here's a couple pictures of the 3mm pad next to the factory 9mm pad. Changing to these should give you an extra 1/4" of drop in the front. I just used these with M5 springs on the touring yesterday.
9mm on top, 3mm on bottom
1988 M3 - Track rat
1989 325iC
1995 530iM
2000 323iT - UUC BBK, PSS9 Coilovers
2005 GMC HD Crew
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where can u get them? how much etc?
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Got them from 2 different dealers here in town. Part # 31 33 1 128 523 (Thanks to DrewZ). They cost me $3.65/each at one and $3.87/each at another dealer.
1988 M3 - Track rat
1989 325iC
1995 530iM
2000 323iT - UUC BBK, PSS9 Coilovers
2005 GMC HD Crew
Big, Big Time Poster
cool thanks. didn't realise they were a BMW part or that cheap either. thanks!
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Where can you get them? From BMW, why of course.Originally Posted by Rory535i
If you go to the online parts database: www.realoem.com ...you could look up the diagrams for the E34 M5 suspension first (since we know that the M5 came with a lowered suspension)...once you find the part # which is 31331128523 (3mm SPRING PAD UPPER) ... you can input the part number into the cross reference link (located on the bottom of the home page of realoem.com (where it says "search by part #") ... and you'll find all of the BMW models that use this 3mm upper spring pad...click the following link and then choose the link that says "Details on e34" and you will be able to see the diagrams for the E34: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/partxref....8523&showus=on
Although the 535i & 530i/iT & 525iT aren't listed...they all use the same 9mm upper spring pad...so the 3mm upper spring pad can be used in these models, too. As Brodee has mentioned (and others)... using the BMW 3mm upper spring pad in conjuction with M5 coil springs or any of the M-Tech (lowering suspension) coil springs...you can obtain a modest drop between 1/2" up to 1" and still use the regular Boge struts/shocks.
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95 525iT / 97 740iL
Green Beret Special Ops
id like to get a pair that are like an inch thick.
95 E34 530I V2.37
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well, it looks like Brodee answered your question while I was fartin' around getting links! (LOL)Where can you get them? From BMW, why of course.I guess you can never get too much info, right?
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95 525iT / 97 740iL
Grand Master
Ha ha! That cheap in the U.S.
I bet they're at least 4x the price over here!
1990 E34 535iA, 215,000kms (130,000 miles).
Dual Climate, Rear Headrests, Rollerblind, M-Tech Wheel,
Memory Seats, EAT Chip, T-Stars.
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you want to look like a monstor truck?
1994 540i Auto
live fast; die sideways
13.3 @ 104mph (not in the 540)
15.4 @ 150 Kph in the 540 (24/9/07)
2 Grand Master
will having 3mm spring pads opposed to 9mm pads lower the amount of travel in the spring, I assume that remains the same.
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