Vanguard
04-05-2007, 10:30 PM
Schatze needs some help. I took her to an indy mechanic earlier this week for a quote on a replacing my control and thrust arms and got back a quote for $2100 for that work plus some shocks, struts, engine mounts, transmounts and some other stuff.
Needless to say, that was a heck of a lot more than I anticipated going in. So it looks like a day or two off from work and some wrenching.
I'm going to change out my control arms, thrust arms, idler arms, stabilizer links and tie rods. While I'm at it, I figured I go with new springs, struts and shocks.
For the springs I'm looking at Eibach or Vogtlands. Schatze is mostly a DD, so I think H&Rs are out. I'd like to go with an eBay Vogtland/KYB kit, but I can't find the 530 listed as an application. I called Vogtland this morning, but their tech was out and they're closed tommorrow. Alternatively, I can go with an Eibach/KYB set-up for about $20 - $40 more.
The parts line-up so far is as follows:
Autohausaz.com
$87.04 Corteco Engine Mounts (Left and Right)
$42.70 Sachs-Boge Rear Shock Mounts (Left and Right)
$16.44 Febi-Bilstein/BMW (OE) Strut Bumpers (Left and Right)
$2.79 Meyle/Ruville Strut/Shock Dust Boot (Qty 2)
$16.72 Metzeler/CRP-Continental Transmission Mount (Qty 2)
$359 + $60 Shipping Vogtland (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=160102967668&rd=1,1)Kit
Or Eibach 2013.140 $247 plus KYB (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=160102313689&rd=1,1)kit $181 + $30 shipping.
The KYB choice is due to budget, so I'll live with the consequences. But I could use some help with the spring choice and with the review of the parts to see if I've left anything out. Thanks!
Needless to say, that was a heck of a lot more than I anticipated going in. So it looks like a day or two off from work and some wrenching.
I'm going to change out my control arms, thrust arms, idler arms, stabilizer links and tie rods. While I'm at it, I figured I go with new springs, struts and shocks.
For the springs I'm looking at Eibach or Vogtlands. Schatze is mostly a DD, so I think H&Rs are out. I'd like to go with an eBay Vogtland/KYB kit, but I can't find the 530 listed as an application. I called Vogtland this morning, but their tech was out and they're closed tommorrow. Alternatively, I can go with an Eibach/KYB set-up for about $20 - $40 more.
The parts line-up so far is as follows:
Autohausaz.com
$87.04 Corteco Engine Mounts (Left and Right)
$42.70 Sachs-Boge Rear Shock Mounts (Left and Right)
$16.44 Febi-Bilstein/BMW (OE) Strut Bumpers (Left and Right)
$2.79 Meyle/Ruville Strut/Shock Dust Boot (Qty 2)
$16.72 Metzeler/CRP-Continental Transmission Mount (Qty 2)
$359 + $60 Shipping Vogtland (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=160102967668&rd=1,1)Kit
Or Eibach 2013.140 $247 plus KYB (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=160102313689&rd=1,1)kit $181 + $30 shipping.
The KYB choice is due to budget, so I'll live with the consequences. But I could use some help with the spring choice and with the review of the parts to see if I've left anything out. Thanks!