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Thread: Thrust arm bush another BMW poor design?

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    Front end shake on BMW is not a new problem. In '69 my '68 2002 had shake from 52 t0 67mph. Trailing control arm had a big fat soft rubber bush at the front attach to frame point. Shimmed it to hard with a stack of non metric washers. No shake and better turn in.

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    e38s and e39s do it too it's just a harder to replace and more expensive bushing, you want crap the rear suspension ball joints on the e38/9 suck
    all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it

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    Same goes for the X5, rear bushings die after 100 K.

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    id suspect their about the same as the e39 the x5 is based on, that big through bolted ball joint on the bottom and that wimpy upper link with it's ball joint

    Quote Originally Posted by Jose
    Same goes for the X5, rear bushings die after 100 K.
    all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it

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    Don't worry about the thrust arms, what about the E34's clunky wiper mechanism.

    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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