Reply With QuoteThose seems to be stock 15" wheels. From the look of the pic, I would say you do have M-tech springs.
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Originally Posted by txp135
yea just PM me when ur ready. I can get u a price on bilstein sports since i work at an auto parts store. maybe get u a discount.
does the car wander at speed? do u have a horrible vibration when braking? these are symptoms of failed control arms and thrust arm bushings. if you have no record of them being replaced then id suggest doing these at the same time. im also curious if you would let me take the 540-6 for a spin since id like to do a 6-speed swap in the future and get a tase of the 6-speed in the 540. i hear its a blast and makes it feel like th eauto has 100 less hp.
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Those seems to be stock 15" wheels. From the look of the pic, I would say you do have M-tech springs.
Last edited by Tiger; 03-21-2007 at 10:04 PM.
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Yes Tiger, they are stock wheels. The style 19 will be here by Friday. How long are they M-tech springs good for usually? And can I tell if they are actually M-tech and are still good? From the slammed look I thought maybe the springs were cut at some point.
Markus, I don't mind you test driving the car. That would be cool if you swap a 6sp into yours. I wouldn't have bought my car if it was auto since a tranny swap is not something I thought I could do. The 6sp acceleration is effortless, although I'm sure you're not going to feel like getting slammed it the back of the seat with eyes popping out. I think the car was made for autobahn cruising so on the highway I do feel restricted with 55mph speed limit (that's only 2nd gear). My car shimmies at higher speed. Braking does cause some vibration, but it's not that horrible, and it doesn't feel like it's coming from the brakes.
John, thank you for sharing and your car sounds awesome to go around the track with. But this is my daily driver and as it sits right now I cannot fully unleash it's potential. If my life style allow me to track a car, I would definitely look at a 3 series.
Last edited by txp135; 03-21-2007 at 11:23 PM.
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If I were you, I'd keep that spring... just change to Bilstein Sport shocks. They are good but the question is how soft you think is too soft. If they ride fine for you, then keep it. If you just want to firm it up a bit, BIlstein Sport will do that for you.
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I was under the impression that since the car is riding so shitty, I need to change the springs and shocks all around. If everyone think the springs are worth keeping, could you please tell me how do I check if the springs are still good? Thanks.
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Shocks yes... but not the spring. I would say your shocks are gone already if still original.
Forget about the spring... spring is never the reason for shitty handling.
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I went through service records from the original owner, and I found the window sticker. It said "M-technic sports" suspension. The record also shown right front shock was replaced a couple years ago.
I'm so glad I asked for help before I purchase anything. Thank you everyone.
I think I'm going to try to keep the springs and do everything else to the suspension. Now, what's the original shocks that's suppose to go in there? Boge OE? How is it compared to Bilstein or Koni? The roads in PA are bad, especially in winter. So I need something that wouldn't have problems with bottoming out.
Last edited by txp135; 03-23-2007 at 11:08 PM.
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Original is Boge and they really sucks. Go Bilstein... will last forever. There is no easy way to test the shocks on our car... Only your inspection station could tell if it pass or not but that is very generic and low quality grade that allow for even the weakest shock to pass.
Keep the spring... if not, let me have a shot at it.
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Thank you Tiger. I plan to keep the springs if they are in good shape. I plan to replace the springs with oe if they are bad.
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