Vibration in '90 535i

[hlenoble]

Its got to be the control arm bushings... got with 750i bushings... it shouldn't be driveshaft related as you said it remains shaky when in neutral...

Jon, I am replacing the upper and lower control arms and sway bar ends next week. I have the parts, complete with the 750i bushings. I did the job a short time ago on my '89 535i and it was fairly simple and the handling improvement was incredible. The '89 front end was in MUCH worse shape than the '90 and didn't have the same vibration, which is why I'm not sure if that will fix the problem

[Jon K]

Jon, I am replacing the upper and lower control arms and sway bar ends next week. I have the parts, complete with the 750i bushings. I did the job a short time ago on my '89 535i and it was fairly simple and the handling improvement was incredible. The '89 front end was in MUCH worse shape than the '90 and didn't have the same vibration, which is why I'm not sure if that will fix the problem

sounds good, I wouldn't be too concerned with the vibration not "feeling" the same as the suspension parts may be in different stages of failure. Good luck with the bushings/control arms, let us know how it goes.