@#$! BavAuto Springs!!

[632 Regal]

I had the Bav autos, didnt think they were that bad except for how low the front sat, I have H & Rs now which helped the front, the rears seem about the same though. Handlung seemed a bit tighter with the Bavautos but that could be from the lower front.

[gale]

I bought the M-techs from Maximillian's, www.bimmer.com
I believe they were on the order of $349 shipped for a set of 4. They were special ordered & had to come from Germany & took nearly a month to get here but worth the wait. I'm sure BMA could order them if you had a specific BMW part number, maybe someone who has them can supply that info. My local dealer can't even decipher the ETK spring tables but Maximillian's is very familiar with them, just tell him what factory equipment your car has -- a/c, etc. since there are a bezillian different springs depending on weight.

The Vogtland deal sounds pretty good. I would have tried them if I knew about them at the time. Dinan's are good also but around $400 for a set & I don't think he sells just the fronts. Maximillian's will let you order individually, but best to do all 4. The BavAutos were too soft & sagged over time. It lowered it 1.75" in front initially & kept dropping. Looked great but rode for crap. Two years later it had dropped 2-3/8" & bottomed out all the time. Suspension is one area best left up to the Bavarian engineers, it gets expensive to do it trial & error, not to mention repeated labor. If I put Koni's up front, it will be the 3rd time I'll have messed with it in less than 15k miles.

[kngpen]

I bought the M-techs from Maximillian's, www.bimmer.com
I believe they were on the order of $349 shipped for a set of 4. They were special ordered & had to come from Germany & took nearly a month to get here but worth the wait. I'm sure BMA could order them if you had a specific BMW part number, maybe someone who has them can supply that info. My local dealer can't even decipher the ETK spring tables but Maximillian's is very familiar with them, just tell him what factory equipment your car has -- a/c, etc. since there are a bezillian different springs depending on weight.

The Vogtland deal sounds pretty good. I would have tried them if I knew about them at the time. Dinan's are good also but around $400 for a set & I don't think he sells just the fronts. Maximillian's will let you order individually, but best to do all 4. The BavAutos were too soft & sagged over time. It lowered it 1.75" in front initially & kept dropping. Looked great but rode for crap. Two years later it had dropped 2-3/8" & bottomed out all the time. Suspension is one area best left up to the Bavarian engineers, it gets expensive to do it trial & error, not to mention repeated labor. If I put Koni's up front, it will be the 3rd time I'll have messed with it in less than 15k miles.

I have a pair of front Sachs performance sport struts (sitting in my room) that will fit your car. They retail for $179 each from BMA. I will let you have both of them for $125 shipped. If your interested email me or message me on here. Mrjoe83@satx.rr.com

[John B.]

Don - what do the M-Tech's cost/where do you buy them? I assume that BMA doesn't deal them... I'll be doing Konis regardless of what spring I end up switching in there.

I bought the M-Tech springs & sways from BMA as I have just about everything else I've bought for my car. They were good enough to match another suppliers lower price as I had given them quite a bit of business. Patrick has all the part numbers but may need your cars date of mfgr.

[Kalevera]

Jeff - what kind of strut inserts are you using with your H&R's?

[ejhiggins]

do the M-tech's get rid of the fender gap in the front, and how do they affect negative camber on the rears (tire wear) ?

[632 Regal]

I an using the Belstein Sports all around, they stiffened the ride up quite a bit but hey if I wanted a land yacht I would have bougt a cadillac. With the sports you dont need to use the stock bumpstops which gives you a little bit more travel. They also have thicker spring seats (rubber deals) which I read about after the past spring switcheroo, think I might get some thicker ones to pop in next time i'm into the front end...idonno.

[John B.]

do the M-tech's get rid of the fender gap in the front, and how do they affect negative camber on the rears (tire wear) ?

Yes, they clean up the tire gap nicely and I have had no problems with rear tire wear. I've put 12K+ on my summer & snow tires since installing the springs with no signs of odd rear tire wear.

[avitt2]

do the M-tech's get rid of the fender gap in the front, and how do they affect negative camber on the rears (tire wear) ?

The answer to your question will vary by car model and spring P/N. I went with the MTechs that Maximillian's recommended for my '94 540i, and I got very little drop in the front (about .5 inch). The feel is outstanding, but if you're looking for a greater drop, you should probably go with Sachs.

[Paul in NZ]

do the M-tech's get rid of the fender gap in the front, and how do they affect negative camber on the rears (tire wear) ?

std factory mtech(sport) set up with 17;s added later.I still get tyre wer on the inside edges,did get more than 30,000km though,i rotate tyres and align regularly