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- Subject: Re: bmw-digest V9 #2325
- From: "Al Floer" <cybercord@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 13:15:18 -0500
As for the Koni vs Bilsteins shocks.
I have a '00 M Roadster with Koni SA shocks and a '96 328i with Bilstien
Heavy Duty shocks. Both are fine for each car respectively. The Bilstein
are well matched for the E36 series. I would go with the Bilstein Sports
for your setup, unless you want adjustabilty. Easier to install also.
The Front Koni's will required you to do some cutting on the top of the
tower to remove the insert hold down crimp. The Koni's come as insterts
with a screw and washer that holds the insert in the strut. Much work and
may not be worth your effort. I have the instruction on what is needed to
be doen if anyone needed them. Go with the Bilstiens and don't look back.
Al Floer
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Subject: bmw-digest V9 #2325
>
> bmw-digest Wednesday, January 1 2003 Volume 09 : Number
2325
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>
>
> Forum for Discussion of BMW Automobiles
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> Contents:
>
> FS: Dinan M5turbo
> Re: bmw-digest V9 #2324
> Koni vs Bilstein for street E36
> For Sale: M6
> <E28> Oil Change..found some metal in oil
> BMW Digest Advertisers: regular posting
> Steering Rack Leaks
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> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 03:50:35 -0600
> From: "Bill Yates" <[email protected]>
> Subject: FS: Dinan M5turbo
>
> Family harmony and unemployment force the sale of my beast:
>
> 1988 Dinan Turbo M5
> 58,000 miles
> 450 hp
> $21,500
>
> Please email if you want pictures and details.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill Yates
> [email protected]
> Austin, TX
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 09:07:33 EST
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: bmw-digest V9 #2324
>
> In a message dated 12/30/02 2:49:11 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
> << Now to my question. This car will be a toy and only
> driven on nice days. Is there anything other than
> what I have mentioned to look for? I feel like it is
> a good car at a great price.
> >>
>
> For $3500.....it sounds like a steal. New tires, no rust, recent timing
> belt.......and looks good???? I'd buy it.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 09:13:16 -0800
> From: Greg Steinke <[email protected]>
> Subject: Koni vs Bilstein for street E36
>
> Hello,
> I would like to open this can of worms one more time. I have looked in
> various web sites for this discussion, but have not found any conclusion.
So
> here goes, any experience is appreciated.
>
> I have a 1992 BMW 325i into which I have transplanted the
> shocks/springs/antiroll bars from a 95 or 96 M3. (forgot which). After 80k
> miles or so of use, the shocks are feeling a bit floaty, more floaty than
on
> my wife's new 2002 325iT w/o sport suspension. So I want to get new
> shocks/struts. The main choices are Bilstein and Koni. I want to keep the
M3
> springs and antiroll bars, so this dictates use of M3-oriented replacement
> parts due to the difference in the way the anti roll bar mounts. This car
is
> driven on the street 98% of the time. I have done one track event, will
> probably do more, but no racing and street is the priority. Based on this
I
> want the simple strut/shock replacement, not coil-overs.
>
> Bilstein: Sport option is what is available for M3. No comfort or HD. For
> what it is worth, some of the columnists in Roundel were recently singing
> the praises of Bilstein.
>
> Koni: Koni offers Red (Special) and Yellow (sport) varieties. It looks
like
> only the Yellow is available for M3. It comes as an insert, but it does
not
> seem to be too difficult to put into the strut.
>
> The overall question is, which is better for a street application? And
> everyone's definition of "better" is different. So to be precise, how do
> these compare in stiffness to the stock M3 equipment? For example, the
Koni
> may be stiffer than the Bilstein, which in turn is stiffer than the stock.
> And how much range of adjustment does the Koni have?
>
> Thanks to anyone who can offer advice on this one. I'll summarize the
> responses and re-post.
>
> Greg Steinke
> [email protected]
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 10:14:08 -0800
> From: "Leon Jackson" <[email protected]>
> Subject: For Sale: M6
>
> For Sale:1988 BMW M6
>
>
>
> Excellent condition. Cinnabar Red with grey interior. 101,000 miles.
> Meticulously maintained. Oil changed every 3,000 miles/3 months. Dinan
> suspension. Racing Dynamics sway bars. Dinan chip. 17" x 8.5" Racing
Dynamics
> wheels. Bridgestone Potenza S-O2 tires (235/45 ZR 17). Heated seats.
Always
> garaged. California car. Second owner. $13,500.
>
>
>
> Car is located in San Francisco, CA area. Photos available by e-mail.
Contact
> Leon. 650-583-8783. [email protected]
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 22:02:18 -0500
> From: "Ron J" <[email protected]>
> Subject: <E28> Oil Change..found some metal in oil
>
> Hi All,
>
> Greetings from Warm Florida. I drove down here (Fort Myers) from Toronto
> Canada, last week for a 2 week getaway from the cold. Drove my 85 535i
down
> here and it has totally behaved all the way down. I changed the feul
pressure
> regulator before I left, and it solved the rough starts and shakey
throttle. I
> also took advantage of the US prices, and ordered a new ICV that is
supposed
> to show up tommorrow morning by courier (it misbehaved yesterday and
stalled
> the car out, and since I have to drive back to Canada new years day, I
decided
> to change it asap). I am driving out to Key West tommorrow for New Years
at
> Margeritaville, Jimmy Buffets place.
>
> Anyway,back to the question, and issue. The car is not making any odd
engine
> noises, and I have been changing the oil every 5000 kms. (3000 miles) and
> havent really noticed this before,though it may have been there. When I
> drained the oil out of the pan today, and out of the filter, and poured it
out
> of the bucket, into a waste drum, I noticed some small flecks of metal at
the
> bottom of the bucket. none of them big at all, about the size of grains
of
> sand. Is this normal? or to be expected? There wasnt a great deal of it
> there, but metal bits in oil makes me wonder. There is no piston knock,
no
> other odd noises, and the car has full power, and engine runs smoothly.
It
> has 228,000 kms(138,000 miles)
>
> Anyone with any ideas, or experience with this?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Ron Jordan (normally from toronto Canada, but in Fort Myers FLA right now)
> 85 535i
> 73 911s 2.7
>
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> Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 06:00:00 +0000
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> Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 15:08:17 -0800
> From: "jstaub" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Steering Rack Leaks
>
> My '89 325iC steering rack is leaking at the boot which means, I guess,
that
> the seals are shot. I've been considering a rebuilt rack from Maval for
> about $250 instead of a new OEM unit. Does anyone have any experience
with
> rebuilt racks, Maval in particular?
>
> Jim
> '87 M6, 135k
> '89 325iC, 152k
>
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