E38 740iL Rear Suspension Query
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A friend has a very nice E38 740iL V8, it is a 1997 P reg car.
He is retired from the motor trade: he ran his own dealership and can work on the car himself in his very well equipped home garage.
He asked me if I knew the answer to the question: so here it is
What rear springs/shocks can he fit to replace the worn out hydraulic self levelling suspension...?
He doesn't want the ride to be over hard, just to replicate the cars OEM feel.
If anyone knows what would fit/ parts numbers that would be great.
He tried his local BMW dealership.... but got absolutely nowhere...!
He is retired from the motor trade: he ran his own dealership and can work on the car himself in his very well equipped home garage.
He asked me if I knew the answer to the question: so here it is
What rear springs/shocks can he fit to replace the worn out hydraulic self levelling suspension...?
He doesn't want the ride to be over hard, just to replicate the cars OEM feel.
If anyone knows what would fit/ parts numbers that would be great.
He tried his local BMW dealership.... but got absolutely nowhere...!
Paul S4 said:
A friend has a very nice E38 740iL V8, it is a 1997 P reg car.
He is retired from the motor trade: he ran his own dealership and can work on the car himself in his very well equipped home garage.
He asked me if I knew the answer to the question: so here it is
What rear springs/shocks can he fit to replace the worn out hydraulic self levelling suspension...?
He doesn't want the ride to be over hard, just to replicate the cars OEM feel.
If anyone knows what would fit/ parts numbers that would be great.
He tried his local BMW dealership.... but got absolutely nowhere...!
Have a look on here; on the rear axle diagram and then into the breakdowns in there: https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/partgrp?id=GJ82-E...He is retired from the motor trade: he ran his own dealership and can work on the car himself in his very well equipped home garage.
He asked me if I knew the answer to the question: so here it is
What rear springs/shocks can he fit to replace the worn out hydraulic self levelling suspension...?
He doesn't want the ride to be over hard, just to replicate the cars OEM feel.
If anyone knows what would fit/ parts numbers that would be great.
He tried his local BMW dealership.... but got absolutely nowhere...!
Use those part numbers to find the relevant shocks, springs, top/bottom spring perches, top mounts etc - source via eBay UK and Autodoc
You also have a power steering pump to sort out because on the iL cars, it powers the rear dampers as well. A standard E38 V8 PAS pump won't cost much secondhand and they rarely fail.
Bilstein B4's - I've had a few faulty ones that knock over bumps after a few thousand miles. I'd only fit Boge Sachs myself - around £250 a pair. As for springs, a new pair of standard 740i ones will probably be alright and Sachs make these - about £70 each.
Look on eBay and there are brand new E38 self levelling rear dampers for around £150 a pair. Some are just 60 quid each. Of course they're PRC manufactured but I'd be half tempted just to fit a pair and see how it goes. But, if the hydraulic lines are all scabby looking it's probably best to just bin it all. A standard E38 rides well enough.
Bilstein B4's - I've had a few faulty ones that knock over bumps after a few thousand miles. I'd only fit Boge Sachs myself - around £250 a pair. As for springs, a new pair of standard 740i ones will probably be alright and Sachs make these - about £70 each.
Look on eBay and there are brand new E38 self levelling rear dampers for around £150 a pair. Some are just 60 quid each. Of course they're PRC manufactured but I'd be half tempted just to fit a pair and see how it goes. But, if the hydraulic lines are all scabby looking it's probably best to just bin it all. A standard E38 rides well enough.
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