I measured the rear shock absorber on a 318 and a Z3 and the Z3 shock is shorter. There are certain differwnces between the Z3 rear suspension and an E30 suspension.
I agree. Im about to buy my lowering springs and I wanna go with blue H&R but they only make them in red for the Z3. My 330 and 528 are blue. I may have to shoot them with some rustoleum pain. How are you liking the ride on yours?
Sometimes using an impact driver will spin is fast enough to loosen it. Another way is to use an impact to loosen it most the way while it's still installed.
You gotta figure it's a 20 year old car a lot of the factory rubber bushing in the controls arms are probably worn and not doing there job also shocks and springs would be a good upgrade
Nice video but careful, don't get people hurt. On the rear you said, "once the bolt comes out this whole knuckle is going to drop down and it will hurt", it will not fall down and it will not hurt if they do it right, put a jack of under hoist stand under it to "support" it. I mean you did it in the end to put it back on didn't you? you used a jack/support to push up and locate it in place to slide the bolt through. The solution is not to tell our audience to 'not stand underneath it" that just legitimizes the screw up, tell them to support it so it will NOT fall down and potentially hurt anybody.
You forgot a bolt. At least on my end. Followed to a tee and now I can get my front struts off . Note there are FOUR. not three. FOUR nuts on the top for the front
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I measured the rear shock absorber on a 318 and a Z3 and the Z3 shock is shorter. There are certain differwnces between the Z3 rear suspension and an E30 suspension.
Your struts are dead!
Z3 units are longer than E30
I agree.
Im about to buy my lowering springs and I wanna go with blue H&R but they only make them in red for the Z3.
My 330 and 528 are blue.
I may have to shoot them with some rustoleum pain. How are you liking the ride on yours?
What torque do you tighten all the screws at and particularly the spring? Thanks!
Link to the lowering springs to buy please
how do you get off the top bolt of the front strut? no matter what I do everything just spins and won't come off
vise grip near the top of the strut shaft @ top mount should stop it from spinning.
Sometimes using an impact driver will spin is fast enough to loosen it. Another way is to use an impact to loosen it most the way while it's still installed.
thanks for your help
Have a 1997 Z3 BMW Roadster which takes a bump like a tin can. I feel every nook & cranny of the road. Any suggestion regarding what to replace first?
wanders or just crashes over bumps?
You gotta figure it's a 20 year old car a lot of the factory rubber bushing in the controls arms are probably worn and not doing there job also shocks and springs would be a good upgrade
Just do a suspension overhaul. Bushings, springs, shocks, etc
Thanks !
Nice video but careful, don't get people hurt. On the rear you said, "once the bolt comes out this whole knuckle is going to drop down and it will hurt", it will not fall down and it will not hurt if they do it right, put a jack of under hoist stand under it to "support" it. I mean you did it in the end to put it back on didn't you? you used a jack/support to push up and locate it in place to slide the bolt through. The solution is not to tell our audience to 'not stand underneath it" that just legitimizes the screw up, tell them to support it so it will NOT fall down and potentially hurt anybody.
You forgot a bolt. At least on my end. Followed to a tee and now I can get my front struts off . Note there are FOUR. not three. FOUR nuts on the top for the front
thats not typical. 3 is typical.
@@OvalboreCars I figured haha. Mine has a few little differences (97 z3 2.8 roadster)