I'm just going through some parts to order for a susp refresh on my 91 318is. A lot of the kits include new front control arms... why? Are these prone to fail/distort/warp? Or is it just people being to lazy to press in and out ball joints? Same with the tie rods and control arm brackets...
I am currently thinking of ordering the follow... any thoughts on things I'm missing or dont need?
- inner and outer ball joints for the front control arms
- control arm bushings
- inner and outer tie rods (or should I just get the ball joints again?)
- either full new sway bar kit (thicker front and rear), or just new bushings and end links.
- trailing arm bushings
- subframe bushings
- new Konis and springs (still deciding in springs)
- front and rear shock mounts
- rear shock mount reinforcements
There are several glaring omissions from this list which include: motor mounts, trans mounts, guibo, and solid steering knuckle. These are missing because I am trying to do things in some sort of order. The wife has approved an S54 swap, but its less of a money issue than a time issue. I will have to really set some time aside to get that done. The things left off the list are all things that will likely get swapped out when I start doing swap stuff. New 5 lugs and bbk, new steering rack and solid knuckle, diff and driveshaft, etc... are all things that will happen in stages while an S54 is stripped down and rebuilt... if I ever have the time and dont get bored of this car (just being honest.. haha)
Also, I'm so torn about going with oem style bushings or solid poly's. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated... even just opinions...
I am currently thinking of ordering the follow... any thoughts on things I'm missing or dont need?
- inner and outer ball joints for the front control arms
- control arm bushings
- inner and outer tie rods (or should I just get the ball joints again?)
- either full new sway bar kit (thicker front and rear), or just new bushings and end links.
- trailing arm bushings
- subframe bushings
- new Konis and springs (still deciding in springs)
- front and rear shock mounts
- rear shock mount reinforcements
There are several glaring omissions from this list which include: motor mounts, trans mounts, guibo, and solid steering knuckle. These are missing because I am trying to do things in some sort of order. The wife has approved an S54 swap, but its less of a money issue than a time issue. I will have to really set some time aside to get that done. The things left off the list are all things that will likely get swapped out when I start doing swap stuff. New 5 lugs and bbk, new steering rack and solid knuckle, diff and driveshaft, etc... are all things that will happen in stages while an S54 is stripped down and rebuilt... if I ever have the time and dont get bored of this car (just being honest.. haha)
Also, I'm so torn about going with oem style bushings or solid poly's. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated... even just opinions...
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