Suspension gremlin!!!

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  • ucben105
    Member
    • Feb 2009
    • 73
    #1

    Suspension gremlin!!!

    Okay, I have a 1989 325i and i have put bilstein sports with eibach pro kit springs. A new rack and pinion, and a set of konig remember rs. the problem is i have a bad shimmy in my front end. when i hit my brakes it gets worse so i figure it has to be in the front. the brake pedal doesnt pulse so it isn't the rotors, and also they have been replaced. it doesnt do it until i get about 50 mph and smoothes out at about 75 mph and then the whole car shakes after about 85 mph. i checked the tie rod ends when i replaced the rack and they were tight. also i have tried to push on the tire with it jacked up and it didnt flex so i don't think it is the control arm. i have had this problem since i have owned the car which has been over 3 years. it has over 200,000 miles on it and i think it could be some worn out bushings. does that sound right? i now some need to be replaced because the steering isnt as tight as it probally should be. what do u guys think and if u do think it is the bushing then which ones need to be replaced. thanks for your help.
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    • Aptyp
      R3V OG
      • Feb 2008
      • 6584
      #2
      checked control arms bushings?

      did you align the car after lowering?

      long shot, but did you put strut mounts together properly?

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        • Aptyp
          R3V OG
          • Feb 2008
          • 6584
          #3
          check your control arm bushings...

          did you align your car after lowering?
          did you assemble strut mounts properly?

          put hands on your tire at 3 and 9 o'clock and move back and forth, if you hear noises, check your tierods and control arms.



          Double Post, sorry. Something is wrong, I see this thread as two separate ones, and when I post in one, other one doesn't show my reply until I post for the second time. Something's fishy.

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            • stand_alone_e30
              Noobie
              • Jun 2009
              • 9
              #4
              you might have warped rotors

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                • e30:)
                  Mod Crazy
                  • Oct 2008
                  • 728
                  #5
                  my wheel would shake like hell when my front hub/bearings were bad

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                    • ucben105
                      Member
                      • Feb 2009
                      • 73
                      #6
                      yes i had the car aligned after i had the car lowered and i had a guy that worked at a suspensin shop help with the struts because i didn't have a spring compressor, and at replaced the rotors hoping that could be it. i also jacked the car up and tried to rock the wheel but it seemed tight. i think i will take the car to a shop and have the wheels rebalanced to see if maybe they messed up there, but what else do u guys think because if it's not the wheels then i am stumped! how probable is it that the hub is bad?

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