Chef's E39 530d

anton-sa

Active member
Hi. I hate to.break.it.to.u. Those shocks arent.equivalent to.your. Sachs sports.shocks. If u indeed.have msport.suspension option.


I went down that route with my previous e39 which had msport suspension. Monroe dont make a.direct replacement
 

Ralf*

///Member
anton-sa said:
Hi. I hate to.break.it.to.u. Those shocks arent.equivalent to.your. Sachs sports.shocks. If u indeed.have msport.suspension option.


I went down that route with my previous e39 which had msport suspension. Monroe dont make a.direct replacement



I agree

all three our catalogues have nothing for the "M-Sport" , 540i or M5 listed, but rather have a symbol referring to the manufacturer, or to an import required.

Phoning 2 of the big suppliers also has the same result...( I can only imagine the quizzical look on the other side of the phone)

now the question that "niggles" me....is Chef's 530d just a standard E39 530d with M-Sport trim, or is it a also a true M-Sport including M-Sport suspension
 

ChefDJ

///Member
I already got Koni STR's from Moranor.

I don't need the best sporty shocks with dampening adjustability. My car doesn't see races.

Right now I just need shocks.
 

anton-sa

Active member
85km/hr is the speed you will go around very very tight corners

you see if you already put aftermarket on the car you cant stop now.
powerflex ftw ;)
 

Webmaster

Administrator
Nice Chef!
I'm due for shocks in about 8-10k I think.
Having heard only good stuff from DieselF and now Chef, I too, will order Koni str.ts from Moranor (pm when they are due bud).
Do I need to change the springs too? A bit lower maybe?
DieselF - where did you get good quality bushes?

:thumbs:
 

DieselFan

Honorary ///Member
Hey 3 speed. Your springs should be ok. But if you want the car a little lower then you may as well change them out.

Bushes I got powerflex from moranor. Again it all depends what you want. If you want to keep a close to stock feel then just get meyle hd. If you want things a bit stiffer than go with powerflex.

You can get meyle from either moranor or imcomex.
 

Webmaster

Administrator
Thanks Alex. Don't want to high jack Chef's Mona Lisa or the paplepel comes out. Will pm you tomorrow with some q's on bushes.
 

Ralf*

///Member
Thanks Chef for the support today !!

shocks fitted

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ChefDJ

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Thank you and your team, Ralf. I was very comfortable, watching Top Gear all morning :rollsmile:

Brilliant work :ty:
 
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