[erickonphoenix]

Originally Posted by danb1979

On the final throws now...

Being set up

Well done!

I'm bearing down on my second suspension refresh in 100k miles here in the spring.

[danb1979]

Originally Posted by erickonphoenix

Well done!

I'm bearing down on my second suspension refresh in 100k miles here in the spring.

Cheers

It's back on the drive now; drives & handles superbly. Only managed to drive it a few times as had an op on Wednesday; so can't drive for 2 weeks now



My pals have managed to get a good, fast road set up sorted on it; it takes bends so much better now. That slight waywardness on the rear has gone

It's tucked up on the driveway now plugged into my CTEK keeping it sweet, whilst I'm nil by driving currently

This was it the other day:

[capt_slow]

I don't normally go to car shows, but since I just finished my F31's yearly detail and the weather was nice, I took it to South OC Cars and Coffee, sorry for the cell phone camera quality.

[youngosbourne]

Originally Posted by yyzwagon

F31 + 513m wheels are such a good combo.

yyzwagon, dig the 513m's - can you share your wheel/ tire set-up (specs)? You running staggered or square? Also, are you on lowering springs? Stance looks great.

[yyzwagon]

Originally Posted by youngosbourne

yyzwagon, dig the 513m's - can you share your wheel/ tire set-up (specs)? You running staggered or square? Also, are you on lowering springs? Stance looks great.

255/40 square setup on staggered wheels.
H&R sport springs.
Thanks!

[SirMeatPants]

Originally Posted by yyzwagon

255/40 square setup on staggered wheels.
H&R sport springs.
Thanks!

Oem alignment or some extra negative camber? 513m 👌🏿

[yyzwagon]

Originally Posted by SirMeatPants

Oem alignment or some extra negative camber? 513m 👌🏿

Should be OEM ish.

[youngosbourne]

Originally Posted by yyzwagon

255/40 square setup on staggered wheels.
H&R sport springs.
Thanks!

Appreciate it! Been looking at wheels for awhile, keep coming back to the 513s and they look great with the drop.

[JDAURIA]

Originally Posted by youngosbourne

Appreciate it! Been looking at wheels for awhile, keep coming back to the 513s and they look great with the drop.

cant go wrong, they look great. I have them as well, similar to Bilal setup. 255/40 all around, lowered on AC Schnitzer springs.

[youngosbourne]

Originally Posted by JDAURIA

cant go wrong, they look great. I have them as well, similar to Bilal setup. 255/40 all around, lowered on AC Schnitzer springs.

Thanks jdauria

255/40 looks to be the sweet spot w/ 513s square. Also debating between ACS and Eibachs, considering both due to their more conservative drop. I read on a few other posts that ACS's might be manufactured by Eibach to their specs. You happy with them?

- don't mean to hijack the thread so including a pic - mine is on the left with fresh bumper damage, and same 400m wheels

[JDAURIA]

Perfect amount of drop for daily usage and not overly stiff like H&R. It would be news to me if Eibach made springs for ACS but who knows

[St0rmtroop3r]

Hey everyone!

Been lurking the forums for a long time, but only recently rejoined the BMW bandwagon! Used to have a 1998 E46 320D until 2014, and now I bit the bullet again and bought a near mint condition 2014 F31 320D in Mineral Grey.

I plan on upgrading to the M-Sport steering wheel and body kit, but for now I'm loving her as she is (even if she's not nowhere as cool as some of the beauties I see here). Bought her some new boots yesterday, and thought I'd share the before and after with you guys! And yes, she is really in need of a good bath


Cheers!

[HeartbreakerF80]

Originally Posted by danb1979

I'm sticking with 'OEM Plus' - so I've gone for Bilstein B4S shocks with Eibach Pro kit springs all round inc. Sachs top mounts all round, with OEM BMW rubber perches, bump stops/dust boots and gaskets etc.

New arms all round (a mix of Lemforder, TRW and Moog as Autodoc didn't have everything available in Lemforder or TRW)

I did toy with the ideal of fitting Bilstein B16s but after being out in an F30 with them fitted, they were too firm for what I wanted. Our roads are terrible at best and for every day normal driving, they're not compliant enough

Looking forward to getting the car back

Do you have part no. for Sachs kit? Doing something similar and thinking I should replace top hats as well as just shocks and struts.

[HeartbreakerF80]

Originally Posted by capt_slow

I don't normally go to car shows, but since I just finished my F31's yearly detail and the weather was nice, I took it to South OC Cars and Coffee, sorry for the cell phone camera quality.

I am local and would love to see some more wagons out there. Let me know next time you go!!

[danb1979]

Originally Posted by HeartbreakerF80

Do you have part no. for Sachs kit? Doing something similar and thinking I should replace top hats as well as just shocks and struts.

Absolutely; makes a lot of sense whilst it's all out

These are the fronts: https://www.autodoc.co.uk/sachs/12794652

And rears: https://www.autodoc.co.uk/sachs/7883926

I got all the gaskets & rubber bits from BMW as you can't buy them aftermarket etc

[danb1979]

Originally Posted by JDAURIA

Perfect amount of drop for daily usage and not overly stiff like H&R. It would be news to me if Eibach made springs for ACS but who knows

Eibach do make the ACS springs; they're made to ACS's spring rates

[erickonphoenix]

Originally Posted by St0rmtroop3r

Hey everyone!

Been lurking the forums for a long time, but only recently rejoined the BMW bandwagon! Used to have a 1998 E46 320D until 2014, and now I bit the bullet again and bought a near mint condition 2014 F31 320D in Mineral Grey.

I plan on upgrading to the M-Sport steering wheel and body kit, but for now I'm loving her as she is (even if she's not nowhere as cool as some of the beauties I see here). Bought her some new boots yesterday, and thought I'd share the before and after with you guys! And yes, she is really in need of a good bath


Cheers!

Congratulations, that wheel upgrade is an excellent choice. Enjoy it.

[Gray_Ghost5.7]

New ish to the BMW crew. Picked up a 2017 328Dxdrive F31. About to delete and tune along with complete refresh and lower. Any input would be appreciated! I’ll upload a pic once home.

[Onizukachan]

No need to delete, unless something fails. If you want a tune, kerma tdi has been reviewed and gotten good marks for both state 1 and stage 2.

If I had kept mine I would have done stage 2.

[danb1979]

1st wash (albeit contactless) in 3 weeks due to the op I had to have; able to move more more freely but can't bend/squat down too much yet, so this will have to do for now



It's come up well TBH - AGs Rapid Ceramic Wax is lasting well/doing a great job

Should be able to drive it in a day or 2 as well; finally be able to give the new suspension a shakedown

[Helwidai]

Finally got round to having Front Splitter and Side Skirt Extensions fitted to my 340

And a much needed clean!

Loving the car now I’ve added some bits.

[erickonphoenix]

More road trippin, this time out in the Texas wine country. Stonewall, Texas