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?
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
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.
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
