E34 MAJOR suspension rebuild... From destroyed to decent! 

@15dejo Thanks man:) I really appreciate that :)

@SJD-vo6qd thanks for the support and encouragement! Im glad you like them :) 😇

@@DailyDrivenClasssics and a small heads up, there are 4 different front shock types for e34, all different diameter, and or nut size. , some old type shocks have oil added into the housing before putting the shock in. What are the odds my car had old red shocks up front, and old blue ones in the rear to..

@SJD-vo6qd @SJD-vo6qd Didnt know that there were 4 different styles. That seams excessive. Another subscriber wrote about the oil in shock aswell, but I couldnt find any info on the TIS manual so I just put them in dry. Oh, also my front left shock was meyle without oil. Front right was noname with oil. Rear were the original ones( insulation near topmount wasnt damaged and all clips were intact from the parcel shelve) from BOGE. They were all dead except the meyle one. Glad that issue is fixed now :)

Thanks for the support mein freund :)

@bobfrankish8883 @bobfrankish8883 Hi Bob, Bilstein was unfortunately out of my price range, but as you said TRW is fine :) Also parts quality is all over the place at the moment... Aftermarket like H&R, Bilstein etc seems to be the far better option compared to oem spec :( Thanks for the support :)

@@DailyDrivenClasssics You're right. Streten, M539 Restorations, is now struggling with Lemforder, he's found that most of it is no longer made in Germany and is lower quality.

@bobfrankish8883 @bobfrankish8883 Yes I decided to only go with cheap parts in the future( suspension) and replace the rubber bushings with hard polyurethane bushings and then its good I guess.

@dinispaulino7512 @dinispaulino7512 Same! When editing the video I also had a smile when I arrived at that segment :) Its kind of funny to think that the previous owners never changed dampers at 320k on mine or 375 k on yours. That's just WAYYYY over the limit for dampers. Thanks for the support :)

@GreenShogun yes! I Hope the car is completely transformed :) Just have to align it and then it should be almost like new😇😀

@derekstocker6661 @derekstocker6661 My pleasure ! Thanks for the support :)

@TheE46Guy Thanks for the info. Never owned an e39 so I didn't know. I thought on e39s it would be like on the e46 where it is accessible from the trunk. Took me around 30 min to change both dampers on the rear on the e46. Works so fast since the spring is not attached to the damper and you can just drop it with the car on the floor :)

@@DailyDrivenClasssics Yeah on E46s it's much easier and faster to swap the dampers. It's actually quite funny but E39s and E34s are so similar. So you also have a BMW E46?

@TheE46Guy @TheE46Guy Yes, e46 323i pref. and golf mk2 1.3 Bith projects before youtube :)

@Maniacfists @Maniacfists Thanks! Yeah, go ahead and replace all arms and bushings. I always replace evrything since 1 arm doesn't do enough difference to justify the work involved :) and ususally if 1 arm or bushing is bad the rest will go a few months after :)

@@DailyDrivenClasssics I thought so and will do as soon as i got the money for it, I thinking doing Bilstein or some other that keeps the OEM comfortable feel but also a bit sportier, since I also want to lower it a bit not slam it but lower it till the arches are flush with the wheels, its a personal preference :) maybe use the e34 alpina material to keep it OEM+

@Maniacfists @Maniacfists I wouldnt go the bilstein route. They are great but spending so much money on dampers isn't worth it imo. For that money I would buy a good coilover kit where you can adjust the stiffness. Allows you to have everything adjustable :)

@Scala598 @Scala598 Really? I didnt know that. I think this one was from failing tho since the other side was as dry as it gets

@@DailyDrivenClasssics yeah it's worth checking the workshop manual. I remember putting bilstein inserts in my old e30 and it specifically saying they didn't require oil in the struts.

@Scala598 @Scala598 Just took a look at the TIS manual and couldn't find any info on the dampers. A forum suggested the same thing as you said with the heat transfer through oil. It makes sense, but I don't think its is necessary to do so, since a car that will only see normal driving wont get the dampers hot enough to notice a difference. And this old crusty e34 is too slow to see any spirited driving :)

@M_POWER_TDS @M_POWER_TDS Greetings back! Thanks for the support :)

@papamagician6447 @papamagician6447 So true. was your issue with autodoc aswell? This isn't the first time I've had many issues with them:(

@@DailyDrivenClasssics with autodoc I ordered the driver side window regulator and they sent me an e36 one that doesn't even fit my car

I in Estonia order most of the goods from Polish warehouses. Most sellers of spare parts in Estonia take them from there. Maybe you should try them. Yes, Autodoc sends the wrong spare parts.

@Maniacfists @Maniacfists sounds about right :/

@jaanussaar9481 @jaanussaar9481 Good idea:) How do I order from such warehouses. Do you have a website?

@insaneiceage9719 I didnt. I only torqued the ball joints. The bushings are still not torqued.

@DanteMK yesss :) i still have at least 2 more on the e34 😇

@74flips well its the turbodiesel e34 so it came stock :/

@Prod.efim04 I don't understand what you mean. Can you please provide the timestamp where I said what your referring to :)

@@DailyDrivenClasssicswelche Marke hast du genommen für die Sachen, hast du n Link zu den ganzen Sachen ? Kannst auch einfach die Produkte hinschreiben hier, danke

@Prod.efim04 @Prod.efim04 Hab alles von Autodoc. Die Dämpfer waren von TRW. Der Rest war ein Mischmach an verschiedenen Marken. Kanns dir leider nicht mehr sagen :(

@@DailyDrivenClasssicsalles klar danke

Ech kaan die sproch net so gudd. 😅 Ich komme aus der Eifel. Bestelle immer bei Motointegrator oder Leebmann24. Nie Probleme. Habe früher immer bei Kfzteile24 bestellt aber die sind zu teuer. Top Video!👍🏻

Danke! Ja das problem ist aber auch dass viele Seiten grosse diskrepanzen zwischen den preisen haben. Mansche sind hier teurer, andere auf anderen seiten. Autodoc ist das billigste aber der service ist bissl kacke :)

@@DailyDrivenClasssics ok. Ich habe mit Autodoc keine Erfahrungen, aber ich hab kein Interesse da zu bestellen, alleine weil die mit ihrer Werbung schon so nerven.😉

@@C_Productions werbung bekomm ich keine mehr seotdem ich dort bestelle😀

@@DailyDrivenClasssics ok. Das paßt wenn Du mit denen zufrieden bist. Hast Du schon geplant deine Garagenwerstatt aufzurüsten? Ich hätte an besseres Licht und eine Hebebühne gedacht.