Every suspension coil spring and sway bar you will see on the market, if painted, is powder coated. So yes, powder coating does flex.Jeremy wrote:What sort of warranty did you get on the coating? AFAIK, powder coatings have no flex at all. I'm guessing that the coating will crack and start to flake off shortly after installation.LarryM wrote:Installed a set of ST sway bars that I bought used off a forum member, then had powder coated a pretty shade of blue.
What did you do to your E28 today?
Glad to hear you're enjoying the sways. Consider MTech "Short Red"s. They aren't an extreme drop like the name implies. You'll have to have them shipped from Germany through the dealer, but a lot of people like them.LarryM wrote:Installed a set of ST sway bars that I bought used off a forum member, then had powder coated a pretty shade of blue. Used new poly bushings with lube from Energy Suspensions.
Now I'm trying to decide if I should keep going with the suspension upgrades (MTech springs and shocks) or just enjoy it the way it is for awhile. It actually handles pretty well with the stock "is" suspension.
What pressures are you running?Brendan P wrote:Did a general inspection and then cleaned up some old coolant splash. Still haven't done anything with the transmission leak (selector spring cover).
Also, I discovered where the brake bias valve is. It was very dirty down there.
Tires are inflated to AutoX pressures and ready to go!
I found that my car would handle best (from my own feedback) at about 37 front and about 34 rear.
I was running on 235/45/17 ExtremeContact DWs and Style 42s. Sure, they're the wrong size tires (and wheels an inch too big), I was satisfied with today's runs.
The pressure did go up over time, up to about 41 at the front, so I had to continuously drop it.
I think that anywhere between 35 - 37 PSI in the front and maybe around 32 - 34 PSI at the rear may be sufficient.
Then again, maybe I have no idea what I'm doing
I was running on 235/45/17 ExtremeContact DWs and Style 42s. Sure, they're the wrong size tires (and wheels an inch too big), I was satisfied with today's runs.
The pressure did go up over time, up to about 41 at the front, so I had to continuously drop it.
I think that anywhere between 35 - 37 PSI in the front and maybe around 32 - 34 PSI at the rear may be sufficient.
Then again, maybe I have no idea what I'm doing
Thanks for your input. I am debating tire and wheel sizes for my e28. I seem to like 50 PSI with my 205/60/15 e34 wheels. Then comes suspension! Ugh. the choices and decisions that need to happen....Brendan P wrote:I found that my car would handle best (from my own feedback) at about 37 front and about 34 rear.
I was running on 235/45/17 ExtremeContact DWs and Style 42s. Sure, they're the wrong size tires (and wheels an inch too big), I was satisfied with today's runs.
The pressure did go up over time, up to about 41 at the front, so I had to continuously drop it.
I think that anywhere between 35 - 37 PSI in the front and maybe around 32 - 34 PSI at the rear may be sufficient.
Then again, maybe I have no idea what I'm doing
I've seen a good amount of posts here saying that a 16" wheel would be the best size; not sure about tire size though (will search later on). If you're only getting started, throwing around an E28 in stock suspension would be the best way to get into it, unless you've got some experience under your hands... However, for me, a set of H&R sport springs, Bilstein sport shocks, and IE F&R adjustable sway bars are enough to make it quick and agile. Sometime in the future I would like to install a strut tower bar and play around with the sway bars. In fact, I'm quite satisfied with my current setup; going into the world of coil overs and harder spring ratios/shocks would be overwhelming for me.GrayGohst wrote:Thanks for your input. I am debating tire and wheel sizes for my e28. I seem to like 50 PSI with my 205/60/15 e34 wheels. Then comes suspension! Ugh. the choices and decisions that need to happen....Brendan P wrote:I found that my car would handle best (from my own feedback) at about 37 front and about 34 rear.
I was running on 235/45/17 ExtremeContact DWs and Style 42s. Sure, they're the wrong size tires (and wheels an inch too big), I was satisfied with today's runs.
The pressure did go up over time, up to about 41 at the front, so I had to continuously drop it.
I think that anywhere between 35 - 37 PSI in the front and maybe around 32 - 34 PSI at the rear may be sufficient.
Then again, maybe I have no idea what I'm doing
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Chimi-Changa
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after the latest storm, replaced dash cluster board ( programma), odometer gears, and bulbs- quick test, so far so good...
Yesterday- west up to VSR in Bow NH to drop off RD from spoiler for paint- met the crew there. Amazing operation. Then shot down to Exhaust place in MA where group buy headers were made to pick mine up:
Yesterday- west up to VSR in Bow NH to drop off RD from spoiler for paint- met the crew there. Amazing operation. Then shot down to Exhaust place in MA where group buy headers were made to pick mine up:
Last night, I did an oil change and drained the coolant. Today, I replaced the brake booster with a spare I had rebuilt by JCS, and in doing so replaced the brake bomb, pressure switches and all return hoses for the hydroboost system - and I did the filter this time - looked practically new compared to the one that was in the 528i. Then I changed the plugs, replaced all three belts, and replaced the coolant hoses, the fuel hoses and all of the clamps. Also replaced the coolant. The radiator was 10 years old, but had 3k miles on it. It's a Nissens. I will probably change it eventually since I like the South African Behr radiators.
Amateur-Tip: New Craftsman tools suck. Their flare wrenches are horrible. The open-end wrenches I have are much tighter on the fittings. They're fat pieces of shit, too and they're going back tomorrow.
Also, why do people point the screw for the clamp on the CSV facing down? It takes only a couple of seconds to get it from the top, through the intake manifold. The 528i hose was original and took 10 minutes to change. The M535i hose was original too, but someone added one of those shitty cheese-grater clamps (as they did every clamp they touched - only three were original still) and I fought with that for over an hour. Then the hose just broke.
Amateur-Tip: New Craftsman tools suck. Their flare wrenches are horrible. The open-end wrenches I have are much tighter on the fittings. They're fat pieces of shit, too and they're going back tomorrow.
Also, why do people point the screw for the clamp on the CSV facing down? It takes only a couple of seconds to get it from the top, through the intake manifold. The 528i hose was original and took 10 minutes to change. The M535i hose was original too, but someone added one of those shitty cheese-grater clamps (as they did every clamp they touched - only three were original still) and I fought with that for over an hour. Then the hose just broke.
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Coldswede
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I cleaned last nights snow off the 538e and took it to the car wash for a double shot of under carriage cleaning with the special salt remover (which I would bet is baking soda), plus a normal wash. I let it dry for an hour while I did some window shopping and drove it home, the back way, very slowly.
Then I edited down a quick video of it.e28Sean wrote:Flogged it on a track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KvYUMTj ... e=youtu.be
I just got back from moving it off the street; that was the first time it had moved in about a week, and it only happened now because the snow plows are being sent out to take care of the ~4" of fresh snow we got last night and I don't want it getting ticketed & towed. After sitting that long in the cold (today's high was 10°F, and several nights in the last week below zero) I was sure it would need to be jumpstarted, but it popped right off.
Yesterday I cleared all the snow off it and from around it (and the other cars in the driveway). It got parked during the storm, not before, so it was a struggle to get it moving out of its space despite the driveway being cleared all around it. Rocked it forward and back a few times and it eventually broke out.
No more winters without snow tires. I should have found the money somewhere this year. All-seasons in this area are for chumps and people who don't have to go anywhere.
No more winters without snow tires. I should have found the money somewhere this year. All-seasons in this area are for chumps and people who don't have to go anywhere.
I fixed the antenna mast. And by "fixed" I mean I actually repaired the mast – I didn't replace it. It had snapped off where it comes out of the fender, so I extracted the couple of inches left inside the antenna, removed the brass stopper bushing from it, put the bushing in the end of the remaining mast, and reinstalled the mast. It's a couple of inches shorter, of course, and doesn't retract very well, but I disabled the antenna motor years ago and just leave the antenna up. That's probably why it snapped in the first place.
