at what mileage did you address your tension struts?

John 070 · 12-11-2016, 11:10 AM

I was told my bushings need attn @ 51k. maybe age.....

An entire kit with 4 control arms, OEM types by Lemforder, are $296, seems like a good deal.....(why press out the bushings at that price?)

Seems like my rubber protecting the struts and shocks are all torn all around, noticed when I put on my snows...

Seattlesquash · 12-11-2016, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by John 070

I was told my bushings need attn @ 51k. maybe age.....

An entire kit with 4 control arms, OEM types by Lemforder, are $296, seems like a good deal.....(why press out the bushings at that price?)

Seems like my rubber protecting the struts and shocks are all torn all around, noticed when I put on my snows...

I agree, I would do new, especially with our BMW having lots of options/brands. Did my first suspension related work at 75k, lower control arms.

Needbmwpartzz · 12-11-2016, 06:13 PM

Around ~120-130k....although they were in need of replacement ~100k

Welcome to NBA Jam · 12-11-2016, 08:41 PM

At 85k now on original parts. I'm probably gonna do M3 control arms at 100k, but my steering still feels tight, I have no abnormal tire wear, alignment sticks, nothing is torn, and there's no excess wheel play while in the air.

AviatorBimmerFL · 12-11-2016, 09:04 PM

At 140K on original control arms! Went ahead and changed upper control arms, lower control arms and tie rod ends. After alignment, car feels like new!

kkasson · 12-12-2016, 12:59 AM

Mine were leaking at or before ~75k. I replaced them when I started to feel it around 90k.

mjn77 · 12-12-2016, 04:21 AM

105k now and the lower control arms bushes are starting to show signs of wear.

Efthreeoh · 12-12-2016, 04:34 AM

I've done the tension struts at 182,000 and 314,000. I switched to M3 tension struts at the 182K mark. The hydraulic bushings were leaking and I had brake pulsation. At 314,000 I discovered the left ball joint was bad. Tie rod ends and control arms are original and still in good shape.

rok2774 · 12-12-2016, 06:48 AM

Just had my front control arm bushings replaced @ 48K miles.

John 070 · 12-12-2016, 09:32 AM

thanks for the comments....my hunch is mine are not "bad," but are showing signs of wear. The reason for the rear shocks is the torn boots and swollen bump stops, that doesn't mean the shocks have failed or are leaking....

AZDesertBMW · 12-12-2016, 10:13 AM

Just did mine at 60k. I bought the car at 52k and the ppi showed microcracks on the bushing. They were leaking oil at 59k after a 4k mile road trip. I would just watch for any signs of oil leaks, and then replace. I just replaced with factory arms but thought hard about the trw m3 arms since their the oem provider for the suspension arms. Didn't go with the m3 arms because I was worried about tire wear.

drunkenup · 12-13-2016, 02:14 AM

Pretty sure it's been like this since I bought my 1er at 59k, but threshold braking on track at 70k proved they were absolutely shot. Replacing with whiteline or M3 when I get the time

12-11-2016, 11:10 AM	#1
John 070 Lieutenant General 1705 Rep 14,829 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	at what mileage did you address your tension struts? I was told my bushings need attn @ 51k. maybe age..... An entire kit with 4 control arms, OEM types by Lemforder, are $296, seems like a good deal.....(why press out the bushings at that price?) Seems like my rubber protecting the struts and shocks are all torn all around, noticed when I put on my snows...
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12-11-2016, 06:13 PM	#3
Needbmwpartzz Colonel 851 Rep 2,793 Posts Drives: 2009 bmw 328i x-drive Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Kitchener/Waterloo iTrader: (0)	Around ~120-130k....although they were in need of replacement ~100k
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Welcome to NBA Jam Is it the shoes!? 3884 Rep 5,112 Posts Drives: (Sold) 2011 E92 335i ZMP 6MT Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: USA iTrader: (1)	At 85k now on original parts. I'm probably gonna do M3 control arms at 100k, but my steering still feels tight, I have no abnormal tire wear, alignment sticks, nothing is torn, and there's no excess wheel play while in the air.
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12-11-2016, 09:04 PM	#5
AviatorBimmerFL Second Lieutenant 55 Rep 266 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 335i E92 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Orlando, FL iTrader: (2)	At 140K on original control arms! Went ahead and changed upper control arms, lower control arms and tie rod ends. After alignment, car feels like new! __________________ 2007 335i E92 FBO \| MHD Stage 2+ 93 octane \| xHP Stage 3 \| Fuel-It! Stage 2 LPFP \| VRSF 7" FMIC \| VRSF Catless Downpipes \| ER Chargepipe \| HKS SSQV4 BOV \| Ultimate Racing CAI
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12-12-2016, 12:59 AM	#6
kkasson Lieutenant 187 Rep 589 Posts Drives: 07 BMW 328i, 08 BMW 528i Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	Mine were leaking at or before ~75k. I replaced them when I started to feel it around 90k.
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12-12-2016, 04:34 AM	#8
Efthreeoh General 17309 Rep 18,733 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	I've done the tension struts at 182,000 and 314,000. I switched to M3 tension struts at the 182K mark. The hydraulic bushings were leaking and I had brake pulsation. At 314,000 I discovered the left ball joint was bad. Tie rod ends and control arms are original and still in good shape. __________________ A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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12-12-2016, 06:48 AM	#9
rok2774 Private First Class 36 Rep 108 Posts Drives: X5 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NE iTrader: (0)	Just had my front control arm bushings replaced @ 48K miles.
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12-12-2016, 09:32 AM	#10
John 070 Lieutenant General 1705 Rep 14,829 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	thanks for the comments....my hunch is mine are not "bad," but are showing signs of wear. The reason for the rear shocks is the torn boots and swollen bump stops, that doesn't mean the shocks have failed or are leaking....
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12-12-2016, 10:13 AM	#11
AZDesertBMW Private 8 Rep 90 Posts Drives: 2011 335i Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Tucson, AZ iTrader: (0)	Just did mine at 60k. I bought the car at 52k and the ppi showed microcracks on the bushing. They were leaking oil at 59k after a 4k mile road trip. I would just watch for any signs of oil leaks, and then replace. I just replaced with factory arms but thought hard about the trw m3 arms since their the oem provider for the suspension arms. Didn't go with the m3 arms because I was worried about tire wear.
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12-13-2016, 02:14 AM	#12
drunkenup Captain 214 Rep 988 Posts Drives: 2009 135i, 2021 F150 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: NJ iTrader: (1)	Pretty sure it's been like this since I bought my 1er at 59k, but threshold braking on track at 70k proved they were absolutely shot. Replacing with whiteline or M3 when I get the time __________________ MHD \| BMS \| VRSF \| APEX \| RECARO \| TC Kline \| BERK \| Turner Motorsport \| Eibach \| BMW Performance
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