HOW TO BMW E34: Front Suspension Replacement/lowering
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2024
- (Skip to 8:46 for fast-forwarded removal of front strut if that's all you need to know)
Hey everyone!
In this video I show how to remove, replace and re-install new front suspension on a BMW E34 540i (1994). This video details all the steps required to remove and rebuild the front strut assemblies, and is also useful for anyone wanting to know how to change their front top mounts.
The specific kit I'm installing is the Eibach and Bilstein B12 kit, which lowers the front and rear by ~20-30 mm.
I hope this is helpful!
You've got a great mechanic if he lets you use his shop and tools.
Great job on this. Exceptionally clear video and calm commentary. You should be on the radio! Thanks 😁👍
Watching your video so that I can get inspired to do this repair on my Volvo 740. Appreciate the details you provide for each step! Keep up the good work!
+Darth Volvo Thanks mate! Hopefully it's similar enough to your Volvo to be useful :)
Excellent work! I am inspired to do my suspension after watching this.
Cheers for sharing mate,I'm about to drop the front 25-30 mm soon,I'm not touching the rear as it's fine as it is,it's just that gap on the front end that pisses me off every time I look at it lol
+Stuart oliver Good luck mate, shouldn't be too hard after this video!
you want to keep the ration between rear and front.
I have an e34. You sir, are my hero.
Thank you, all of your videos were really helpful! I appreciate the effort and wish you best of the lucks buddy ✌
Informative DIY video, will surely use it on mine. thanks subscribed, keep them coming.
Thanks! Have fun with it - I've got more coming soon
+Gerry Reggea Thanks Gerry!
Thanks is to you man..cheers
Gabigo, damn that's bad man!! There are many DIY on how to align your tyres to achieve a neutral camber but as I understand mostly after changing your shocks you should go for alignment. Cheers.
Hi mate,so I got the fronts done and it feels good,just the rears now,only problem is that when you get down there you see all the other bits that'll need doing lol
+Stuart oliver Good work! Hahaha yeah... Just one of those things you pretend you didn't see.
Nice Video... Compared to the E39 front suspension this looks amazingly easy! ^^
Hell yeah bro. Awesome video. I have a 95 525i bmw that I need to do this on. Hopefully it's pretty similar
bro me too same year i’ve been really wanting to do this to mine, how’d yours come along?
Thanks for the handy video mate. I hope you've since invested in some axle stands. Those bricks are dangerous!
Cool bud, many thanks. It looks like I could fit the e34 struts into my e12. Very cool.
subscribed man gonna get a bmw e34 soon as well and i want to change as many old parts as i can to make it drive long :)
+ExeKuTioN Cro Awesome! They're great cars
what springs and shocks are you using exactly?
Thank you for the very good Video, E34 Videos are rare.
I like the certified shoe test :D
Greetings from Germany
Great job for explaining the video 👍
Man i had a good old time with the manual spring compressors when i did this on my e34, my arm is still sore lol
+GuamanianBlood619 Definitely the second best reason to have a sore arm I think!
Great video for this job.
Why did you choose bilstein? How do you like them after more than a year of use? I'm looking into struts and shocks and can't decide between koni and bilstein. Thanks! Great video!
wonderful explication samuel
it will help me a lot for my tds525 ;)
Thanks mate, very helpful:thumbsup
No problems!
very helpful thankyou keep up the videos
Hi, great video - given me the confidence to do this myself!
I'm having trouble loosening the nut on the top of the stabiliser. do you have any advice on how to get it off? I had the spanner on the inside and the 17mm socket on the outer side.
I really want to get past this as I'm really keen to finish this job! cheers
+Andrew Trinick Hey man! Glad you're having a go at it. If you're talking about what I think you are, then try use another spanner rather than a socket. I think you can get it in there. If it's really stubborn, use some wd40 as well. You'll get it!
+Andrew Trinick Oh and make sure the other spanner is holding the flats of that shaft securely so it can't spin.
Andrew Trinick If that still isn't working, try positioning the spanner which is holding the shaft so that it rests up against something metal so it can't move. Then, use the other spanner and hit it with a hammer a few times. The counter-holding spanner shouldn't move.
Had to hacksaw it off as both were seized! Both struts now off - thanks again for a great video
+Andrew Trinick If that's not the best excuse to replace them, I'm not sure what is! No worries man, glad I could help
Easily 10/10 video! Subbed!
+Zarrick Thankyou!
Extraordinary. Thank you!
Very god.
Thanks this job !
Thanks a lot of your video. Can you make about ball joints repairing video?
I have problem with my e34, its make "clunk" noise only when i turn full the steering to left. Could u help me to indentified where noise came from?
Hi and thanks for your great content. I noticed you have the style 68 OEM rims on. This weekend I tried to fit those rims on my E34 but the tires rub on the strut suspension. I imagine you installed some spacers.
Can you tell me which ones?
Thanks for the video! Could you provide rim details (width, size,...) and the tire details as I would want to compare the rim/tyre
size vs drop height. Thanks!
+Fuzz Hardware Sure! I'm running 235/45 R17's. The suspension settled down a little but further than in the video but not by too much.
Cheers mate, will be getting some 17's too, so good to know!
hi man, i'm going to do this with my friend to my 520i, it's the first time that i attempt to do a "big thing" like this to my car, is it difficult if we have no experience at all? i mean, we have all the tools described in this video (and for the rear suspension too) but you recommend to do this anyway if i had never did anything like change the coilovers to a car? thanks in advance man, thanks for the tutorial however =D
My friend, I have a question I hope to solve this problem my car BMW e32 735i I have trouble on board computer where a card this device total is under the back seat please clarify work that card.
Hello, will the front kit you used work on an E32? Thank you.
Did you use new bump stops...or the old ones on the new struts? I've heard that the B8's don't use the bump stops.
di you have to change any of the tie rods or anything when lowering it?
Good job
+Leopard Leopard2 Thanks!
Note the device mean the back card not present and thank you
thanks a lot !
thank y for makeing the video did the same fo my e34 tds wery good video ;)
How was the ride after this modification? Thank you.
Please share how open feul injectors e34 bmw 525 1992
also i want to know the bilstein's code no for the rear set.
Well done bro
Great vid 👍
what size are your rims (offset,wide ?) and what size are the tires ? Please respond.
They look like style 68's off an E46.
did you have paint correction done to the car? the paint looks great
+MK Haha no not yet unfortunately! I think it looks good in this video because it's wet, but my paint is fading on the top panels. Respray soon I hope
Hi Samuel, thank you for the video. I changed the front strut of my E34, but I still got the vibration in the front of the car when I am at about 60 mph. Do you have any idea what other suspension parts I need to replace?
That would be your center drag link and controll arms I had the same issue on my e34 haha
Look at replacing your thrust arms
I always break the middle nut lose before dropping the strut, but not super lose just to where I can easily take it off when I get it off, and any auto parts store will let you rent a spring compressor for $65, super simple job that is if any bolts or hex heads are not rusted out lol then it's HEEEELLLLLLLL lol
are you going to lower the rear too or just install new shocks
+grannationalboy The rear got lowered as well! I made a separate video for the rear if you want to check it out!
just watched the rear video. i will definitely use them ahem doing my suspension. my e34 is the same color as yours too
Good luck with it - should only take a weekend to do :) The car feels really good afterwards so it's worth it
Where can I buy e34 genuine parts from India
great video, thanks
what website do you buy your parts from?
+Jeremy Robertson No problems. Usually ebay, but for more standard parts I go through a European parts supplier to make sure they're good quality (for gaskets etc.)
how much oil did you add into the strut housing?
Johnson I’m not sure if it uses any...
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hahaha he/she probably owns a prius!!
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