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DISCUSSION => Suspension => Topic started by: achtungE30 on April 19, 2006, 05:36:10 PM

Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: achtungE30 on April 19, 2006, 05:36:10 PM: Just browsing through, I noticed many of your running setups like IE Stage 3 springs, KW 55/35 (or whatever spring rate), Ground Control Coilovers, and all the associated M3 control arms, bushings etc..

Where do you find the best deals on these setups, what online vendors? I'm new to the BMW scene.
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: Eurospec on April 19, 2006, 05:41:18 PM: OE parts:
Bmaparts
Bfbmw
Autohauz arizona
Pelican auto parts

Aftermarket:
Ireland Engineering
Bimmerworld
Bavauto
BMPdesign
Turnermotorsports
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: Febi Guibo on April 19, 2006, 06:28:44 PM: fyi: for H&R springs, turner generally has the lowest prices...
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: Eurospec on April 19, 2006, 07:03:36 PM: Quote from: Febi Guibo
fyi: for H&R springs, turner generally has the lowest prices...
When they're in stock....arghhh
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: mikesjo on April 19, 2006, 08:16:51 PM: Poor eurospec, he's pulling his hairs out :(. Haha. Get something else!
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: 2002maniac on April 19, 2006, 09:07:58 PM: BMA also usually has a cheaper price on IE stuff.
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: Eurospec on April 19, 2006, 09:11:48 PM: You could also contact greg@seambmw.com for discounted IE parts.
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: asubimmer on April 19, 2006, 09:51:51 PM: like stage III springs? ^^
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: Eurospec on April 19, 2006, 10:20:35 PM: Yep. Not sure what kind of a discount, contacting him would be best.
Title: Total Cost.
Post by: D. Clay on May 08, 2006, 01:37:47 AM: BMAParts has free shipping on orders over $50. They are lowest cost overall. I just got some "FAG" rear wheel bearings from them. Good for a laugh when you open the box.
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: M42boy on May 08, 2006, 05:27:13 PM: Most of my car will be built with parts from Bavarian Autosport and Turner Motorsport. Turner has some great racing and performance parts, and probably the best prices on some of these, but thier customer service is lousy at best. I honestly hate doing business with those yankees, but they honestly are so much cheaper that I simply put up with it.

Kudos to Bavarian Autsport! :D
They are the best online BMW retailer IMHO. They have an excellent web site and carry probably the largest selection of OEM and replacement parts (and some performance parts) for our cars. Thier service is excellent and the parts are always top quality. Also, I know it's a small thing.. but the fact that they use actual BMW part numbers to identify thier parts makes things so much easier when you are rebuilding a car to the extent I am.

Autohaus AZ is significantly cheaper on a few items (like sensors), but they damaged a few parts in shipping and a few other parts were "no name brand" parts. I wont be doing business with them again.

BMA Parts is also excellent, but thier selection of replacement parts for the 318is seems selective.

Just my $0.02 worth as I've dealt with most of them.
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: silverblades181 on May 08, 2006, 08:50:14 PM: I recently ordered my bilstein sport shocks and H&R sport springs from Turnermotorsports. Arrived in 2 days (I'm in Canada) Great service for a great product at a great price! I'm definatly buying there again.
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: M42boy on May 08, 2006, 10:49:29 PM: Quote from: silverblades181
I recently ordered my bilstein sport shocks and H&R sport springs from Turnermotorsports. Arrived in 2 days (I'm in Canada) Great service for a great product at a great price! I'm definatly buying there again.

The prices are really good. I guess it's okay if you don't have to deal with the "human" element. And, I use that term lightly. ;)

I've spent a lot of time on the phone with Bavarian Autosport as well as Patrick from BMA. Those experiences were much very positive. I too was supprised at how bad the service was with the people at Turner. I had a much different impression before actually dealing with them.
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: 1991318is on May 09, 2006, 01:07:49 AM: I like ireland, I've had good luck dealing with them. I've emailed Jim several times and had great responding time from him. He's very honest and even helped me out when i wasn't buying products from them. But I do know several people who had bad luck with Ireland and have never gotten responses from emails and such.
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: Zoso on May 09, 2006, 09:36:46 AM: I used to order all my stuff from BFBMW.com ... but when they moved and changed names, they stopped having the best prices.

I order mostly through BMAparts.com
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: Eurospec on May 09, 2006, 12:02:05 PM: Quote from: Zoso
I used to order all my stuff from BFBMW.com ... but when they moved and changed names, they stopped having the best prices.

I order mostly through BMAparts.com
I thought they had the best prices on Lemfoerder steering components, correct me if I'm wrong.
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: e9nine on May 09, 2006, 09:16:26 PM: GCs - one set was new 2 years or so ago during a group buy. The other set was used

Konis - Brand new from EAP 4 parts before they became BFBMW a few years ago

Bilsteins - Used

Control arms, tie rod ends, Offset bushings - All new from BMW, EAP 4 parts and a buddy who used to sell e30 parts

FWIW - Sometimes trying to save a few pennies isn't worth it. Consolidate orders and order once and you can get a better discount and save on shipping. Nickle and diming the parts sources isn't always ideal, they all don't make killings on these petty items and it's very competitive.
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: jbuttenshaw on May 18, 2006, 02:27:10 AM: where would i get a urethane diff mount?
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: Eurospec on May 18, 2006, 02:13:34 PM: Quote from: jbuttenshaw
where would i get a urethane diff mount?
Bimmerworld has street/track versions made by powerflex.

LINK (http://www.nexternal.com/bimmerworl/Product710)
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Post by: jbuttenshaw on May 30, 2006, 08:23:18 AM: where is there a place in la that will sell subframe bushes, rear shock mounts and diff mount in urethane? thanks fellas.
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: mikesjo on June 30, 2006, 04:46:53 AM: bmw2002.com (Ireland Engineering)
turnermotorsports.com
bavauto.com
bmpdesign.com
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: ///Motorsport on June 30, 2006, 05:38:15 PM: bavAuto has a sale on Bilstein Sports right now and free shipping... cost me almost nothing...
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: mikesjo on June 30, 2006, 06:22:13 PM: They cost me $351 US :(.
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: ///Motorsport on June 30, 2006, 07:23:52 PM: well mine were around or under 300, but still i think that was cheap.. what other companies offer catalogs other than BMP and Bavarian Autosport? BAvAuto is a little too New Englandy for me and BMP is too Texasish.
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: M42boy on June 30, 2006, 09:48:22 PM: Quote from: mikesjo
They cost me $351 US :(.

Don't scoff. That's really not that bad.
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: achtungE30 on June 30, 2006, 11:04:50 PM: Yea $351 is what I paid shipped for my Bilstein sports during the sale.

Thats cheap compared to when I used to pay $375-450 for Koni/Bilstein shocks / struts for my vws.
Title: Where do you guys purchase your suspension components.
Post by: mikesjo on June 30, 2006, 11:17:02 PM: Yes I know :).
Title: Whatever, whenever.
Post by: D. Clay on July 01, 2006, 04:38:04 PM: When I need something I decide which way to go and then shop for lowest price.
Found this on ebay:
Bilstein OEM replacements $219 + free shipping
Bilstein HD $350 + free shipping
Bilstein Sports $360 + free shipping
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