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My Ride: 2007 E60 530d
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I had no trouble at all. No special tools to remove.
I didn't remove all the bits the manual says - just enough to get to the top of the tower in the boot.
I didn't remove all the bits the manual says - just enough to get to the top of the tower in the boot.
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My Ride: bmw e60 msport
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Went to my mechanic yesterday he told me he has a spring.now his Russian and deals all in BMW and his also a friend and very good my question is I asked him is it an msport spring he said all the springs are the same it's the shocks that are different and the msport shock is shorter is this correct as I never new this
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That is incorrect. You cant even get springs from the dealer they are special order because the spring size depends on the options that the car was ordered with. Also Msport springs are shorter then normal springs. Its not only the shock that differs.
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Went to my mechanic yesterday he told me he has a spring.now his Russian and deals all in BMW and his also a friend and very good my question is I asked him is it an msport spring he said all the springs are the same it's the shocks that are different and the msport shock is shorter is this correct as I never new this
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He only did one side and just the spring and it looks even what shud my measurements be from top tyre to edge of arch and IV 18" mv2
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Yeah, that is not even obscure knowledge - I believe the standard, Sport, and MSport all had unique springs/spring rates.
I think the ride height was similar between the Sport and MSport, even though they had different spring rates, so it's still possible you have a different spring now, but could not tell from looking at the ride height.
I think the ride height was similar between the Sport and MSport, even though they had different spring rates, so it's still possible you have a different spring now, but could not tell from looking at the ride height.
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I feel your pain ianbmwe60, also had broken rear springs and was lucky to find a set off amazon.com.
Did the replace myself, not at all difficult to do if you can hold a wrench.BUT never go back to that mechanic other than maybe to have him correct current job for you.
Good luck.
Did the replace myself, not at all difficult to do if you can hold a wrench.BUT never go back to that mechanic other than maybe to have him correct current job for you.
Good luck.
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Msport is the lowest, sport is "lower", and standard is obviously the standard. The difference between each is small though, especially the Msport to Sport difference. Standard to msport is a decent difference.