Ride quality
11-20-2004, 11:07 AM
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I'm fairly new to this site and have been enjoying the posts by all, I'm hopefull some of you can shed some lite on this topic. I have a 2004 540i its three weeks old and I love this car. But like many BMW owners, I can be critical too, I think the wheels need to be rebalanced because I do have some vibration at some speeds that go away if I speed up or slow down. But I also think the ride quality is slightly rougher than it should be. The car came with Dunlap run flats as part of the sports package, this is my first experience with these tires, I'm not sure if I'm just not used to this car yet or if the tires are the issue. I have owned several other BMW cars so I very used to the road feel you get with a bimmer, that why I love them. Would appreciate your thoughts.
11-20-2004, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by jochet' date='Nov 20 2004, 04:07 PM
I'm fairly new to this site and have been enjoying the posts by all, I'm hopefull some of you can shed some lite on this topic. I have a 2004 540i its three weeks old and I love this car. But like many BMW owners, I can be critical too, I think the wheels need to be rebalanced because I do have some vibration at some speeds that go away if I speed up or slow down. But I also think the ride quality is slightly rougher than it should be. The car came with Dunlap run flats as part of the sports package, this is my first experience with these tires, I'm not sure if I'm just not used to this car yet or if the tires are the issue. I have owned several other BMW cars so I very used to the road feel you get with a bimmer, that why I love them. Would appreciate your thoughts.
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11-20-2004, 12:06 PM
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Tires are the problem. The sidewalls are very stiff and have little compliance, this along with their greater weight makes for a harsh ride. Try lowering your pressures to about 34 psi on ALL the tires. If this is not good enough, switching to normal sport tires will be a BIG help.
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Originally Posted by jochet' date='Nov 20 2004, 01:07 PM
have a 2004 540i its three weeks old and I love this car.
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I think there have been some posts on tire vibrations/shuddering.
It may be the suspension. A method to test this would be to have the dealer mount some different tires and do an extensive test drive. Otherwise, how will you know? It may be a more serious problem than the tires. Only testing will tell.
TYVM.
11-21-2004, 05:03 AM
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I've had the same problems. In the end they gave me 4 new runflat tires and all was solved.
11-21-2004, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by jefferysf' date='Nov 20 2004, 05:06 PM
Tires are the problem. The sidewalls are very stiff and have little compliance, this along with their greater weight makes for a harsh ride. Try lowering your pressures to about 34 psi on ALL the tires. If this is not good enough, switching to normal sport tires will be a BIG help.
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11-21-2004, 01:24 PM
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2004 545i, sports pkg, logic 7 steptronic, rear shade,orient blue with beige interior, blue tooth enabled Razer Phone. 2004 X5 3.0, sports pkg, stepronic, summer pkg. imola red.
2006 Mini Cooper S, manual, sports, prem pkg, nav and kitchen sink.
Originally Posted by Dantheman' date='Nov 20 2004, 04:54 PM
[quote name='jochet' date='Nov 20 2004, 04:07 PM']I'm fairly new to this site and have been enjoying the posts by all, I'm hopefull some of you can shed some lite on this topic. I have a 2004 540i its three weeks old and I love this car. But like many BMW owners, I can be critical too, I think the wheels need to be rebalanced because I do have some vibration at some speeds that go away if I speed up or slow down. But I also think the ride quality is slightly rougher than it should be. The car came with Dunlap run flats as part of the sports package, this is my first experience with these tires, I'm not sure if I'm just not used to this car yet or if the tires are the issue. I have owned several other BMW cars so I very used to the road feel you get with a bimmer, that why I love them. Would appreciate your thoughts.
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2004 545i, sports pkg, logic 7 steptronic, rear shade,orient blue with beige interior, blue tooth enabled Razer Phone. 2004 X5 3.0, sports pkg, stepronic, summer pkg. imola red.
2006 Mini Cooper S, manual, sports, prem pkg, nav and kitchen sink.
Originally Posted by Jimbo' date='Nov 20 2004, 05:11 PM
[quote name='jochet' date='Nov 20 2004, 01:07 PM'] have a 2004 540i its three weeks old and I love this car.
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I think there have been some posts on tire vibrations/shuddering.
It may be the suspension. A method to test this would be to have the dealer mount some different tires and do an extensive test drive. Otherwise, how will you know? It may be a more serious problem than the tires. Only testing will tell.
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