I am after some advice regarding shock absorbers for my 1998 Z3.
Both rear springs are corroded, so I am looking at the best option without spending a ton of cash. Actually, I am starting to believe (know) that I should have researched more before my purchase of the car, and gone for something a little bit perkier (2.8 or 3.0).
So, the question is: Should I invest any more money than just replacing the springs, I mean, a full set of dumpers and springs? That will run from anything like £700 to £1000, depending on quality/sportiness from what I can see.
Then, I have the following laundry list to fix:
Note: I can wield the spanners, but to be frank, I can't be arsed now. I've done a lot of that on my Spitfire and my motorbikes. I just got to the point now that paying someone else to do the work is a better bet. Having said that, I do not want to sink more money on a car that might never be what I really expected it to be.
Both rear springs are corroded, so I am looking at the best option without spending a ton of cash. Actually, I am starting to believe (know) that I should have researched more before my purchase of the car, and gone for something a little bit perkier (2.8 or 3.0).
So, the question is: Should I invest any more money than just replacing the springs, I mean, a full set of dumpers and springs? That will run from anything like £700 to £1000, depending on quality/sportiness from what I can see.
Then, I have the following laundry list to fix:
- Front steering arms inner joints worn
- NSF lower suspension ball joint worn
- OSR break disk worn and corroded
- Soft coolant hoses
- Rear subframe mounting bushes worn
- Rear trailing arm bushes perished
- Rear diff mounting splitting
Note: I can wield the spanners, but to be frank, I can't be arsed now. I've done a lot of that on my Spitfire and my motorbikes. I just got to the point now that paying someone else to do the work is a better bet. Having said that, I do not want to sink more money on a car that might never be what I really expected it to be.