Help - Self-Leveling Shocks Swap

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Scott - 16 Aug 2005 19:41 GMT

Hi,

I have a '92 525i Touring Wagon and apparently I am "lucky" enough to have
self-leveling shocks in the rear. The prices for replacements are
outrageous, is there a swap to get rid of the self-leveling hardware so I
can use more reasonably priced gas shocks? Is this terribly tough? Thanks!

- Scott

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Phil Robyn - 16 Aug 2005 23:22 GMT

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Dinan sells suspension 'kits' (stage I through stage III) for this
purpose. A few years ago I replaced the front and self-leveling rear
suspension on my '91 M5 (stage I) for somewhere around US$1,700.00
plus labor. Work was done by Bavarian Professionals in Berkeley, CA.

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Phil Robyn
1987 535is
1991 M5
Univ. of California, Berkeley

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Somebody. - 18 Aug 2005 03:26 GMT

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You can swap in the standard oem parts (springs & shocks) and cap off all
the hydraulics for about the same price as replacing one hydraulic shock.
Then you've got a matched, refreshed suspension that's more easily serviced
in future.

At least that's what we did several times on E32's with that issue.

-Russ.

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Scott - 23 Aug 2005 13:29 GMT

Apparently its my rear accumulators that are bad and the local BMW shop
wants $600 to repair it including labor. He also quoted me about $800 to
redo the "entire" front end. My question is how hard is it to replace the
rear accumulators? Is this something I can attempt leave to a shop? I would
say I am an average backyard mechanic. Thanks!

> You can swap in the standard oem parts (springs & shocks) and cap off
> all the hydraulics for about the same price as replacing one hydraulic
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