Suspension Bushings replacement time

[Gurltech]

I have been reading this thread, just so I have an idea of what is involved.

Excellent write up!

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...tempt-2-a.html

Here are a few questions I have.

1. X5girl, How does your X ride and handle now that you have miles under your belt?

2. heard good and bad about powerflex bushings

3. where can I get the all the parts required in the states without
hopping from site to site piecing the suspension bushings together?

ECS has a oem rebuild kit for 700 should I go with that over the powerflex?

4. Anything else I should replace while that is being done?

My ride: 2006 e53 110k miles aftermarket wheels with hubcentric rings
only problem with the X is a slight annoying shimmy in the steering wheel, that drives me nuts. And the handling is starting to feel a little mushy and loose.

[E55AMG2]

I have the same bushings X5girl does. There is no real noticable difference in ride, but the handling did improve tons. I suspect more from replacing the worn out bushings than the powerflexes themselves. There is no noise/vibration/harshness difference either.

They are a royal PITA to change out, but the benefit to powerflex is that they wont ever fail again. The downside is the cost....$400+/- for the set.

You can find them through any retailer in the US that sells powerflex bushings.

[ayagutak]

When do u know they need to be change, I'm having a problem with my x5 4.6is when ever I roll over a bump, the front feel loose, and there is radeling sound

[E55AMG2]

The car will tramline on rutted roads, and you might get a clunk when stopping if its up front. The rears will manifest over railroad tracks and big bumps in that the X will skip all over the place instead of going straight.