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SlickGT1 01-12-2012 04:49 PM

Guys if you have never been to NYC, or anywhere around here, you really don't understand the conditions of the roads we drive on.

At least once a year I replace;
1. At least one tire. At least. Due to blow out, bubble, tear, etc...
2. Bent rim.
3. Occasionally I hit such a huge hole that I split a rim.

I had poly bushings on my Lexus, it took it fine except they started to squeal like a pig about a year into it. Constant re-greasing. Nothing ever fell off of it due to the bushings, but you never know with these BMWs.

SF2000x5 01-12-2012 05:04 PM

To each their own... I have stiff coilover suspension on my S2000 and drive it around San Francisco. I also visited all over NYC last summer and have a good idea of how the streets look.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6.../photo-101.jpg

BabyCAP 01-12-2012 05:15 PM

there is another in between option: go with Meyle which are better than stock but not not as hard as the power flex.

TiAgX5 01-12-2012 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SF2000x5 (Post 860439)
To each their own... I have stiff coilover suspension on my S2000 and drive it around San Francisco. I also visited all over NYC last summer and have a good idea of how the streets look.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6.../photo-101.jpg

If you have not driven Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens in March you have NO idea how bad these roads get!!! :rolleyes:

SlickGT1 01-13-2012 10:47 AM

Oh and the belt is under construction till 2016. You do not even understand the lengths I go to just to avoid it.

E55AMG2 01-26-2012 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TiAgX5 (Post 860432)
I know what they are, I've used them on my tracked ZR1 Vette and Viper. You never answered the question, have you seen the roads that the OP is driving on???? There have been discussions on Bimmerforums about the poly bushings causing damage to the chassis of BMWs.

NEVER heard/seen that with these powerflexes (or even dinan steel monoball mounts) on E38/9s or E53s. Maybe on E36/46s....but not on the e53

poppy400_0 01-26-2012 11:10 PM

thanks for the feed back .the whitestone bridge is nice and smooth,were i lived the roads are decent

cube4da99 01-27-2012 12:10 PM

I have Polly in the front and the rear of my 4.6 its great

cube4da99 01-27-2012 12:13 PM

just do not spray Polly with wd40 it eats the bushing use the lube it came with

SlickGT1 01-27-2012 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cube4da99 (Post 863305)
just do not spray Polly with wd40 it eats the bushing use the lube it came with

Which bushings do you have. You have a link. Thanks.


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