The 400E and E420 front struts are unique to these cars and have been very hard to find. FCP Euro right now has the correct Sachs set on sale for under $80 each. When i did mine a couple of years ago, they were over $200 each, so--.
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For those with the 400E and E420 here FCP is blowing out the unique to these car's front struts for under $80!!
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@gsxr, is Kidre’s butt dyno right in his statement that these shocks are firmer than the 500 E shocks? I guess they would be missing the internal spring thing that was unique to the 036. I’m asking because I have these E60 replica springs and for my liking the regular 036 shocks have to much rebound when combined with the E60 springs
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I haven't used these specific struts, but they appear similar to the Bilstein "HD" (now branded as B6, or something like that).
The internal springs on the 036 struts are tuned to a specific ride height - need to keep everything near factory specs for those to work correctly. (This means those H&R springs are less than ideal with stock 036 dampers.)
If you want firmer than stock, the Bilstein Sports (now B8) or KONI yellows are the next firmer option. If you want adjustable compression and/or rebound, you have to get full custom stuff ($$$$). Pity we can't get Öhlins to whip up some 036 dampers for us.
BTW, the FCP price might have been an error... now up to $89 each. Good deal, not fantastic.
The internal springs on the 036 struts are tuned to a specific ride height - need to keep everything near factory specs for those to work correctly. (This means those H&R springs are less than ideal with stock 036 dampers.)
If you want firmer than stock, the Bilstein Sports (now B8) or KONI yellows are the next firmer option. If you want adjustable compression and/or rebound, you have to get full custom stuff ($$$$). Pity we can't get Öhlins to whip up some 036 dampers for us.
BTW, the FCP price might have been an error... now up to $89 each. Good deal, not fantastic.
were listed as a clsoe out at $76 a each when I posted this. Just checked and yep the proice did change in the hour or so after I posted this and you caught it. .
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That's confusing if these are the same struts that I used on my 420 as mine are surprisingly smooth riding yet still have a solid cornering response. . The Bilstine B4's I used on the wagon are much harsher. I may need to check the part number of the set i put on the 420 as we had to make some calls to get the right strut that would bolt up without mods on my car. It really is impressive in how it rides and handles with this set up.
So, are these the correct struts for the 400E/E420? FCP's fitment section doesn't list the 400E/E420 as valid options
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