Page 1 of 1
Standard Mtech suspension - are GSF any good
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:57 am
by Jason318is
hi all,
i'm considering new suspension all round on my 318is and i want to keep it totally standard and replace with an mtech system or something similar with the same ride heights.
i was looking on the GSF site and they do an mtech replacement....has anyone go experience with them, are they a good like for like?
any advice appreicated.
cheers
jason
Re: Standard Mtech suspension - are GSF any good
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:01 pm
by stonesie
IIRC the GSF dampers are BOGE gas ones, not sure about the springs that they use though.
Re: Standard Mtech suspension - are GSF any good
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:37 pm
by mt1104
I thought the 318is had a 20mm drop, the springs on GSF are either for 4-cyl or 6-cyl cars with no distinction between normal 318 and the 's' model?
Re: Standard Mtech suspension - are GSF any good
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:02 pm
by paulf
i had this problem with motormec, they had the same springs listed for most models (!!). To be certain of originality, it seems that the main stealer is the only way to go. In the end i just changed the shocks and top mounts at the rear, the difference / improvement was vast.
Re: Standard Mtech suspension - are GSF any good
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:07 pm
by Dave_M3
Anybody have any experience with the Quailty of the front top mounts from GSF?
I want eccentric ones but they are well over a 100 euro a side from the stealers
Re: Standard Mtech suspension - are GSF any good
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:55 pm
by Flozman
Buy from Eurocarpart, i believe the OEM are Lemforder and they stock them look for the part number ending with 0=orginal bmw 1=Cheapie copy
Re: Standard Mtech suspension - are GSF any good
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:02 pm
by DHFiS
Re: Standard Mtech suspension - are GSF any good
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:01 am
by kevin316i
I think the only place you will get original MTEC springs is at the BMW dealers. Boge gas dampers for the MTEC suspension are available from the likes of ECP and GSF.
Re: Standard Mtech suspension - are GSF any good
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:45 pm
by daimlerman
When I rebuilt my suspension a few months back I used M-tec dampers from GSF.Also fitted their front top mounts.M-tec springs came from BMW via zimmer,as did the E46 cabbie rear top mounts.I have had no quality issues with GSF components.
Re: Standard Mtech suspension - are GSF any good
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:08 pm
by FlappySocks
AVO do a 20mm drop. I'm very pleased with them. Defiantly lower than the M-Techs at the front tho. Under £100
Re: Standard Mtech suspension - are GSF any good
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:34 pm
by Simon13
thats not lower than M-tech no way
Re: Standard Mtech suspension - are GSF any good
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:38 pm
by FlappySocks
Simon13 wrote:thats not lower than M-tech no way
Oh yes it is (at the front). My trolley jack would go under my Sport. Not on this car.
Re: Standard Mtech suspension - are GSF any good
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:55 am
by Dave_M3
But are the sills on cabs not deeper?
Re: Standard Mtech suspension - are GSF any good
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:10 am
by FlappySocks
Maybe, but as I said, it's lower at the front. The car came with H&R 60/40 springs, which I didn't like much. I took a photo of the H&R 60mm I took off against the new AVO 20mm I put on. They look the same hight, although the AVO's are stiffer, so that car sits a bit higher.
