I keep killing rear shocks!!!

[Dan320is]

I have owned my touring for just under a year and I have killed 3 sets of rear shocks.

- the original set that came on the car.

- some new bilsteins.

- and now some apex's.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

Thinking about some adjustable koni's, but I don't want to throw money away and kill them aswell.

[jaistanley]

Check for fat illegal aliens hiding in your luggage space...

Plus I had the Konis, liked 'em but prefer the Bilstein sprints I have now.

[Simon]

Stupid question maybe, but are you using touring specific shocks?

[Dan320is]

The bilsteins were meant for a saloon so I'm not suprised they died, but the apex shocks were part of a kit that I bought and were meant for a convertible. I thought convertible shocks would be perfect as convertibles are heavier than saloons.

[Chris-W]

Again, stupid question maybe, but could the fitment of incorrect springs be causing this?

[Dan320is]

The springs are for a convertible also, I didn't think this would pose a problem???

Any suggestions so I don't have to keep buying shocks?

[Simon13]

i would say incorrect fitment but u can't really go wrong!

have all these shocks been second hand? something to do with top mounts?

[M5pilot]

Apex shocks aren't exactly the best out there.

Which Bilsteins did you have? Black or yellow?

What kind of driving are you doing?

Bilstein sports/sprints will not fail.

Sal

[dobbie82]

not really a help to you but on my micra, one set of shocks got killed by a gang of teenagers bouncing up and down on the bumper at night!

[Dan320is]

The bilsteins were black and were new and the apex shocks were only a few months old when I got them.

Plus I fitted new top mounts aswell.

Ideas????????

[BMW_YARD]

Bump stops / Elastomers still fitted?

[6inline]

What do you mean by 'killed'? How do you know they are dead? I use koni sport and have a big heavy LPG tank - they are very good. (Apex are entry-level stuff)

[fowler]

rear subframe bushes ???? rear swing arm bushes ?????possibl making the car squat everytime you pull off or get carried away with your right foot!
also what is the camber like on the rear with 17inch alpinas the car geometry of the car has changed