front strut inserts recommendations please

Need technical Q/A then you're in the right place

Moderator: martauto

User avatar
arrisbmw
E30 Zone Regular
E30 Zone Regular
Posts: 466
Joined: Sat May 06, 2017 11:00 pm

Post Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:34 am

Hi . Anyone fitted standard front strut inserts lately.

Planning to fit new inserts to my front McPherson struts.
there are a couple an the market . for the standard 45mm struts.
1.6/1.8 engine. monroe , mayle and bose or bilstein ? . do,nt want coil overs of anything fancy just keep the car original.
has anyone any makes they have experience of and comments.
My car does seem to wander a bit on broken white lines and has a shake at speed thru steering , i,m hoping this will solve the issue.
Last edited by arrisbmw on Fri Jul 27, 2018 1:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
ChrisHC
E30Zone Contributor
Posts: 515
Joined: Fri Oct 23, 2015 11:00 pm

Post Fri Jul 27, 2018 11:18 am

My E36 would wander a bit and tramline on the inside lane on motorways, where the HGVs had had slight grooves. The problem turned out to be old tyres that still had tread but deteriorated internally. Might be worth trying for you if your tyres are past their best.
User avatar
arrisbmw
E30 Zone Regular
E30 Zone Regular
Posts: 466
Joined: Sat May 06, 2017 11:00 pm

Post Fri Jul 27, 2018 12:49 pm

o.k thanks for the comment.
User avatar
martauto
E30 Zone Team Member
E30 Zone Team Member
Posts: 6207
Joined: Wed Aug 31, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: leeds

Post Fri Jul 27, 2018 1:54 pm

ChrisHC wrote:My E36 would wander a bit and tramline on the inside lane on motorways, where the HGVs had had slight grooves. The problem turned out to be old tyres that still had tread but deteriorated internally. Might be worth trying for you if your tyres are past their best.
+1 on this

Mart.
Only the E46 cab left now.
Just got too old.