E39to911

Thanks everyone. Dropped the car off at Blue Chip on Friday, and was really impressed with the Tech. I will carnally let everyone know what they reccoemdnt / what they find. Here is the list I left with them:

1. Replacement of Steering Rack, Tie Rod Assemblies & Associated Components. Alignment Required w/ Repair
2. Balance of 50k mile service:​​​​​​3. Rotational Sound from front end (may have stopped, but still concerned):4. Passenger seat vibration when driving over 65MPH (and seat empty)5. Would love to have suspension components checked and see if there are any worn bushings or components that would be beneficial to repair / replace

RoadtripRyan

I started with coilovers as well but was not satisfied. The first gen PASM is just not good, or at least the 17 y old ones i had werent. So I switched to KW V3 which was a major upgrade. Felt like a better car, still not perfect though. Then i did almost all bushings, including engine mounts, control arms, tie rod, stabi rubber… pretty much whatever was possible. I did skip on the transmission bushings though, did not have the tool. From my point of view it made no sense to only do some of the small parts, since everything is connected. So why not do all parts at once, realignment is required anyway.

Now its a new car, also removed the occasional rattle/squeak noises it had.