[spielnicht]

Took my car all ready this AM for the state inspection and it passed with flying colors (no surprise since I did all the pre-checks and replaced tires and rear pads). What I was surprised to hear was the that front struts were starting to leak. Granted, I have my KW V3s on order so I could care less, but still surprised that they've only lasted for 60K miles. Is this common on the 550is due to engine weight? Or stock struts are crap. I do have Dinan springs, but the drop on those is minimal.

I had hoped to keep them around as spares for if I ever needed to send the KWs for rebuilds. Oh well.

[perrymaxima]

I had a leaking strut. My 550i had 70k miles at that time

[Thecastle]

A lot depends on your roads, and if you've lowered the car. I consider 60K miles typical for most dampers to last. They are a wear item and wear out to the point of needing replacement on most cars at 60K+ miles. I don't think I've ever had a car that dampers are as good as new after 60K. Heck some like Koni, wear out at 30-40K.

[JDMSteven]

Originally Posted by Thecastle

A lot depends on your roads, and if you've lowered the car. I consider 60K miles typical for most dampers to last. They are a wear item and wear out to the point of needing replacement on most cars at 60K+ miles. I don't think I've ever had a car that dampers are as good as new after 60K. Heck some like Koni, wear out at 30-40K.

I agree with you on the roads part for sure. I live in Central Florida where the roads are smooth as glass and I know folks with 15 year old cars and 150k miles that still have original shocks and not a drop out of them and ride fantastic. My 535i has had H&R Springs on it from 30k mi to 45k mi now and no issues yet. I expect them to last quite a while longer, but I do understand that it causes premature wear and I'll pick up a set of coilovers by then.

I also don't do more than maybe 5-6k miles in it anymore enjoying my truck and my Lexus RX hybrid for running around now

[spielnicht]

Have to admit that I've never kept stock shocks on any car I've ever bought past the first 1-2K. I generally end hating the stock setup and opting for an easy/cost friendly upgrade with Bilstein B6s, and those are bullet proof for 100K+ miles. Unfortunately, there are no B6s (or any Bilstein offerings) for the F10 xDrive cars so I've kept the stock shocks this long to bring myself up to spending $$$$ on the V3s.

In any regard, thx for the comments and feedback on your experiences. Cars do take beating on DC roads.

[monos]

Originally Posted by spielnicht

Have to admit that I've never kept stock shocks on any car I've ever bought past the first 1-2K. I generally end hating the stock setup and opting for an easy/cost friendly upgrade with Bilstein B6s, and those are bullet proof for 100K+ miles. Unfortunately, there are no B6s (or any Bilstein offerings) for the F10 xDrive cars so I've kept the stock shocks this long to bring myself up to spending $$$$ on the V3s.

In any regard, thx for the comments and feedback on your experiences. Cars do take beating on DC roads.

Got any plans for those Dinan springs?