704 M Sport Suspension - What came with this option?

[Panzer Captain]

My '95 540 has the following option:

704 M SPORT SUSPENSION

What was included in this option?

[Jehu]

lower spings, bigger sway bars maybe more...

[Panzer Captain]

Thanks --- does YOUR car have this option? Any pics of the front, if so?

[BMWCCA1]

At least in the USA, that's the standard suspension used on the 540i 6-speed. The option number indicates the German factory code but it was included in the standard order deck for the USA. It included:

• firmer shocks
• larger front anti-roll bar (25mm vs. 23mm)
• larger rear anti-roll bar (18mm vs. 15mm)
• front suspension lowered 20mm
• rear suspension lowered 9mm

If anyone has the sway-bar set they've removed from their 540i 6-speed, I'd love to try it out on my lowered 525i.

[Jehu]

Thanks --- does YOUR car have this option? Any pics of the front, if so?

http://home.comcast.net/~cpkver8/index.html

[Barney Paull-Edwards]

All those and different seats,my TDS had it as I found out when I tried to replace the top mounts and discovered that they are different, shocks are 13mm at top,seats had sports thigh support but mine wore out.M5 front sway bar but had to put larger bar on rear as per thread advice.

[Panzer Captain]

At least in the USA, that's the standard suspension used on the 540i 6-speed. The option number indicates the German factory code but it was included in the standard order deck for the USA. It included:

• firmer shocks
• larger front anti-roll bar (25mm vs. 23mm)
• larger rear anti-roll bar (18mm vs. 15mm)
• front suspension lowered 20mm
• rear suspension lowered 9mm

If anyone has the sway-bar set they've removed from their 540i 6-speed, I'd love to try it out on my lowered 525i.

Awesome - great post - exactly the info I was looking for! Where did you find that data?

[Barney Paull-Edwards]

Sorry, meant that in Europe/UK you got M5 seats, 20mm rear bar fitted in ok after polybushing it,thrust arms have the rose joint not rubber bush as well from new ,as there were no records with my car of them ever having been changed and the original owner was anal about paperwork!

[DaveVoorhis]

My 525i has option 704 "M tech suspension", but standard cloth (though heated) seats. I think the option is just the suspension.

[Panzer Captain]

My 525i has option 704 "M tech suspension", but standard cloth (though heated) seats. I think the option is just the suspension.

Cool - do you have any pics of the car? I'm interested to see how low it is.

[DaveVoorhis]

Cool - do you have any pics of the car? I'm interested to see how low it is.
I've got these knocking around on my computer from the day I brought the car home, and before I changed the tires, fixed the broken foglight, and collected an interesting series of dents. Better pics, if needed, will have to wait until tomorrow.

http://shark.armchair.mb.ca/~dave/525i/misc/525i.jpg
http://shark.armchair.mb.ca/~dave/525i/misc/dsfront.jpg

Ugh. The wheels are making me nauseous.

[Panzer Captain]

Haha - thanks!

Love the red. Red is nice.