[Spitfire007]

No time to search, what with baby and family and work....

2009 E90 328i 6MT

Rear end geting a little wiggly, and front and rear of car are no longer as "in sync" as they once were on rough roads and in the twisties.

Would like rear arm/bushing suggestions.

Tempted to have subframe bushings done but I hear this is super $$$$.

Can I do rear arms with simple "lefty loosey righty tighty"?? I'm a new DIYer

No time for a thorough reply, since I have family in town, but to answer your question: "maybe."

[LYEGUY]

It really depends on how Mechanically inclined you are/do you have the right equipment for the job. The rear subframe bushings are a major pita but they are not impossible to do in your driveway. If you are going to do them you might as well Install an M3 rear sway bar while you're in there.

The rear arms are much easier to do and can deffinately be done with a little "Lefty loosey righty tighty." Just remember that after you do your rear arms you are going to need to get an alignment.

[Spitfire007]

Thanks guys. I'm not up for subframe bushings myself.
I'm going to invest in tools and can handle simple stuff like spark plugs changes and other basics.
Arms can't be that bad. Can they?

[BB_cuda]

The rear upper wishbones might be blocked for removal unless you atleast remove the sway bar end links. That isn't a big deal though. The hubs need to be at ride height when re torquing the outboard connections to the hub/knuckle. That was tricky for me as i used a jack to raise up the hub and due to high stiffness of my aftermarket springs, the car was lifting off the jack stands. Go read this and skip to the rear arms portion. I found this very handy as a reference.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=661459

[Digitalize]

Every arm other than the lower control arm and trailing arm has the bushings inside, so you can change those to change the bushes.

[Spitfire007]

Originally Posted by Digitalize

Every arm other than the lower control arm and trailing arm has the bushings inside, so you can change those to change the bushes.

Thanks. Just want to make sure I can do this with a bunch of wrenches and ratchets and sockets in a driveway.
I won't have access to power tools...yet

[juld0zer]

Why not start with a front and rear alignment?

[mweisdorfer]

Originally Posted by Spitfire007

No time to search, what with baby and family and work....

2009 E90 328i 6MT

Rear end geting a little wiggly, and front and rear of car are no longer as "in sync" as they once were on rough roads and in the twisties.

Would like rear arm/bushing suggestions.

Tempted to have subframe bushings done but I hear this is super $$$$.

Can I do rear arms with simple "lefty loosey righty tighty"?? I'm a new DIYer

How many miles do you have on the car ?

Control arms should be good for 100k or so.

[autoart]

I did the rear guide arms in my garage, took about 3 hours. I did not do a alignment. Installed m3 arms and my inside camber wear seems to have been reduced. Make sure you don't put them in backwards.

[Spitfire007]

Originally Posted by mweisdorfer

How many miles do you have on the car ?

Control arms should be good for 100k or so.

Alignment is pretty good, but I can have it checked! Good point!

86XXX miles, but the car is in NYC, and he roads are horrific here. Greater wear and tear.

[mweisdorfer]

Originally Posted by Spitfire007

Alignment is pretty good, but I can have it checked! Good point!

86XXX miles, but the car is in NYC, and he roads are horrific here. Greater wear and tear.

With a 328 and it's a DD. I would keep items stock. You can save money by getting Lemforder parts vs BMW. Lemforder is the OEM provider.

You could get the Bilstein B4 shocks & struts as well as the surrounding parts like bump stops & strut bearings etc.. for about $600.00. I'd start there first.

If you still have issues, then start with control arms. After that, subframe & Diff bushings next.