Boxster Suspention Question???

[Brockmeister]

Hi Guys. I too have a 2004 325i and a '99 boxster. Last year at 90k I put new shocks on the 325. this year I put lower control arms. The car rides great. The Porsche rides ALOT rougher. I was also thinking about putting new shocks on it as well. (it has 71k on it) I may not if it doesn't smooth out the ride. It is very bouncy.

[WhipE350]

Hi - Bouncy would mean new shocks are due I would think. New ones should 'mute' (as Consumers would say) the bumps a lot more, it did on mine. It sounds like what dirk is having is a harsh jarring ride, almost like it has stiff springs or things are frozen in place.

[shlim8]

I have a '01 base boxster and a '09 BMW E90 323i.

On my boxster, totally everything in the suspension department is new (< 1yr old), I had everything replaced... So I presume mine should ride pretty much like when it was new.. But I'm currently on the ROW M030 suspension. The ride is less than ideal on bumpy/broken roads. But it does "mute" the imperfections but definitely the car reacts to every single imperfection on the road. It's not crashy or jarring though...

My 323i recently became crashy (can hear a loud crash over manholes) and jarring over broken road. It turned out to be the strut tower mounts (the part the shocks mount to on top).

Could your strut tower mounts be the problem ? But I presume you would have inspected them when replacing your shocks.