[tom @ eas]

Millways in stock, but no upcoming group buys planned at this time.

[jpsimon]

Ordered, thanks for the write up! Excited to get these on

[Needsdecaf]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

Millways in stock, but no upcoming group buys planned at this time.

Tom, Dinan just released their mini balls compatible with xDrive. They say they are the only "sealed" unit on the market. The Millways look sealed to me. Can you shed any light on this?
Thank you

[wtwo3]

Just had my Millway monoballs installed yesterday. First impressions, some added directness in the steering, possibly more feedback, but not as drastic of a change as others have been reporting. Overall I'd say it's an improvement, but don't expect some dramatic transformation. That being said I've had limited street time and haven't really put the car through its paces... so normal street driving I didn't notice a major change. Will update more as I drive it some more.

One additional thing to be mentioned - while I was having work done on my car (H&R sport springs, front mount intake, and the monoball conversion), I rented an Acura TLX for the day. So my expectations were recalibrated - compared to the TLX the G80 feels incredibly planted with super responsive steering - so I'll need to drive another G80 without monoball conversion to do an actual comparison. I don't know how much of what I'm feeling is an improvement over my G80 before conversion vs. just expecting it to be significantly better than a TLX.

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

Tom, Dinan just released their mini balls compatible with xDrive. They say they are the only "sealed" unit on the market. The Millways look sealed to me. Can you shed any light on this?
Thank you

Millways are sealed units.

The only change Dinan made to their design was to incorporate xDrive, which Millway was already doing from the start. Dinan has never claimed they were the only company offering sealed units.

[Needsdecaf]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

Millways are sealed units.

The only change Dinan made to their design was to incorporate xDrive, which Millway was already doing from the start. Dinan has never claimed they were the only company offering sealed units.

They actually did.

Originally Posted by Dinan

These are the only bearings on the market that are sealed using a rubber boot to keep out dirt and road grime stopping them from wearing out prematurely.

https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=2040159

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

They actually did.

https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=2040159

Was giving them the benefit of the doubt.

Unfortunately, they’re wrong as you can clearly see the rubber boots on the Millways

[Needsdecaf]

That’s what I figured. Thanks. I’m not super familiar with the tech so wondered if I was miss8ng something…

[BMWRacer523]

I have the set i ordered from eas new in box. I am selling the car so won't be installing them. if anyone wants them, DM me.

[christianb5s4]

I had mine installed today. Initial impressions are there is zero lack of precision in steering, dead spot reduced, and some extra feel. No downsides either.

[automaz_]

I think I will be ordering This for my 2025 m4 comp xDrive

I installed Ohlins RT and am getting some bumpsteer (I don’t have alignment yet). But I’ll be getting the SPL tie rods installed so figured the Milltek monoball would be good as well

Will report back with my initial impressions

I went from stock height to recommended Ohlins height and then pretty much maxed out without compromising any safety

[TselaG80]

Originally Posted by automaz_

I think I will be ordering This for my 2025 m4 comp xDrive

I installed Ohlins RT and am getting some bumpsteer (I don’t have alignment yet). But I’ll be getting the SPL tie rods installed so figured the Milltek monoball would be good as well

Will report back with my initial impressions

I went from stock height to recommended Ohlins height and then pretty much maxed out without compromising any safety

Highly recommend doing the Monoballs, and CS coding at the same time. it will be a night and day difference.

[kmoto]

^^ this

[automaz_]

What’s the difference in performance / feel between doing the monoball thrust arm replacement vs the SPL front lower control arms

ttps://www.splparts.com/products/bmw-g8x-front-lower-control-arms-m3-m4-awd-version.html

[TselaG80]

no need to replace the entire arm. just do monoball, CS Coding.

[djpeetur]

Originally Posted by TselaG80

no need to replace the entire arm. just do monoball, CS Coding.

got the LCI suspension tune today from chris3g . Night and day difference. G80CX does not have the same shocks as the CS, so when I got coding from a local coder the cs suspension was not even installed, just the steering. The LCI suspension flash make the shocks and suspension less jittery over ripples on the road, and less NVH through the steering wheel.

[MoesToaster]

I am confused, do I required a alignment if I install these bushings with keeping OEM arms?

Is there any specific torque to be used on these bushings when installing the arm?

[not_brg]

Thought I'd drop back in on this thread since I now have a G82 xDrive and recently had the monoballs installed.

I definitely feel a large improvement over stock when turning and braking due to the lack of bushing deflection, but it's not as dramatic of a difference as I felt on my manual. I suspect that's down to the xDrive vs. RWD. Feels just a little bit lazier and less communicative than the RWD. Still, a very worthwhile mod. I just need to get on with doing the CS coding.

[Giak]

I am glad I found this thread because I also am not very satisfied of the steering feel of this car. Expecially when driving fast, I don't feel confident to enter in a turn without using a little brake to have more load on the front. It's like I cannot always feel the amount of grip available on the front wheels... it means or you slow down or you trust the car, close your eyes and turn.
Searching around, I have found another alternative to Millways:
https://shop.suspensionsecrets.co.uk...-g80-m3-g82-m4
The additional benefit of those is to increase the caster angle at the same time of giving the monoball benefits.
Anybody had the chance to test them?
What are the other MUST DO mods to increase the steering feel and overall handling? I am still stock
I tried wheel spacers but I really disliked them from the handling pov, as I already wrote in other posts.

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by not_brg

Thought I'd drop back in on this thread since I now have a G82 xDrive and recently had the monoballs installed.

I definitely feel a large improvement over stock when turning and braking due to the lack of bushing deflection, but it's not as dramatic of a difference as I felt on my manual. I suspect that's down to the xDrive vs. RWD. Feels just a little bit lazier and less communicative than the RWD. Still, a very worthwhile mod. I just need to get on with doing the CS coding.

Appreciate your review and comparisons on both models, glad you're happy with the Millways.

[Hybridizer]

Agree and love it. But the install solo is not for the faint of heart. I almost wrote up a couple documents to share on my whole process. Since I've done it twice now, but I have not.

It took me a solid 12 hours of time to complete the first time, and that was with me having a wide array of tools at my disposal. Was it worth it. Yes for me and track use it was.

Hope I never have to go back into that again!

[Giak]

Please share those documents