was 51mm struts only fitted to 325i ???
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- zimmerestate
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hi there ive got a 320i with a 2.5 in it but its got 45mm front struts on it are these what came on a 320 or are they off 318 etc
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its a 2 door but it started life as a 320i but got a 2.5 in it
318is/325i had 51mm as standard, most cabs. had 51mm, as most Tourings? IIRC. Your 2 door probably came with 45mm, but they're easily upgraded.

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do you know if the disc and calipers etc will fit on to the 51mm legs
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yer im going to uprate them to disc`s soon its getting there slowley ive got a 325i morr door as well just to many toys lol
Yes they will. When I had the front legs on mine changed to 51mm. the existing discs and callipers were in such good condition, there was no point in changing them. 2 years on and they're still perfectly fine.zimmerestate wrote:do you know if the disc and calipers etc will fit on to the 51mm legs
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i belive the only tourings not have have them were really early 318i touringsTPS wrote:318is/325i had 51mm as standard, most cabs. had 51mm, as most Tourings? IIRC. Your 2 door probably came with 45mm, but they're easily upgraded.

As above, they will fit but you'll be missing out on the vented discs that came on the 52mm legs.DavieP wrote:Yes they will. When I had the front legs on mine changed to 51mm. the existing discs and callipers were in such good condition, there was no point in changing them. 2 years on and they're still perfectly fine.zimmerestate wrote:do you know if the disc and calipers etc will fit on to the 51mm legs
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As said, tourings have the 51mm struts, vented discs, larger anti roll bars, and rear discs
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