touring coilovers?

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muthawhat
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Post Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:09 am

Struggling to find info, do the e30 touring use the same coilovers as the saloons/coups?
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Post Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:51 am

in theory they are the same, however are we talking cheap ebay jobbies or decent makes such as bc, gaz etc
for the latter, just get the correct spring rates and you are good to go.
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Post Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:27 pm

Speaking of spring rates, whats recommended for fast road?
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Post Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:11 pm

Good question.. I'll probably go with gaz. And I take it the 320i had the bigger struts? 54mm?
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Post Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:16 pm

muthawhat wrote:Good question.. I'll probably go with gaz. And I take it the 320i had the bigger struts? 54mm?
All tourings had the larger struts at 51mm.
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Post Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:08 pm

Ah that's the one. Cheers