325i 4door lowering springs on 318i cab

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Post Wed May 10, 2006 2:19 am

i have put lowering springs from a 325i 4door on to my 318i cab will this be a problem as i have been told the convertibles weigh more so they should be fine? anyone tried this or know any info about it
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Post Wed May 10, 2006 2:36 am

if it sits right i think it should be o.k, i think it should be the front springs from 325 that are higher (engine weight) and no difference on rear. hopefully someone who has a 325 can help you more.
i hope you put the correct dampers on to suite the lowering springs, otherwise you could suddenly end up with no springs at all while traveling along, common error but origional dampers travel more to suite larger springs
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Post Wed May 10, 2006 9:25 am

If they sit ok, then don't worry about it. They'd have had more weight over the front and less over the back in the other car though, so it'll probably look a bit different! :?

6-pots weigh more than 4-pots (at the front) and convertibles more than saloons (at the back mainly), so springs are different for each...
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Post Wed May 10, 2006 10:26 am

hi thanks for the replys guys, they are sitting fine on the car with out any problem its made the car look much better and a nice ride height.

i have jacked up the wheels and even let the wheel hang the spring stay in place with no problem so hopefully they shoulf be ok