bilstein suspention q

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surj
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Post Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:50 pm

hi there ive got a question which is a bit technical i brought a 323i a year ago off a friend he had it off hes friend which had spent loads on the car and seems to know is stuff he a few weeks ago i was thinking of lowering the back a bit as it sits pritty standard on the back but the front is pritty low looking at bill off sale for the suspention i noticed that the bilstein shocks were for a 2002 ti which seems weird any i would be grateful
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Post Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:00 pm

Most likely from a 2002 tii, not 2002ti as they were only available in the US iirc. The shocks are the same. Changing springs will affect the ride height, not shocks.
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Post Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:04 pm

cheers i mnow about spring etc but thinking abut the 2002 shocks had me baffled thanks very much
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Post Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:05 pm

Pleasure :thumb:
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Post Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:18 pm

On another note,

Are all bilstein shocks rebuildable?