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Post Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:16 am

Does anybody know if 320 and 325 springs are the same size ?

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Post Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:27 am

I guess you mean coil diameter.. 320&325 Yes
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Post Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:05 am

Thank the lord , just got a 325 and its at normal hight with bottle tops , i have just fitted -40 spax to my 320 and i wanna put them and my 16's on the 325 , now i know they fit i will do it soon.
Another thing , are the shocks different ?


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Post Sat Apr 02, 2005 9:17 am

Shocks are different. The struts are different diameters. You can just transfer the whole strut assembly across from the 325i though...
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Post Sat Apr 02, 2005 9:41 am

So what your sayin is i can just swap springs straight over , keepin the 325 shocks on the 325 car .Am i right ?

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Post Sat Apr 02, 2005 10:33 am

Yup... :wink: