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I've gone and bought myself an e36 which is desperate for a shock on the front. The cars beens fitted with lots of sport bits over the years so I'm unsure whether it has the sport or standard suspension fitted. Before I go stripping it down for a look are there any identifiable visual differences between the standard and factory sport suspensions so I know which one I need to order? Its an 'R' reg 323i coupe if it helps
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shocks will be the same , fit a pair to be sure , there are plenty out there cheap,.
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brilliant, thanks for the reply although now I'm thinking of taking advantage of the situation and just ordering a set of coilovers. I'm sure if the fronts are tired the rears wont be far behind. After checking out a few suppliers some specify theirs wont fit a car with sport suspension whilst others fit everything apart from the m3?? Is this purely down to something silly like shorter droplinks on the sport suspension?
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Unless it's a '91 car, compact, or M3 the coilovers will fit.
M3 droplinks bolt to the strut, all others bolt to the bottom arms.
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Personally I'd fit standard sport dampers, cost would be about the same as a set of mid range coilovers but a far superior ride quality
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Unless it's a '91 car, compact, or M3 the coilovers will fit. M3 droplinks bolt to the strut, all others bolt to the bottom arms. brilliant thanks for clarifying that  Personally I'd fit standard sport dampers, cost would be about the same as a set of mid range coilovers but a far superior ride quality I've toyed with that idea, like you say cost wise there probably very little in it but I would like the car a little lower too. I know if I went for the standard setup I'd still end up buying coilovers at some point |
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I've used tunningart coilovers on mine. And hot tuning. Tunningart are great for the money, had a set for three years before a rear shock sprung a leak. I changed to the hotcrappys and they were shocking.. Really hard ride, kept them for two months before buying some more tunningart ones. Jom are supposed to be good too ( but I've never used them) If you've got the wedge then BC's are the ones to go for imo |
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leaking after 3 years?! my originals haven't leaked after 20 !
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leaking after 3 years?! my originals haven't leaked after 20 ! Nor did mine. Price up an original set up all round though  |
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