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    E36 strut height problems in e30s

    So most guys just run e36 struts in their 5 lug swap, but it has beens said that they are a bit too tall, and are prone to bottoming out.
    How much "too tall" are they ?
    I saw a few of you had cut the e36 housings and shortened them, and welded e30 housing tops to them so you can put strut inserts in them and have a nut up top to hold it all together... But I don't have a scrap set of e30 housings to steal the upper parts.
    Is there anywhere that I can get something that can be welded to the top and effectively turn the e36 strut Into a threaded "e30 style" housing?

    ALSO... I found out that Z4 M front struts are e36 style (where they attach to the knuckle) but they are a bit shorter than normal E36 struts..
    I need to do some digging and figure out the height differences but I think I can just run a z4 m front strut

    #2
    Figures I have show for Bilstein B8s are:

    BMW Z4

    Front Right & Left B8 Strut
    Col'd Length: 387 mm
    Ext'd Length: 450 mm
    Part #: 35-124122/35-124115

    BMW E36 328i

    Front Right & Left B8 Strut
    Col'd Length: 509 mm
    Ext'd Length: 579.5 mm
    Part #: 35-044031/35-044024
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      #3
      That's quite a bit different. If aptyp could chime in on his setup with shortened e36 housings, and what they ended up being that would rule

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        #4
        Originally posted by dsm2002 View Post
        Figures I have show for Bilstein B8s are:

        BMW Z4

        Front Right & Left B8 Strut
        Col'd Length: 387 mm
        Ext'd Length: 450 mm
        Part #: 35-124122/35-124115

        BMW E36 328i

        Front Right & Left B8 Strut
        Col'd Length: 509 mm
        Ext'd Length: 579.5 mm
        Part #: 35-044031/35-044024
        But is that regular z4 or m roadster z4?

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          #5
          http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw...stein&_sacat=0 Yeah your specs are on the NON-M Z4

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