I recently acquired a 1992 325i convertible and I'm trying to figure out if the rear springs are stock or lowering springs. To my eye, the car looks lower than stock, especially in the back. I took a picture of the right rear spring and you can see the two pink stripes on the spring. I also took a side shot of the car so you can get an idea of how low the car appears to be riding. Can anybody tell if these are the stock springs? If they are, do you think they're sagging or does the car look like it's riding fairly normally for a convertible? Sorry if this has been asked a thousand times before. I did a search of the forum on this but didn't come up with much. Thanks for any help.
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Stock springs. Convertibles appear lower in the rear for two reasons. They weigh more and the rear Fender arch is lower."I'd probably take the E30 M3 in this case just because I love that little car, and how tanky that inline 6 is." - thecj
85 323i M TECH 1 S52 - ALPINEWEISS/SCHWARZE
88 M3 - LACHSSILBER/SCHWARZE
89 M3 - ALPINEWEISS II/M TECH CLOTH-ALCANTARA
91 M TECHNIC CABRIO TURBO - MACAOBLAU/M TECH CLOTH-LEATHER
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That's what I thought. Thank you for the responses. So, no need to replace those springs due to sagging? Would a thicker spring pad raise the rear end a little with these springs? It's probably not worth the effort, but I'm curious. The rear suspension is pretty soft in general. Hopefully, just new shocks will stiffen it up sufficiently?
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Originally posted by Brilliant325is View PostThat's what I thought. Thank you for the responses. So, no need to replace those springs due to sagging? Would a thicker spring pad raise the rear end a little with these springs? It's probably not worth the effort, but I'm curious. The rear suspension is pretty soft in general. Hopefully, just new shocks will stiffen it up sufficiently?"I'd probably take the E30 M3 in this case just because I love that little car, and how tanky that inline 6 is." - thecj
85 323i M TECH 1 S52 - ALPINEWEISS/SCHWARZE
88 M3 - LACHSSILBER/SCHWARZE
89 M3 - ALPINEWEISS II/M TECH CLOTH-ALCANTARA
91 M TECHNIC CABRIO TURBO - MACAOBLAU/M TECH CLOTH-LEATHER
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