billy sports

[Smatt90IS]

i have a 1990 325is and i found a good set of used billy sports in a junk yard on an 84 318 and i was wondering if they would work in my car the guy is giving me a killer deal so if there is a way to make it work that is not terribly ghetto lmk

[chadthestampede]

nope.

[Smatt90IS]

what about the rears?

[Stu]

Get the strut housings and they will bolt up, but you'll lose ABS...like I told you earlier. ;)

[chadthestampede]

no again. The 318 has 45mm strut housings as opposed to the 325's 51mm ones.

EDIT: unless you do this, of course:

Get the strut housings and they will bolt up, but you'll lose ABS...like I told you earlier.

[Stu]

no again. The 318 has 45mm strut housings as opposed to the 325's 51mm ones.

Try again. 45mm housings bolt to the shock tower, 17mm and 19mm at the tie-rod and control arm pickup.

[chadthestampede]

I ninja edited. Either way, probably not worth losing abs, imo.

[Stu]

Gotcha, I think he has the opportunity to get a full set from an early 318 for super cheap, which might be worth it depending on the condition.

[e34john]

Build some sort of sleeve for them. Some guy in a local race shop did the same for his car. Or buy and resell and use the profits towards the right ones.

[IRON-E]

Build some sort of sleeve for them. Some guy in a local race shop did the same for his car. Or buy and resell and use the profits towards the right ones.

^^^this

[Smatt90IS]

could i drill the brake housing to fit the abs sensor or would it be a waste of time?