318is Springs on 325?

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  • Schnitzer318is
    R3VLimited
    • Jan 2008
    • 2057
    #1

    318is Springs on 325?

    Ran a few searches, but came up with only ppl swapping 325 type springs to 318is.

    What would be the result of running '91 318is springs on an '87 325? Looking for just a subtle drop with not any real change in handling characteristics. The car is for the wife and I still have my old 318is springs lying around... Thanks for any help.
    "A good memory for quotes combined with a poor memory for attribution can lead to a false sense of originality."
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    91 318is Turbo Sold
    87 325 Daily driver Sold
    06 4.8is X5
    06 Mtec X3
    05 4.4i X5 Sold
    92 325ic Sold & Re-purchased
    90 325i Sold
    97 328is Sold
    01 323ci Sold
    92 325i Sold
    83 528e Totaled
    98 328i Sold
    93 325i Sold
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    • Danny
      Moderator
      • Feb 2008
      • 14217
      #2
      They're stock springs?

      I don't think they'll be any different.

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        • Schnitzer318is
          R3VLimited
          • Jan 2008
          • 2057
          #3
          Originally posted by Danny
          They're stock springs?

          I don't think they'll be any different.
          Really? Spring ratings wouldn't be any different between the two? Wouldn't the 318is springs be rated to carry less weight (especially up front) and therefore drop the car quarter inch or so?
          "A good memory for quotes combined with a poor memory for attribution can lead to a false sense of originality."
          -----------------------------------------
          91 318is Turbo Sold
          87 325 Daily driver Sold
          06 4.8is X5
          06 Mtec X3
          05 4.4i X5 Sold
          92 325ic Sold & Re-purchased
          90 325i Sold
          97 328is Sold
          01 323ci Sold
          92 325i Sold
          83 528e Totaled
          98 328i Sold
          93 325i Sold

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            • Danny
              Moderator
              • Feb 2008
              • 14217
              #4
              If they dropped it I wouldn't be terribly surprised, but I don't think it will be very noticeable at all.

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                • HarryPotter
                  No R3VLimiter
                  • Jan 2010
                  • 3642
                  #5
                  Maybe if they were off of a early model 318i, you might see a noticeable drop. But the late model 318 wasnt much lighter than the m20b25 variant.


                  "Its preparations are concealed, not published. Its mistakes are buried not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced, not praised. No expenditure is questioned, no rumor is printed, no secret is revealed."

                  John F. Kennedy

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                    • FL318is
                      E30 Fanatic
                      • Sep 2006
                      • 1396
                      #6
                      Would the part # be the same?

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                        • Schnitzer318is
                          R3VLimited
                          • Jan 2008
                          • 2057
                          #7
                          No, OE part numbers are different.

                          Well, the other option then is to cut a coil off the stock 325 springs, but that would lower it significantly wouldn't it?
                          "A good memory for quotes combined with a poor memory for attribution can lead to a false sense of originality."
                          -----------------------------------------
                          91 318is Turbo Sold
                          87 325 Daily driver Sold
                          06 4.8is X5
                          06 Mtec X3
                          05 4.4i X5 Sold
                          92 325ic Sold & Re-purchased
                          90 325i Sold
                          97 328is Sold
                          01 323ci Sold
                          92 325i Sold
                          83 528e Totaled
                          98 328i Sold
                          93 325i Sold

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                            • gearheadE30
                              No R3VLimiter
                              • Jun 2007
                              • 3734
                              #8
                              Probably. You won't see much drop witht he 318is springs, especially considering that M3 springs only drop the car an inch, max.

                              Project M42 Turbo

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