Strut Shaft too short? please help

[e30newbie1212]

I am currently overhauling the front suspension of my 87 BMW 325e, and am replacing the struts with a set of Boge turbo struts that i bought here on the forums. When i took out the old struts, and replaced them with the boge item, i noticed that the strut shaft was way to short. Theres no way i can use these, unless someone knows something i dont? thanks

[e30newbie1212]

I went ahead and ordered brand new Bilstein Sports, so the question is irrelevant unless there useful and someone else could use them?

[einstein57]

Not sure what you mean but to short. If they came of an early eta or 318I then thew would be to narrow.

[Mossman]

I hope you don't mean the spring was too long so you couldn't get the strut bearing and nut on. The spring needs to be compressed.

[Teaguer]

Sounds like you weren't compressing the springs enough.
Good luck on the new struts!

[e30newbie1212]

This was a lot shorter then one would expect to make up. It was a mock up but enough to know it wasn't gonna work. Came half way up the spring at best. Supposedly came of a 325is

[Hellabad]

This was a lot shorter then one would expect to make up. It was a mock up but enough to know it wasn't gonna work. Came half way up the spring at best. Supposedly came of a 325is

325is, and the older design Bilstein, Koni and Boge replacements for them are intentionally "droop limited". It is a somewhat old school way of doing things.

Jay from GC

[e30newbie1212]

Well at least from what I understand I could sell them to recoup some offn the bilstein sport purchase :) thanks for the helpn everything. I'm slowly learning, the hard way from time to time.