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dawid
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by dawid » Mon Mar 10, 2014 3:35 pm
Hi everybody, i`m from Poland and i have question.
I have a bmw e12 from 1978 year. so,
lowered springs to bmw e24
BMW E24 year 06.1982 to up year
625CSi / 628CSi / 630CSi / 635CSi
is good for my bmw ? do you have any idea ?
sorry for my english
T.Hanson
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by T.Hanson » Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:28 pm
E12 and e24 are the same basic suspensions up to 1981.
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T.Hanson on Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:28 am, edited 1 time in total.
wkohler
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Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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by wkohler » Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:10 pm
The E24s changed in 9/82 so I see no reason why that wouldn't work for you.
GripGreg
Posts: 1797 Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:50 pm
Location: Long Beach, Cal.
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by GripGreg » Tue Mar 11, 2014 12:20 am
Welcome!
Your English is much better than my Polish!
Is your E24 interior just like your E12? That is a good hint.
Compare the interior door handles and the heater controls.
Greg
Rosallina/'80 528i
Buster/'82 635Euro
Hit the apex in Long Beach
dawid
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by dawid » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:10 am
So i dont know.. rear springs are the same both ?
Mayby this change are good ?
E24 springs to e12...
GripGreg
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Location: Long Beach, Cal.
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by GripGreg » Tue Mar 11, 2014 11:43 am
The E12 and the Series 1 E24 chassis (up to 9-'82) are the same!!
Good or bad depends on the condition.
Rosallina/'80 528i
Buster/'82 635Euro
Hit the apex in Long Beach
dawid
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by dawid » Tue Mar 11, 2014 4:26 pm
Users!! Ehhh dilema..i dont know... Mayby this springs compatibility with my car
JodyStevens
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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by JodyStevens » Tue Mar 11, 2014 4:34 pm
The answer is: Yes
E24 springs up to 06.1982 WILL work on your e12.
As a side note, you can get e12 H&R lowering springs in German eBay. eBay.de
dawid
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by dawid » Wed Mar 12, 2014 4:33 am
I get answer from this auction
Diameter 142mm / 97mm
So,when i look in size springs from this board i see
165
So What....
JodyStevens
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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by JodyStevens » Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:14 am
H&R part number: 29533
Those are what you want.
JodyStevens
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by JodyStevens » Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:15 am
They are even on UK Amazon
dawid
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by dawid » Thu Apr 03, 2014 8:01 am
Hi ! I reading more information in internet. My friend from antoher board have front springs from alpina e24 from -78 year.
But i dont know how much lowered my car, mayby nothing someone have more info and life trips ?:)
neetyrom
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by neetyrom » Wed May 21, 2014 5:04 pm
could you possibly cut the first spring from the bottom to lower the car a couple of inches or so. does that seem plausible? i was thinking about doing that once i put new shocks in. feel free to give me any feedback