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Friday, Oct 27th 9:59pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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is a 1982 323i a series 1 or 2? what are the steps in changing out these shocks? |
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Saturday, Oct 28th 9:03pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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I have no idea what that means- series 1 or 2? Isn't it a three series?
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Sunday, Oct 29th 12:29am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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He means '77-'79 being series 1, '80-'83 being series 2. I refer to them as Gen 1 and Gen 2. Rear shocks are the same, as is the replacement procedure.
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Sunday, Oct 29th 6:18am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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I always tot that series 2 ment E30......... |
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Sunday, Oct 29th 12:29pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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They revised lots of things in 79, most noticable are the interior and the front suspension. If your e21 is built after august 79 it is a gen II, you have to be careful when ordering bits, use the VIN checker and it will tell you when it was built. |
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Sunday, Oct 29th 9:46pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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So i figured it out, I have a series 1, refering to the E21 not the E30. The nomenclature comes from the British press Haynes Bmw 320, 320i, and 323i 1977-1985 6cil Owners workshop manual.
All E21's are Series 1, E30 is series 2
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Sunday, Oct 29th 9:47pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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What are the steps however to taking out my shocks? will i need a strut compresser to take off the springs?
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Monday, Oct 30th 3:51am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Post nr. 110
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u will need a SPRING compressor.
I would be careful ording your parts by VIN, cause some of the pre 77's were "upgraded" for whatever reasons to the post 78 specs. |
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Monday, Oct 30th 4:00am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Post nr. 912
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you won't need a compressor for rear shocks...or at least you probably won't in my experience.
jamie |
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Monday, Oct 30th 6:57am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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so wait, to get the rear springs out, do i need a compressor?
its an 83 323i |
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Monday, Oct 30th 4:20pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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in my experience, no.
If you're replacing them with new factory springs you might need one to put things back together. With lowering springs you won't.
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