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Shock absorbers #1197251 06/04/2011 12:01 06/04/2011 12:01
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 548 Oxford Sean_C OP Enjoying the ride
Sean_C OP Enjoying the ride Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 548 Oxford	A quick question guys. Do the 16vt and the 20vt use the same front and rear shocks ? Enjoying Coop ownership, second time round . Also enjoying RWD action in a thundering V8 E90 M3.

Re: Shock absorbers [Re: Sean_C] #1197434 06/04/2011 17:02 06/04/2011 17:02
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 621 Spain avtokrator Enjoying the ride
avtokrator Enjoying the ride Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 621 Spain	Rears are same on all coupes, fronts have little diference(don´t know about the stiffness though).

Re: Shock absorbers [Re: Sean_C] #1197912 07/04/2011 13:23 07/04/2011 13:23
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Nobby Unregistered N	Front mounting to hubs are different thickness (believe 20vt ones are wider)

Re: Shock absorbers [Re: Sean_C] #1197976 07/04/2011 14:56 07/04/2011 14:56
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 548 Oxford Sean_C OP Enjoying the ride
Sean_C OP Enjoying the ride Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 548 Oxford	Cheers ! Enjoying Coop ownership, second time round . Also enjoying RWD action in a thundering V8 E90 M3.

Re: Shock absorbers [Re: ] #1200173 11/04/2011 12:14 11/04/2011 12:14
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,312 Sandhurst Begbie ex El Presidente
Begbie ex El Presidente I AM a Coop Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,312 Sandhurst	Originally Posted by Nobby Front mounting to hubs are different thickness (believe 20vt ones are wider) Same width, 35mm on the turbo models Originally Posted by Jonny - After being taken out at Spa Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies

Re: Shock absorbers [Re: Sean_C] #1200262 11/04/2011 14:55 11/04/2011 14:55
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 548 Oxford Sean_C OP Enjoying the ride
Sean_C OP Enjoying the ride Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 548 Oxford	So they are the same then Begbie ? Enjoying Coop ownership, second time round . Also enjoying RWD action in a thundering V8 E90 M3.

Re: Shock absorbers [Re: Sean_C] #1200279 11/04/2011 15:23 11/04/2011 15:23
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,707 Gone J Jimbo Je suis un Coupé
Jimbo Je suis un Coupé J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,707 Gone	Wasn't it the hub bolt spacing that was different between the two models ?

Re: Shock absorbers [Re: Jimbo] #1200294 11/04/2011 15:46 11/04/2011 15:46
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,312 Sandhurst Begbie ex El Presidente
Begbie ex El Presidente I AM a Coop Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,312 Sandhurst	Originally Posted by Sean_C So they are the same then Begbie ? Yep Originally Posted by Jimbo Wasn't it the hub bolt spacing that was different between the two models ? Not that I'm aware of, I have 20vt FK's fitted with 16vt hub's Originally Posted by Jonny - After being taken out at Spa Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies

Re: Shock absorbers [Re: Sean_C] #1200300 11/04/2011 15:56 11/04/2011 15:56
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,707 Gone J Jimbo Je suis un Coupé
Jimbo Je suis un Coupé J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,707 Gone	Fair enough, it must be the non turbo models that have the smaller spacing then?

Re: Shock absorbers [Re: Sean_C] #1200301 11/04/2011 15:57 11/04/2011 15:57
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Nobby Unregistered N	Ah ok I must have been mixing up whether you could fit 20v struts to 20vt hubs.

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