Do I have the sport suspension?

[Dr Shuffles]

How can I tell the difference between the sport and the default suspension? I just bought a '95 ti. I know nothing about its history, but it's a good bet that the shocks are still the original ones. I know that the sport version rides a little lower, but I have nothing to compare it to, and after 18 years it's probably sagging anyway.

[teen ti]

post up a pic of your car, if you've got a sport model you'll have the m tech front bumper and rear valence along with the sport interior or I suppose if you really wanna get into i could pop down the road and look at it

[teetime4one]

The 1995 Sport model looks just like the Active on the outside. It will have Sport interior I believe. Another member has recently (past 6-8 months) described to me the difference between a 1995 Sport and all other year Sports.
If the suspension is stock...it's probably shot.

[Coyoteh]

Originally Posted by teetime4one

The 1995 Sport model looks just like the Active on the outside. It will have Sport interior I believe.

Pretty sure this is correct!

To OP: You can post the last 7 digits of your VIN in this thread here http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18444
That should let you know what your car has, or at least what it left the factory with.

[Dr Shuffles]

Yeah, I figured the struts are nearing retirement age. That's why I'm asking, so I can figure out where I'm starting from. I can take pictures tomorrow when it gets light. Just give me some specific places to look at.

Coyoteh, thanks for the link. I posted my digits there, we'll see what they come up with.

[Dr Shuffles]

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthrea...628#post350628

Says I have the "active" package. Doesn't say anything about the suspension. So that means I have the non-sport, right?

[teen ti]

Thats appears to be right, but you've got an LSD, which is pretty rare

[teetime4one]

Our cars are exactly the same. Go aftermarket for the suspension. H&R sport springs. Bilstein sport shocks and struts. that's what I have...love it

[Dr Shuffles]

How far will the H&R springs drop me? I don't want to go too low. Some of the roads around here are total crap (teen ti can probably confirm that) and this is my only car.

[teetime4one]

The roads here in Colorado are sh!t too. Here are a few pics of my car if it helps.

[teen ti]

the roads are indeed rather poor up here, although with that said my ti on the stock sport suspension has plenty of clearance for the most part, other than speed bumps so id say with mild confidence that you'd be able to do a slight drop if you wanted to, you'd just have to be mindful of how you're driving

[Dr Shuffles]

Thanks for everyone's advice. I just got done installing H&R Sport springs and Bilsteins. The rear springs were a bit of a bitch, and I had to make a custom tool to tighten the top nut on the front. Everything else went pretty smoothly.

I shouldn't have worried about dropping it too low; the old suspension was so wasted that I was already lowered. Both of the rear shocks were blown, and one of the springs was cracked. With the new suspension, I'm only a half inch lower than before.

[teetime4one]

Good to hear it has been taken care of. Enjoy the ride!

[Pinion]

vin code, I have m sport suspension, and no m tech front clip