Question with Shocks I bought

[romanescobar]

I just bought a pair of Bilstien Sports shocks for my 96 TI these:

They don't fit through the strut bearings...anyone know why? Second, I have a 325I donor car for a swap with bilstien lowering springs...will the rear springs fit my ti?

[spidertri]

Are you sure it is the correct shock for the ti? Post up the Bilstein part number on them.

Rear springs from the 325i won't work on the ti rear.

[Xenocide]

never had a problem installing sports on any Ti

[mgbman69]

Yeah I used sports from a 323is on my Ti and had no problems at all.
With the sports shorter suspension stroke I would imagine it would be hard to mount with stock springs.

[Xenocide]

won't be harder to mount, just need a spring compressor. Sounds like he is having problems getting the top of the strut into the bearing hat.

why don't you upgrade to different hats? I am putting m3 hats on my car along with m3 struts and drop links

[tiFreak]

Originally Posted by spidertri

Rear springs from the 325i won't work on the ti rear.

are you sure? I know bluebimma put non-ti E36 springs in the back of his car and they fit, obviously the rates are wrong but that's not going to cause serious problems