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cdavie2002
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Are the struts from the 320 the same size as the ones from a 323i or are they smaller?


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Strut tubes are same diameter iirc but hub bearings are smaller.
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bearings depend on age later cars are the same as 323i

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Mine is a 1982. Want to use them as donors to get GAZ coilovers made, but i wanted to check i had the biggest bearings/tubes.
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2003 E46
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