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Irish_chris
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rear shock advice

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ok so for my e21 project the mcpherson struts at the rear are being changed for a seperate spring/shock setup

i dont fancy butchering the rear shocks so was wondering if anyone would know of any that would fit the same?

random question i know :/


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Re: rear shock advice

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Sorry if I misunderstood but you want to make it like an e30?? Why?
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Oh I see. Try e30 ones?
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Yup, plain E21 of E30. Several makes of E21 shocks have separate bottom rings (like Bilstein) for the spring so its easy to just use the shock as well.
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