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Old 06-01-2011, 04:16 AM   #1
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I just picked up a '98 318ti and while servicing the brakes I noticed it has bilsteins all around. Did these come stock?
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they came with Sachs shocks
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Nope. The oem shocks for ti's are sachs. Can you tell the model of the shock? If they are black, they're probably the touring model, designed to replace oem's. If yellow you have the HD's or the Sports. If they're yellow you probably won't have to buy another set of shocks for a very long time.
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They are black. Would I be ok to install lowering springs with these until I can get sports?
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I don't think so, but I'm not positive. I know that the Bilstein Sports are designed to be run with lowering springs. That makes me think that stock springs and Sports are not a good combination. Do you live anywhere near the old March Air Force Base?
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Thanks for all the good info. I live about 15 min west of March AFB.
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