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Interchanging '96 318ti parts with '95 318i


jvs1108
07-12-2009, 09:36 AM
Can it be done?

Broken-wrench
07-12-2009, 01:57 PM
Depends on what you want to change out. The brakes are totaly different as are the rear suspension (Ti is from an E30). The car is basically a European 1600 with an 1.8 USA engine in it. The front struts I believe are different as well. Spring are totally different. Interiors are different. It's not just a sawed off 318Is. Its a totally different car made with smaller car parts. The 318s enjoy the same brakes as the 325s. They are (318i & Is) are 4 cyl versions of the 325s. That would mean that the drive lines are different here as well, transmissions & rear ends, spring weights & struts. The Ti is all Ti specific.

samandy121
08-12-2009, 02:51 PM
Some parts can be changed. Not everything.

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