Z3 Front Struts - are Sport struts different?

[Bumpa]

My Z3 has broken a front spring which has punctured a nearly new tyre. Great. I've got the struts off both sides as I reckoned I should change both springs, and those are on back order from BMW. Now I find that the dampers don't seem too clever either - well they are 18 years old.

Here's the question. I know the Sport springs are different from standard, but are the struts the same as on other Z3 models? Mine is a 2002 2.2 Sport roadster.

 

[t-tony]

I would say that there’ll be a difference between sport and standard shockers. Look on Real.OEM or call Sopers.

Tony.

 

[Bumpa]

Thanks Tony. I've just been trawling through Realoem and putting in all sorts of different types of Z3. What it seems to show is that the struts for 6 cylinder cars are all the same, part no. 31316753257 (LH strut). Only the 4 cylinder cars show a different part number.

 

[t-tony]

That would appear to be good news. Then I would contact a seller of your preferred type (Monroe for example) and ask if they list the same ones for sport and standard suspensions.

Tony.