We had Lees old M Roadster visit the Zed Shed on Saturday for a suspension refresh. It was running Koni shocks and springs and they were getting a little tired. The new owner Matt dropped by with some new H&R springs and fresh Koni adjustable shocks.
Thought you might find this interesting as it's one of the visible differences in parts between ///M and non-M models.
The earlier Z3M Roadster/Coupe shocks fitted are a little different to standard Z3s. Sticker showing they are factory labelling, but this is more of a sleeve with a shock absorber inserted in it.
The front shocks (stock image below) that fit these look more like the style you fit on the rears, and they slide in to the sleeve above.
The next pictures shows what the sleeve looks like with the shock removed.
Later M models and non M models (and most after market like Bilstein) use this all in one style.
But the principals are pretty much the same, and we soon had the old shocks removed and the new ones installed with the new springs.
For reference a quick pic of an ///M top mount, which are a different shape to standard Z3's
Thought you might find this interesting as it's one of the visible differences in parts between ///M and non-M models.
The earlier Z3M Roadster/Coupe shocks fitted are a little different to standard Z3s. Sticker showing they are factory labelling, but this is more of a sleeve with a shock absorber inserted in it.
The front shocks (stock image below) that fit these look more like the style you fit on the rears, and they slide in to the sleeve above.
The next pictures shows what the sleeve looks like with the shock removed.
Later M models and non M models (and most after market like Bilstein) use this all in one style.
But the principals are pretty much the same, and we soon had the old shocks removed and the new ones installed with the new springs.
For reference a quick pic of an ///M top mount, which are a different shape to standard Z3's
