i've always wanted to find out what's the difference between the Euro M030 & US M030. dealer told me i could go with the euro springs in order to lower the car a bit. they also told me the shocks between them are the same.

today i prove they are worng. the euro shocks are shorter than the US, front about 0.5 inch & rear about 0.25 inch. the springs are also shorter.

here are some pics i took for future reference. hope this helps!

 

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Is the distance (height) between the where the shock mounts to the suspension and the spring bottom edge (when asembled) different on the 2 shock versions?

 

not quite sure what u mean, but here in red circled is the only difference.

 

also i think the ride difference is going to be the same between them.

i've heard people with Row M030 saying the handling is better, car feels crisper... etc. whatever. i think that just nearly not possible. the difference is very minimal.

 

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Panorama has a great article on the exact differences on the PCA web site.

 

thanks colorchange!

 

Thanks for info. Let me know once they are installed so that I could decide which route I am going to go. M030 or X73.

-Lou