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SuspensionSprings, struts, coilovers, sway-bars, camber plates, and all other modifications to suspension components for Cooper (R50), Cabrio (R52), and Cooper S (R53) MINIs.
If the cars had the same suspension pack, they should be the same....the springs ARE different r53 to r52 RATE wise, but the struts for any given package should have been the same...
OEM R53 and R52 struts have different damping because BMW is picky about tuning suspension exactly to the vehicle weight. However, the difference is very minor and for all practical purposes they are interchangeable. If you look at fitment guides for aftermarket struts, the same strut is used for R53 and R52.