I have a 2003 non S that is a daily driver... (251K miles) and the springs/shocks are shot. My friend has a set out of an S of the same vintage, but taken out at 35K.... Still together...(he put coilovers on his...) He said, it would be easier and easy labor to just switch out... No compression, Just switch shock towers and move them over.. (a couple --4 hours..)... I only want to get another couple years out of the Green Beast... Then I will buy a JCW... (but I digress). Money is a factor here on the compromise..

Two Questions : Will they fit?
IF so, what else should I switch out while doing? (axles are good.)

THanks,
Joe

 

Suspension options were the same on the s and non-s.
Only thing that was different other than the selected options on the suspension (normal, sport, sport+, or even sport++, and JCW (varried by year)) was the spring rates were are based upon the cars weight...so a sunroof car got different springs than no sunroof or auto or cabrio....aftermsket springs just use an average rate....

 

Actually, the spring heights (not rates) vary with the car's weight.
The rates vary between Sport Suspension, and Sport Suspension plus springs.

 

Either way, it will fit and be a tremendous improvement over 251k mile stuff he's running now. And cheap.

- Andy