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Ill keep it short and sweet.. I maybe getting some new rims shortly and Im going to need BIG CAMBER to fit them so... a ) Will adjustable rear camber arms from an E36 M3 fit an E36 325i? b ) is anyone selling them cheaper than $300 a pair?

Watch this It explains most of the procedure. The heat shouldnt be too much of a problem if you just weld with a series of spot welds. Otherwise I think E30 shocks use a collar nut at the top of the shock body. Could cut one of those off and weld it to the E36 one maybe.

haha normally i would agree but that one is sex

E36 touring Drrooollll I want this so bad haha

Ok so considering my shock inserts will be stiffer than stock and the springs are fairly hard at 10kg/550lb, Will the roll stiffness still be noticeable if i used my existing sway bar in the lower mount position? Is there a thicker OEM sway bar I can use to "balance" the suspension? ie. 328i, Msport Thanks for the words of wisdom so far has been very informative

Yea not always but some shocks are threaded at the bottom and wind in to the lower mount to allow for height adjustment Andrew - I take it these are just damper adjustable then? Whats the length of the shock when its extended?

Have you got any pics? Are they height adjustable or just damper?

Is there any added benefit to having the sway bar mounted on the shock? The reason I ask is I want to shorten my shocks and put coilover sleeves on but the sway bar mount is in the way. Can I just convert my sway bar to bottom mount without any issues? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers

Geez and I thought I had a car ownership problem lol These other lists make mine seem normal haha 76 KE20 corolla 87 Daihatsu Charade turbo (first turbo car) 88 Honda Civic 90 Ford lazer 90 S4 RX7 89 S4 RX7 86 Mazda familia BFMP turbo 90 A31 Nissan Cefiro 92 E36 BMW 320i 95 Subaru WRX 86 Mazda familia 87 Holden VL 3L manual 91 Subaru legacy Wagon 91 E36 BMW 325i (current) 84 Mazda 323 RWD 12a turbo 88 Ford TX3 turbo 95 E36 BMW 320i 96 Subaru legacy RS 96 Ford Festiva 92 Honda Integra 87 E30 BMW 318i 96 Audi A4 97 Mitsubishi Evo 4 90 A31 Nissan Cefiro 95 Isuzu MU 90 S13 Nissan Silvia Probably missed a few. I dont know about other people but ive lost sh*t loads of money on unfinished projects and quick sales and bad swaps and stuff.

Just sorting out some coilovers for my car and am wondering what spring rates are best for a track/road E36 325i? Any suggestions? Keep in mind I will happily trade some comfort for performance Any help will be appreciated.

Have you got a pic of your car with the super lows installed? Im trying to sus what springs to go for atm aswell

U think thats bad? I would do awful depraved things if you put an Motec M800 in front of me Mmm electrotic

+1 Should do courtney place on a Saturday night and show up the boyricers haha

In my experience new BMW parts are generally more expensive than aftermarket parts And even if the a/m part does cost more its probably going to offer some advantage over OEM One of the many boners to having a link is more flexibility with tuning aswell 300 odd hp will probably get boring after a while and if you decide to turbo or s/c youd be kicking yourself for not getting the link in the first place Its future proofing

Man BMW fans make engine swaps sound hard lol Would it not be easier to ditch all the standard crap and wire it up with a standalone ecu? With the price of BMW parts it wouldnt suprise me if you got a link wired in and tuned for 2/3 the price of the M3 gear. Aftermarket rad, fuel pump and brakes and you probably still be under the cost of the M3 gear. Then when its all finished youl sit down, have a beer, read your receipts and say "Dam I should have just bought an M3" haha

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Whats easier to tune fuel with? Apexi S-AFCII or PowerLink? Has anyone had experience tuning with either of these? For those that dont know what these are, The Apexi S-AFCII is a piggyback fuel controller that manipulates the information sent to the ECU to control fuel. And the PowerLink is an extra injector controller that can increase fuel via extra injectors at user determined boost pressures.

Id rather have busted up guards than high offset RC's haha

Yea I was hoping someone would know as it could be a possible alternative to shortening shocks for the E36 platform. Im going to get new springs soon but my current springs require shorter shocks and I dont want to butcher my bilsteins if I can avoid it. Is there anyone in the Hutt Valley with a spare pair that I could measure?

Does anyone know if E30 rear shocks are shorter than E36 ones? My E36 Bilsteins are 585mm from centre of lower mount to the end of the shaft were they taper for the thread. If anyone has some E30 rear shocks they can measure for comparison it would be much appreciated. Cheers

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Ive still got them Ive just been using them as skid rims. They busted heaps of paint off my arches tho lol You definitely need to roll the rear guards as a bear minimum to fit the 5er wheels. Flaring them would be even better

E36 325i S13 Silvia ks Bluebird (GFs car) Integra (Mums car) Maybe adding a E30 325i to the driveway this weekend M50B20 2x CA18DET RB25DE RB30DE Various BMW and Nissan stuff About 13 Skid rims Mig Engine crane Engine stand Tools Gardening stuff

Hey man Ive tried fitting 5er wheels on my E36 before Link Theres some picks in that link to show how tight it is Wheel was 17x8.5 ET13 with 205/40 tyre The back isnt to far off but you need to flare the front about 30mm to even cover the bead of the tyre

Pull the plug out the back of it