Brakes meant for E36 M3 - can fit into plain ol' crappy non-M E36?
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jason3s
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Re: Brakes meant for E36 M3 - can fit into plain ol' crappy non-M E36?
Hm....you do mean the E36 M brakes on the non-M E36 right? I think the M brakes with the M carriers do fit on the non-M spindles, at least they did when my mech test fitted. It's getting the right set of rotors tt's gonna be a bit of a challenge.
Not sure if all the above is correct, but tt's what I was told at the workshop, I chose to fore-go the M calipers for smth else, so not sure if it really works. But if you're interested I've got M calipers with carriers to let, spindles/kingpin not included.
cheers.
Hm....you do mean the E36 M brakes on the non-M E36 right? I think the M brakes with the M carriers do fit on the non-M spindles, at least they did when my mech test fitted. It's getting the right set of rotors tt's gonna be a bit of a challenge.
Not sure if all the above is correct, but tt's what I was told at the workshop, I chose to fore-go the M calipers for smth else, so not sure if it really works. But if you're interested I've got M calipers with carriers to let, spindles/kingpin not included.
cheers.
joon
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Re: Brakes meant for E36 M3 - can fit into plain ol' crappy non-M E36?
Very simple answer
1. You need the M3 Kingpin/Knuckle to use M3 calipers
2. Swapping the non-M3 carriers onto the M3 calipers won't work
3. You can bolt-on the M3 calipers onto the non-M3 Kingpin, but you will need a custom rotor with a backspacing of about 1".. not worth it
4. With enough time and money, you can bolt on anything onto anything, but it becomes a ridiculous waste of money
5. To summarise.. refer to point #1
Very simple answer
1. You need the M3 Kingpin/Knuckle to use M3 calipers
2. Swapping the non-M3 carriers onto the M3 calipers won't work
3. You can bolt-on the M3 calipers onto the non-M3 Kingpin, but you will need a custom rotor with a backspacing of about 1".. not worth it
4. With enough time and money, you can bolt on anything onto anything, but it becomes a ridiculous waste of money
5. To summarise.. refer to point #1
