24V AWD Swap Knowledge Base

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PIMA:

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Progress, based on snubber mounting measurements:

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On the RWD the stopper keeps the engine from hitting the radiator when the engine mounts are old. They are also NLA on RWD.

Sometimes... The iX bumper crosses to some RWD applications.

[The Dark Side of Will]

I wouldnt have room for it :D

Your car doesn't have room for a firewall either :p

[ForcedFirebird]

On the RWD the stopper keeps the engine from hitting the radiator when the engine mounts are old. They are also NLA on RWD.

[Nisse Järnet]

Lol...
It's one of the things that defines where the engine ends up; I figured I should have it on my crossmember.

I wouldnt have room for it :D

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Lol...
It's one of the things that defines where the engine ends up; I figured I should have it on my crossmember.

[Nisse Järnet]

Oh ok, it wasn't installed on my ix when I got it :)

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Yes... wasn't working in a big enough window when I posted that :p

[Nisse Järnet]

Nr 15?

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The CMM data I had taken in 2014 didn't include the positions of the bolt holes that attach the "snubber" to the crossmember. It turns out that gizmo needs to move as well.

The snubber is #15 here:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=1293-USA-05-1988-E30-BMW-325ix&diagId=31_0020

However, it actually installs with the rubber toward the back of the car instead of pointing up.

[downforce22]

looking like a good start

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Since my iX needs new rod bearings, which requires removing the crossmember, I'll take that opportunity to test some features of my swap crossmember.

I'll check that the swap crossmember bolts to the body, has engine mount points correctly located and moves the rack forward the desired amount. Moving the rack *MAY* interfere with the part of the oil pan that shrouds the oil pump chain drive... hard to tell until I do it.

I was ALSO wondering about the possibility of mounting an E36 M3 rack on my bespoke crossmember... But pictures on the internet make it look like it's likely too thick in the middle to fit under the iX oil pan (or E34 oil pan or E53 oil pan...), although that would be fun. The E36 rack also can't be rotated, which is something I expect I'll need for the iX steering rack to be used with the E53 FDA.

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The iX crossmember weighs 17 lbs.