e36 brakes on e36m3 spindles???

[Aptyp]

I'm realizing that I don't always "need" giant brakes and for winter and long distance purposes i'd like to be able to run 15" wheels.

Do standard e36 brakes bolt on e36 m3 spindles? If so, I think I'll be doing that shortly.

[Boosted E30]

Im pretty sure the regular e36 spindles are alot smaller then the m3. probably wont work.

[ColdAccord]

don't be a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles. it's nice to have big brakes all the time

[z31maniac]

It's not like you NEED big brakes on the street to begin with.

[BenM]

My only problem with M3 brakes is the minumum 17" wheel size (well ok some 16"s). There just aren't many 16 & 17" snow tires that properly fit the e30.

[M-technik-3]

And big snows are not cheap.

[Aptyp]

i want to run 15" e36 bottle caps with snow tires

[M-technik-3]

I realize that, just stating a fact. My snow's for 17's were 185 a pop two weeks ago. I would love to be running 15's as well. Pick up some cheap struts and run them. Dime a dozen out there.

[Aptyp]

the reason I was asking, it because I heard some people put e36m3 brakes on 325i's, thought it would interchange...

[hoveringuy]

Can't you just get a set of e36 spindles/brakes and swap as a unit?

[Massive Lee]

same hubs, but different knuckles, and different piston size.

[ColdAccord]

It's not like you NEED big brakes on the street to begin with.

i dunno, it's pretty nice to have

[craz azn]

the reason I was asking, it because I heard some people put e36m3 brakes on 325i's, thought it would interchange...

Caliper mounting points are different for the regular e36 and e36 M... I guess you could fit M brakes on non M e36 steering knuckles, but you would have to trim a few mms off (which I would not do) both the caliper carrier and the knuckle to get the caliper offset correctly in line with the rotor. The distance of the bolt holes are the same.

[Mossman]

I don't know where the difference lies (although crz azn says he knows) but in general when e36 guys upgrade to M brakes they do spindles and brakes at once, it's e36 conventional wisdom you can't just slap m3 calipers on.

[craz azn]

^ That's correct! I'll show you. I took these pics about a year ago for some of the guys on our local forum. Don't mind the labels, that shit was for something else.