M3 E30 vs E36 318ti rear trailing arms offset

[atomic]

Keep an eye out at www.s14.net and every once and awhile you will see brake calipers and carriers FS. The brake carriers can still be bought new but are about $185 each and the calipers are NLA but do cross reference with e32 735 rear brake calipers which can be picked up all day long on ebay for about $40 each.

I was able to pick up used rear carriers and calipers for $200 shipped just recently...

[diegom6]

Yes a e30 M3 rear drive flange will work on any e30 rear trailing arm.

Great! Now, what I will need in case I get the drive flanges only are the discs and caliper of the e30 m3, hopefully is there with the trailing arms.

Thanks

[atomic]

Yes a e30 M3 rear drive flange will work on any e30 rear trailing arm.

[diegom6]

By the way, both are interchangables? The drive flange

[atomic]

I would assume so, although I do not know what the offset of it is but probably is the same offset as any other e30 trailing arm. My point is if you can not get a set of used complete e30 m3 trailing arms that you can buy new parts with the exception of the brake calipers, but the are the same as e32 735i brake calipers which can easily be obtained.


And the IX's trailing arms are the same part #'s as well...

I don't see a problem with the way you want to run your suspension but I am not 100% on that either. Maybe someone else will chime in on if that is a good idea or not.

[diegom6]

The drive flange, then...has less offset for e30 m3.

[atomic]

The only thing different with e30 m3 rear trailing arms are the drive flanges, brake carriers & calipers & backing plates & rotors. All e30 trailing arms are the same part #, maybe with the exception of the IX's (which I am unsure of the IX part # cross reference)


EDIT -- All of which can be bought brand new with the exception of the brake calipers which cross reference with e32 735i rear brake calipers...

[diegom6]

Was wondering what's the offset for both. We know the 318ti trailing arms put, more out the "wheels" and you need higher offset values to fit correctly a wheel. If you want to go with deep dish wheels, most likely the hweels wills tick out of the fender. Now with the e30 m3 trailing arms this won't happen, at least it will let you install wheels with lower offset wich turns out in more "deeper dish/lip" right?

There might be a option that I can get cheap the rear e30 m3 trailing arms. So far I have the front of a e36 with offset CAB's 97+ E36 M3 control arms , vorshlag camber plates and custom drilled (to get more negative caster) control arms eye base.

So basically I would like to run my front suspension like it is right now and install the rear e30 m3 trailing arms...would be a good idea?

Thanks for any input.