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  • lifeiskaos
    E30 Mastermind
    • Dec 2007
    • 1709

    #181
    updates?

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    • Aptyp
      R3V OG
      • Feb 2008
      • 6584

      #182
      :) Tell me what you want to know, I'm sure there's something.


      Personally I want to figure out a swap to run e28 TRX bottle caps. I figured out the rear, not quite there on the front yet. e28 brake rotor fits on e36 hub, but locator bolt is offset differently. Maybe one day when I have more time and access to a machine shop again, I'll knock it out.

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      • Gooch
        E30 Mastermind
        • Dec 2006
        • 1674

        #183
        Why would you want to run TRX wheels? Have fun buying tires for those things, and not to mention they're hideous.

        '91 318is - OBD-II S52 swapped - E30 M3 5-lug - 5x120 BBS RC090 (E39 Style 5) - TCK D/A coilovers 550/700 [SOLD]
        '87 535i - Vacuum brake conversion [SOLD]
        '93 525iT - 5-speed swap - 320k and counting
        '09 328xi - 6-speed

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        • lifeiskaos
          E30 Mastermind
          • Dec 2007
          • 1709

          #184
          Oh, whoops. I thought this was the front hub thread. Just looked for a long thread in this subforum lol. Oops!

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          • Aptyp
            R3V OG
            • Feb 2008
            • 6584

            #185
            Originally posted by Gooch
            Why would you want to run TRX wheels? Have fun buying tires for those things, and not to mention they're hideous.
            Because I have a set of pristine TRX wheels? Because it would be lots of fun to run bottle caps with somewhat of a lip? Because it just makes sense to have a little fun.

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            • Chabs
              E30 Addict
              • Jan 2010
              • 538

              #186
              I want to do this, but I've got a budget. How much does this usually cost on average?
              Josh

              http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=159843

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              • Aptyp
                R3V OG
                • Feb 2008
                • 6584

                #187
                all depends on you. $400-500 should get you in the doors.

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                • Jalves619
                  E30 Addict
                  • Mar 2010
                  • 596

                  #188
                  Are the subframes of the MZ3 and e30 different? Since the car is my daily I would really love to just throw new bushings in the MZ3 rear suspension and swap the entire package in at once.

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                  • Aptyp
                    R3V OG
                    • Feb 2008
                    • 6584

                    #189
                    great question... I don't know for sure, I've never had them side by side.

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                    • Jalves619
                      E30 Addict
                      • Mar 2010
                      • 596

                      #190
                      I remember reading that using the bushings from an e30 you could install a MZ3 subframe but I can't recall where I read that.

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                      • rThor432
                        No R3VLimiter
                        • Feb 2007
                        • 3907

                        #191
                        I remember hearing a while back that the crossmember is ever-so-slightly longer (wider) for the E36/5 and /7 chassis. IIRC it was a friend who is now running Z3 2.8 rear suspension who tried using the Z3 crossmember and found that it would not work.

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                        • Jalves619
                          E30 Addict
                          • Mar 2010
                          • 596

                          #192


                          Not the original source that I had mentioned but it renews my hope. I guess when I can afford the downtime I'll pull my e30 subframe and compare.

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                          • Aptyp
                            R3V OG
                            • Feb 2008
                            • 6584

                            #193
                            founf out why my rear alignment has been messed up... one of my adjustable sway bar links was broken, so one side pulled as other side decompressed a little.

                            Don't know how I didn't notice it for months.

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                            • Aptyp
                              R3V OG
                              • Feb 2008
                              • 6584

                              #194
                              Originally posted by Jalves619
                              http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showpos...6&postcount=40

                              Not the original source that I had mentioned but it renews my hope. I guess when I can afford the downtime I'll pull my e30 subframe and compare.

                              I see only one problem with that post: running 15" is impossible on m3 rear brakes...

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                              • Aptyp
                                R3V OG
                                • Feb 2008
                                • 6584

                                #195
                                Improved HTML file, so this is an update.

                                Check it out, I'm pretty proud of it.

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