Hi All--
I'm a new member of the E30 community, having recently acquired a 1993 Laguna Green 318iT. I've been reading about how you can swap various E36 and E46 control arms onto an E30 to give more steering angle, more track width, more camber, and more caster. I'm wondering if someone can provide me with some more details about this stuff.
I'm curious about someone installing the E46 control arms onto an E30, giving it increased front track width, but how do people increase the track width at the rear? Spacers? Or is there something with the rear suspension that gets modified from stock?
I'm also curious if there's a control arm upgrade for the E30 that retains stock geometry / track widths while reducing weight and increasing reliability--I know the E30 M3 control arms are lightweight aluminum vs the regular steel stuff used on the other arms, but are the Lemforder ones or the Meyle HD ones a little more durable than OEM, and a little lighter weight? I know they're supposed to be more reliable on the E46 chassis because of the ball joint being a little sturdier, not sure if that was an issue with the E30s, though.
Thanks for the info!
HT
I'm a new member of the E30 community, having recently acquired a 1993 Laguna Green 318iT. I've been reading about how you can swap various E36 and E46 control arms onto an E30 to give more steering angle, more track width, more camber, and more caster. I'm wondering if someone can provide me with some more details about this stuff.
I'm curious about someone installing the E46 control arms onto an E30, giving it increased front track width, but how do people increase the track width at the rear? Spacers? Or is there something with the rear suspension that gets modified from stock?
I'm also curious if there's a control arm upgrade for the E30 that retains stock geometry / track widths while reducing weight and increasing reliability--I know the E30 M3 control arms are lightweight aluminum vs the regular steel stuff used on the other arms, but are the Lemforder ones or the Meyle HD ones a little more durable than OEM, and a little lighter weight? I know they're supposed to be more reliable on the E46 chassis because of the ball joint being a little sturdier, not sure if that was an issue with the E30s, though.
Thanks for the info!
HT
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