Z3M 5lug swap question

[EnoE30]

Ok might be a dumb question but I have a 99 z3m coupe which now has GC coilovers, thus my front suspension is off the car.. my question is would I be able to use the z3m coupe front suspension and the z3 1.9 rear trailing arms (which I would need to buy) vs z3m rear trailing arms (which are harder to find and more expensive) For my 1990 325i E30
Thanks

[flyboyx]

4 banger rear arms are not so good. your best bet is to suck it up and buy a complete z3m rear suspension. last time i checked, a set cost around 2 grand. all of that bolts on with pretty close offset to an e30. the next best thing would be to take the hubs and brakes off the rear end of a 6 cylinder z3. if i remember right, 6 cylinder hubs and rotors will be about 15mm wider than an e30. the entire arm will be perhaps 30mm wider.


instead of screwing around with this, why don't you buy the rear five lug kit from elcoy?

[EnoE30]

4 banger rear arms are not so good. your best bet is to suck it up and buy a complete z3m rear suspension. last time i checked, a set cost around 2 grand. all of that bolts on with pretty close offset to an e30. the next best thing would be to take the hubs and brakes off the rear end of a 6 cylinder z3. if i remember right, 6 cylinder hubs and rotors will be about 15mm wider than an e30. the entire arm will be perhaps 30mm wider.


instead of screwing around with this, why don't you buy the rear five lug kit from elcoy?

So running my z3m suspension up front and a adaptor kit in back would be fine?

[flyboyx]

well, its a lot better than using 4 banger z3 parts.

i have complete z3m suspension for my car so i will certainly be using the back end parts. the fronts i am not very excited about.

to be honest, the e36 front suspension on an e30 isn't that great. the geometry is somewhat wrong. i would suggest buying the entire kit from elcoy if you want 5 lug or buying e30 m3 front strut parts and elcoy's rears.

[EnoE30]

well, its a lot better than using 4 banger z3 parts.

i have complete z3m suspension for my car so i will certainly be using the back end parts. the fronts i am not very excited about.

to be honest, the e36 front suspension on an e30 isn't that great. the geometry is somewhat wrong. i would suggest buying the entire kit from elcoy if you want 5 lug or buying e30 m3 front strut parts and elcoy's rears.

Hey thanks for the info :) ya was just seeing what options would be possible with my e36/8 suspension laying around