Trailing arms

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Siggo
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Post Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:34 pm

Hi all
Should istrenghten my trailing arms as I have a s50 engine cheers
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Post Wed Jun 21, 2017 4:28 pm

I would just copy the z3m ones
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Post Wed Jun 21, 2017 6:05 pm

Like dtm style
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Post Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:21 am

Sorry, a bit off topic. Can anyone tell me why the trailing arms are filled of oil?
E30 316i auto coupe build thread here viewtopic.php?f=25&t=273035
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Post Fri Jun 23, 2017 8:36 am

Don't think they are are they
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Post Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:47 am

the dtm ones look pretty custom , if you search "reinforced e30 trailing arms or z3m trailing arms" in google images you get an idea of what people do.

Oiled so they don't rust outward id guess
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