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Posted: **Thu May 17, 2007 1:26 pm**

I know that you can fit E36 standard front wishbones on an E30,but can you fit E36 M3 wishbones on and are they made from alloy?If any can help me that would be great as i want to lighten the front end of my 325is. Cheers

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2007 2:38 pm**

Alloy wishbones were fitted as standard to M3s and tourers; not many tourers will still have them as they must be replaced as a unit (can't just change the ball joint) and they cost c. Ã‚£170 each, as opposed to Ã‚£30-40 for the steel ones.

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2007 7:02 pm**

yes TOURING's and m3 had them fitted.Although most have been replaced with steel ones due to cost.
Standard e36 control arms maybe the same but i think m3 ones are different.

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2007 7:54 pm**

Only 325i tourings had them as far as I am aware, and the early m3's uses steel wishbones before getting upgraded to alloy ones later in production.

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2007 11:23 pm**

I've read from a lot of the E36 people that they fit E30 wish bones to their E36 due to the ball joints being stronger.

The touring I broke 2 years ago had steel ones so they'd probably been replaced at some point.

Posted: **Fri May 18, 2007 1:16 pm**

Can i fit later alloy E30 m3 wishbones to my e30 325is?

Posted: **Fri May 18, 2007 9:29 pm**

Alloy wishbones anyone?

Only fitted to the 325i version of the tourer's!!!!!

Posted: **Sat May 19, 2007 12:54 am**

FFS ppl!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: **Sat May 19, 2007 9:56 am**

can you still buy the alloy wishbones from bmw dealer?

Posted: **Sat May 19, 2007 10:01 am**

JayB wrote:can you still buy the alloy wishbones from bmw dealer?

Of course you can; but hold on to something solid when they tell you the price.

Posted: **Sat May 19, 2007 10:09 am**

best off sitting down,i find it helps.

Posted: **Sat May 19, 2007 10:13 am**

$332 on the realoem site

. the steel version is $137

Posted: **Sat May 19, 2007 10:14 am**

UK price is Ã‚£194.88 with VAT.

Posted: **Sat May 19, 2007 10:25 am**

.....falls off chair

Posted: **Sat May 19, 2007 10:48 am**

Chris-W wrote:UK price is Ã‚£194.88 with VAT.

For 1 side?

Posted: **Sat May 19, 2007 10:54 am**

Oh yes. Each.

Free ball joints, though

Posted: **Sat May 19, 2007 11:27 am**

lol @ Chris

Posted: **Sat May 19, 2007 11:52 am**

Chris-W wrote:Oh yes. Each.

Free ball joints, though

Not including the rubber bush.

Posted: **Sat May 19, 2007 12:05 pm**

absoloute bargain!

Posted: **Sat May 19, 2007 12:49 pm**

Good investment though

Posted: **Sun May 20, 2007 2:02 pm**

does any one no the bmw part number? cheers

Posted: **Sun May 20, 2007 2:30 pm**

got it:

left aluminium wishbone= 31121130823
right aluminium wishbone= 31121130824

Posted: **Sun May 27, 2007 3:15 am**

I may be a bit thick but a question strikes me, why would all touring models have alloy. Presumably its a matter of weight distribution, if so why make the front lighter on a car with a heavier rear end? Am I missing something other than brain cells (years of liquid abuse).

Posted: **Sun May 27, 2007 8:15 am**

probaby down to outright weight saving. the touring has a whole load more weight to carry around and BMW would want it to perform well still.

Posted: **Sun May 27, 2007 11:34 am**

Like I said earlier in the thread, only 325i tourings had them, but chances are the balljoints will be bolloxed in them anyway, so you will spend your time and money putting bushes on them and fitting them, only to get to told by Mr MOT man that they need to be changed.

Posted: **Sun May 27, 2007 11:44 am**

Fair enough. I must have missed that post. Some miscreants were rattling on about apostrophes

Posted: **Tue May 29, 2007 10:19 am**

Hi everybody,
This is my first post. I have a 320 Touring and it has alloy wishbones. I also have an old brochure for the touring and it says they all have them. It doesn't differentiate between the 318/320/325

Posted: **Tue May 29, 2007 10:21 am**

I noticed on ECP today that the front wishbones they have are marked "Not for Tourer" also which made me think back to this thread.

Posted: **Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:59 pm**

just pulled this one back up thinking of getting those alloy front wishbones but i don't want the ball joints going every couple of years and having to replace them with alloy ones again Ã‚£Ã‚£Ã‚£!! has the M3 e36 got alloy front lower wish bones with changeable ball joints and will they fit an E30?thanks

Posted: **Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:28 am**

why, dont they last as long? wwhat else does the touring have to attempt at weight saving?

Posted: **Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:47 am**

well ive had the same wishbones on my car now for 4yrs.but it depends on the quality of the part and the way that you drive your car,and if your running low profile tyres and with all the f**kin pot holes about.

i don't think they fited any more parts to save weight on the tourings.

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Posted: **Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:46 pm**

any one got a pic of the alloy ones as im not sure what mine are but i now they are defo not pressed steel type but they are black and look like they maybe cast iron?

Posted: **Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:01 pm**

The normal E30 arms are cast, not pressed.

If you think you might have alloy arms, try putting a magnet on them.

Posted: **Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:39 pm**

trigger wrote: defo not pressed steel

Pressed steel!! on a BMW???

Posted: **Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:46 am**

Alloy arms last at least three times longer then the steel ones.

Andrew

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