Suspension arms BMW E30 325i Sport

[Corrado1441]

Are the suspension arms on a E30 325 I Sport Aluminium ??
My brother lives in South Africa and drives a E30 325 I Sport and his has Aluminium suspension arms.

Thanks

[e30topless]

his SA sport may well be an Is Evo they also have Aluminium body Panels

tourings got these fitted in the factory, over here too and M3's ?

[Corrado1441]

Mmm he reckoned mine was not a proper Sport if it did not have aluminium ones

[e30topless]

is his car 5 stud ?

most UK cars that had worn Alu front arms have been replaced with steel types due to the expense,

[Alex]

whats the advantage of alu ones ?

[Brianmoooore]

Only models sold in the UK with aluminium front control arms were the M3 and 325 touring.
Advantage is the lower unsprung weight.

[kam-325i]

whats the advantage of alu ones ?

Less weight.

[Alex]

in the real world do they make any difference ?

[kam-325i]

in the real world do they make any difference ?

Yes.

Less weight for the suspension to deal with and for the engine to move around.

[Brianmoooore]

in the real world do they make any difference ?

BMW thought so for their top two models.

[Corrado1441]

Wonder why the SA ones had them and not the UK

[kam-325i]

Wonder why the SA ones had them and not the UK

Because BMW SA was allowed to spec-up certain models to make up for models that were not imported into the country.

[Grrrmachine]

Coming late to the party:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... #Wishbones

[capri_rob]

I suspect that most remaining 325i Tourings dont still have alloy wishbones fitted as you can't really replace the balljoints when they wear out and they were over £200 a side last time I asked

[Morat]

I agree, mine has steel and so did the one before.
But hey, they're still available if you're feeling rich.

[Jim320i]

I've got 1 Alli one! I was wondering about this the other week when I was getting the missus to feel the weight difference... You can guess, she couldnt care less whilst trying to pull me out the unit to go shopping

[KimH]

My 91, 325 Touring still has both Alloy wishones after 231K miles.

I cannot afford to buy new alloy ones and will be miffed if I have to replace them for the next MOT though.

[eko]

I sold a pair of Ali ones recently,loads of demand for them.