URGENT - ADVICE PLEASE ON WISHBONE BUSHES

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muleskinner
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Post Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:01 pm

Does anyone know if the wishbone bush of an E36 will fit an E30.

This will save me a lot of time and greif as im led to believe that the e36 bushes include the bracket to fit to the subframe of my e30, whereas, the e30 replacement wishbone bush does not include the bracket - meaning lots of swearing and elbow grease trying to free the old rusted in bush inside the bracket.

ps: my wishbones are off and im buying the parts tomorrow.

cheers

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Post Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:06 pm

muleskinner wrote:Does anyone know if the wishbone bush of an E36 will fit an E30.

This will save me a lot of time and greif as im led to believe that the e36 bushes include the bracket to fit to the subframe of my e30, whereas, the e30 replacement wishbone bush does not include the bracket - meaning lots of swearing and elbow grease trying to free the old rusted in bush inside the bracket.

ps: my wishbones are off and im buying the parts tomorrow.

cheers

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Post Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:21 pm

the e36 ones are the same, they come seperate from the "lollipops" and will require pressing in to fit dude.

the only ones that come complete are for the e46 and they will not fit the round arms we have.

make it easy on yourself, get some powerflew ones , they are poly and dont require pressing or, nor replacing for a long long time after the car is dust :lol: sharpen the steering up too which is double bonus

you can get those through the shop or from Paul Maloney( M3GTR)
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Post Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:13 pm

cheers , thanx for the advice , im starting to feel like a kid constantly asking questions , but im renovating me beemer and its the first one ive done.

I dont want it chaved up but its going to be the dogs when ive finished.

minga to a blinga.

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Post Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:19 pm

there not hard to get out and with a bit of washing up liquid and a vice there easy to press the new ones in changed my wishbones and did them bushings yesterday steerings way tighter