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Solid concentric lollipop bushes, E36, M3, EVO or NON EVO ?
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:46 pm
by xsstigger
Hi All,
I want to fit the solid concentric lollipop bushes from the E36 M3 but i am not sure which M3 E36 has the concentric and which has the eccentric, my local BMW garage tells me that the EVO version has one type and the NON EVO has the other but they can't tell me which way round it is, they can only work on chassis numbers
Any help given would be much appreciated
Cheers all - Rob
Re: Solid concentric lollipop bushes, E36, M3, EVO or NON E
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:22 pm
by bss325i
Non evo is eccentric
Evo is concentric.
Re: Solid concentric lollipop bushes, E36, M3, EVO or NON E
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:45 pm
by xsstigger
Many thanks, i can now get them ordered and finally rid my E30 of it's woolly steering (point and hope)
Cheers
Re: Solid concentric lollipop bushes, E36, M3, EVO or NON E
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:50 pm
by bss325i
If you are going for eccentric, late E30 M3 ones for use with 16" wheels are the same.
Re: Solid concentric lollipop bushes, E36, M3, EVO or NON E
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:19 pm
by Andyboy
Eccentric bushes are better. Solid bushes eliminate control arm movement under braking, eccentric bushes do that and increase castor to really improve steering feel.
Re: Solid concentric lollipop bushes, E36, M3, EVO or NON E
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:58 pm
by bss325i
The E36 M3 evo had the increased castor built into the wishbone and hub.
Re: Solid concentric lollipop bushes, E36, M3, EVO or NON E
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:21 am
by xsstigger
Thanks for all the advice
Cheers
Re: Solid concentric lollipop bushes, E36, M3, EVO or NON E
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:24 am
by Demlotcrew
E36 Evo had a different wishbone that's commonly used on five stud conversions on E30's to help centre the wheel in the arch (as well as to get the geometry as close to stock as possible). The E36 Evo also had offset top mounts to increase the castor. The hub was unchanged if im not mistaken.
Re: Solid concentric lollipop bushes, E36, M3, EVO or NON E
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:37 pm
by Andyboy
No, the Evo 3.2 front hubs/uprights are different. I'm 99% sure the lug where the balljoint fits in is in a different place.
Re: Solid concentric lollipop bushes, E36, M3, EVO or NON E
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:41 pm
by Demlotcrew
I could well be wrong on that.