Has anyone replaced rear drums with discs?

[liam012]

Has anyone any experience in swapping out drums for discs - i'm sure its possible but just wondering has anyone done it and whats involved?
cheers
liam

[Brianmoooore]

Need to change the whole trailing arms, or the whole crossmember complete + the handbrake cables.

[liam012]

cheers thanks
sounds like a load of fun alltogether!

[Sjoerd320i]

I should have a complete discription somewhere on my comp, tell me if you want/need it

made by templ8e30

[Borderbmw]

Ive read somewhere that the trailing arms from the 1.9 Z3 is a good modification if you dont want to use secondhand stuff.

[dazleeds]

not too hard a job fella got it planned for mine asap

[Templ8e30]

I've got the disc conversion article if you still need it.

[quote] made by templ8e30 [\quote], thanks Joe

Cheers,

Iain T

[eun]

my 1989 316i came with discs from the factory

as of yet i have never seen anyone else with discs
on a 316i,318i

so i think im one of the lucky ones

[Brianmoooore]

Tourings all came with rear discs, but I've never heard of a non 325 saloon with them as OE.
Could have been on the options list I suppose, but it's a new one on me.
Do you have the matching vented discs at the front?

[eun]

yeah they match the front i think

yeah thats wat ive been told

the bloke who bought it back in 1989 musta
added it on the options list because my car
is also low on standard suspension so ive
been told i may have the upgraded m tech
suspension too

im not realy 100% tho

[Brianmoooore]

Try a magnet on the front control arms. M-tech/touring ones should be aluminium, but most will have long since been replaced by steel by now.

[Artis]

some people had rear disc fitted as a opp extra on some 320 318 nd 316 easy job to do 1 hour a side

[bmwe30mtech]

some people had rear disc fitted as a opp extra on some 320 318 nd 316 easy job to do 1 hour a side

didnt all 6 cyliner e30's come with rear disks?

[Richy325iTouring]

some people had rear disc fitted as a opp extra on some 320 318 nd 316 easy job to do 1 hour a side

an hour a side
depends how hard the bloody bolts in the trailing arm are to get off

gona do mine in the week
think illtake them off the touring one day then put them on the 320 the next weather permitting

[Sjoerd320i]

some people had rear disc fitted as a opp extra on some 320 318 nd 316 easy job to do 1 hour a side

didnt all 6 cyliner e30's come with rear disks?

nope only the 325, 318iS, 320iS, M3, all tourings, all cabs

[bmwe30mtech]

some people had rear disc fitted as a opp extra on some 320 318 nd 316 easy job to do 1 hour a side

didnt all 6 cyliner e30's come with rear disks?

nope only the 325, 318iS, 320iS, M3, all tourings, all cabs

Oh, i bet they take a while to stop then?!

[calder]

i think i heard that the 320i with ABS option came with rear discs

[Brianmoooore]

i think i heard that the 320i with ABS option came with rear discs

Come to think of it, ANY model with the ABS option must have had rear discs.

[calder]

indeed

[Richy325iTouring]

how hard to retro fit abs ?

[Artis]

some people had rear disc fitted as a opp extra on some 320 318 nd 316 easy job to do 1 hour a side

an hour a side
depends how hard the bloody bolts in the trailing arm are to get off

gona do mine in the week
think illtake them off the touring one day then put them on the 320 the next weather permitting

that why air tools were invented

[Brianmoooore]

[quote="Richy325iTouring"]
an hour a side
/quote]
It'll take twice that to get the old handbrake cables off!

[Artis]

no there the easy big grips on the bit were they run in the tubes and twist 10 min work and ive changed the drums to discs on a e30 easly 50 60 times