E36 control arms

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Smellit
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Post Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:51 am

Quick question, are they the same/do they fit on an e30 without changing geometry?
Im getting conflicting advice elsewere.
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harry_p
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Post Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:27 am

They're the same size, but standard e36s have rubber encased balljoints, so a lot of e36 owners retrofit e30 arms with proper metal balljoints for improved response and handling.

E36 m3 evo arms are a different shape and are needed ( allong with the hub ) if you want to go 5 stud using e36 parts.
cheers,

harry